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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2005, 8:30 PM CDT for Borden County, Howard County, Texas. It was in force for 60 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, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMAF 060131 TORMAF TXC033-227-060230- /O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0018.050606T0130Z-050606T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 830 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 824 PM CDT...MIDLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF LUTHER...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF GAIL...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LUTHER... VINCENT... LAKE J.B. THOMAS... THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. A TORNADO MAY REFORM AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. 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 3258 10149 3231 10146 3237 10118 3261 10118 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMAF 060154 RRA SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 855 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005 TXC033-227-060230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-050606T0230Z/ BORDEN-HOWARD- 855 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN HOWARD AND SOUTHERN BORDEN COUNTIES... AT 845 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUTHER...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LUTHER AND VINCENT AND RURAL AREAS O FNORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY NORTH OF I-20. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT... DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3253 10154 3223 10151 3230 10119 3261 10118 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 060219 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 919 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005 TXC033-227-060230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-050606T0230Z/ BORDEN-HOWARD- 919 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTIES... AT 912 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUTHER...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING. THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO IS MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. 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 3253 10154 3223 10151 3230 10119 3261 10118 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Winkler | 54 min |
| Jun 5, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 7:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Winkler | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 59 min |
| Jun 5, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 67 min |
| Jun 5, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Presidio | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Presidio | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 66 min |
| Jun 5, 10:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Martin | 57 min |
| Jun 5, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 10:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Scurry | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 22 min |
| Jun 6, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Reeves | 57 min |
| Jun 6, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 62 min |
| Jun 6, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving | 57 min |
| Jun 6, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 56 min |
| Jun 6, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Reeves | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward | 60 min |
| Jun 6, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos | 59 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.