Tornado Warning 19, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Jun 5, 2005, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2005, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

64 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Howard County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KMAF 060227
TORMAF
TXC227-060330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0019.050606T0226Z-050606T0330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 924 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4
  MILES WEST OF LUTHER...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING...MOVING
  SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LUTHER...
  KNOTT...
  FAIRVIEW...
  

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE 
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 3 MILES WEST
OF BIG SPRING.  THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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 3251 10168 3215 10167 3227 10134 3251 10139

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060249
SVSMAF

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

TXC227-060330-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-050606T0330Z/
HOWARD-
945 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR WESTERN HOWARD
COUNTY...

AT 940 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED NICKEL SIZED
HAIL AND POWER POLES DOWNED 9 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING.  THIS STORM 
ALSO HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TORNADOES.  THIS 
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUTHER...OR 9 MILES 
NORTH OF BIG SPRING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LUTHER AND VEALMOOR.

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 3251 10168 3215 10167 3227 10134 3251 10139

$$

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