Tornado Warning 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Jun 5, 2005, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2005, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

64 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KMAF 060028
TORMAF
TXC033-227-060130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0017.050606T0026Z-050606T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS
  NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 723 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE J.B. THOMAS...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF GAIL. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY...
  VINCENT...
  RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY

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

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT... DITCH OR
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 3244 10144 3243 10120 3260 10121 3266 10141

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060044
SVSMAF

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

TXC043-060115-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-050606T0115Z/
BREWSTER-
744 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...

AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL
UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PERSIMMON GAP...OR 32 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE EAST 
CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 2937 10323 2932 10301 2929 10291 2987 10260
      3010 10311 2985 10341

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060106
SVSMAF

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

TXC033-227-060130-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-050606T0130Z/
BORDEN-HOWARD-
805 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTIES...

AT 758 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
VINCENT...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAIL...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE COVER NOW.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...VINCENT...RURAL
AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES.

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

LAT...LON 3244 10144 3243 10120 3260 10121 3266 10141

$$

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