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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2005, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pecos County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 30 S Fort Stockton, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 9, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 3146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMAF 092131 TORMAF TXC371-092230- /O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0021.050609T2130Z-050609T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 430 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS * UNTIL 530 PM CDT * AT 425 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...OR 21 MILES NORTH OF MARATHON... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTHERN PECOS COUNTY... RURAL AREAS WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 385... A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR... IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND OR MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM... MOVE TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING OR INTO AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING... DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3055 10327 3033 10294 3067 10275 3061 10316 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMAF 092137 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 435 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 TXC371-092230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050609T2230Z/ PECOS- 435 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY... AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE ROTATION WITH THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTY...OR 21 MILES NORTH OF MARATHON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...RURAL SOUTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTY WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 385. A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3055 10327 3033 10294 3067 10275 3061 10316 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 092208 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 506 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 TXC371-092230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050609T2230Z/ PECOS- 506 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY... AT 504 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADIC PORTION OF THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTY...OR 33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STORM INCLUDE...SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 385. IN ADDITIONAL TO A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS IS LIKELY IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO... LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3055 10327 3033 10294 3067 10275 3061 10316 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 092220 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 518 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 TXC371-092230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050609T2230Z/ PECOS- 518 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY... AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED VERY STRONG ROTATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF FORT STOCKTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY MOMENT NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 382 30 MILES SOUTH OF FORT STOCKTON. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3055 10327 3033 10294 3067 10275 3061 10316 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.