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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 5, 2005Borden County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2005, 6:31 PM CDT for Borden County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2005, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2005, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Borden County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 117 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2924 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 2.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMAF 052333
TORMAF
TXC033-060030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0016.050605T2331Z-050606T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
631 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF
  LAKE J.B. THOMAS...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAIL...MOVING SOUTHWEST
  AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEAR INTERSECTION OF FARM TO MARKET 1205 AND FARM TO MARKET 1610 IN
  EASTERN BORDEN COUNTY...
  LAKE J.B. THOMAS...
  
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3255 10135 3253 10118 3265 10119 3282 10119
      3277 10129

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 052343
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
640 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

TXC033-060030-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050606T0030Z/
BORDEN-
640 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
BORDEN COUNTY...

AT 639 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TWO TORNADOES.
ONE TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAIL. A SECOND TORNADO
WAS CONFIRMED 20 MILES WEST OF SNYDER...IN EASTERN BORDEN COUNTY. 
BOTH TORNADOES ARE MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LAKE J.B. THOMAS.

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.

THE SAFEST PLACES TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR AN
UNDERGROUND SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY
FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STRONG BUILDING. MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND MOVE TO A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3255 10135 3253 10118 3265 10119 3282 10119
      3277 10129

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 052355
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
654 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

TXC033-060030-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050606T0030Z/
BORDEN-
654 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EASTERN 
BORDEN COUNTY...

AT 650 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2 TO 
3 MILES WEST OF LAKE J.B. THOMAS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH. AT 650 PM
THE BORDEN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND
10 MILES SOUTH OF GAIL...BETWEEN WILLOW VALLEY AND LAKE J.B. THOMAS.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LAKE J.B. THOMAS.

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.

THE SAFEST PLACES TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR AN
UNDERGROUND SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY
FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STRONG BUILDING. MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND MOVE TO A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3255 10135 3253 10118 3265 10119 3282 10119
      3277 10129

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060017
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
714 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

TXC033-060030-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050606T0030Z/
BORDEN-
714 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
BORDEN COUNTY...

AT 712 PM CDT...BORDEN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED A CONFIRMED
TORNADO JUST NORTHWEST OF LAKE J.B. THOMAS...OR 13 SOUTHEAST OF GAIL.

AT 708 PM CDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO REFORMING 14 MILES SOUTH/
SOUTHEAST OF GAIL. THESE TORNADOES WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADOES INCLUDE...LAKE J.B. THOMAS
AND FARM TO MARKET 1205 SOUTH AND WEST OF LAKE J.B. THOMAS.

TORNADOES HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3255 10135 3253 10118 3265 10119 3282 10119
      3277 10129

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060028
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
727 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

TXC033-060037-
/O.EXP.KMAF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-050606T0030Z/
BORDEN-
727 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 730
PM CDT...

AT 725 PM CDT GOLFBALL SIZE AND LARGER HAIL WAS BEING REPORTED AT
LAKE J.B. THOMAS.  BRANCHES ON TREES ARE REPORTED BEING BROKEN BY 
THIS HAIL STORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3255 10135 3253 10118 3265 10119 3282 10119
      3277 10129

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	45 min
Jun 5, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos	67 min
Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	56 min
Jun 5, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	65 min
Jun 5, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves, Ward	64 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.