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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 5, 2006Dawson County, Martin County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2006, 7:59 PM CDT for Dawson County, Martin County, Texas. It was in force for 61 min. 5 reports 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
May 5, 2006, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2006, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Dawson County, TX, Martin County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 5, 8:03 PM CDTTORNADO3 S Patricia, TXMULTIPLE CHASERS AND SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE DAWSON/MARTIN COUNTY LINE SOUTH OF PATRICIA
May 5, 8:13 PM CDTTORNADO8 Ese Patricia, TXTORNADO ON THE GROUND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PATRICIA.
May 5, 8:18 PM CDTHAIL 0.8810 Se Patricia, TXNICKEL SIZED HAIL OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PATRICIA ON HIGHWAY 137.
May 5, 8:42 PM CDTHAIL 17 Ne Lenorah, TXBRIEF QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEANORAH
May 5, 9:00 PM CDTHAIL 1Patricia, TXREPORTED JUST SOUTH OF PATRICIA.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 5, 1:08 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 68 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2006-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1779 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2006-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1779 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMAF 060100
TORMAF
TXC115-317-060200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0013.060506T0059Z-060506T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
759 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
  NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 758 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO
  3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PATRICIA...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF 
  LAMESA...MOVING EAST AT 25   MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  BUFORD...
  THREE LEAGUES...
  KLONDIKE...
  FLOWER GROVE...
  BROWN...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER
NOW.

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

LAT...LON 3263 10211 3243 10217 3232 10170 3260 10169

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060106
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
805 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

TXC115-317-060200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060506T0200Z/
DAWSON TX-MARTIN TX-
805 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MARTIN AND SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

AT 802 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF PATRICIA...OR ABOUT 15 
MILES SOUTH OF LAMESA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  FARM TO MARKET ROAD 829 SOUTH OF 
PATRICIA IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF 
THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.  

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THE TORNADO INCLUDE...KLONDIKE...THREE
LEAGUES...BUFORD...TENMILE...FLOWER GROVE...SPARENBERG...BROWN AND
ACKERLY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS.

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

LAT...LON 3263 10211 3243 10217 3232 10170 3260 10169

$$
000 
WWUS54 KMAF 060117
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
815 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

TXC115-317-060200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060506T0200Z/
DAWSON TX-MARTIN TX-
815 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MARTIN AND SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

AT 810 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUFORD...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTH OF
LAMESA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THE TORNADO INCLUDE... 
SPARENBERG...BROWN AND ACKERLY.  STATE HIGHWAY 137 JUST 2 MILES 
SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF FM 2002 AND S.H. 137 IS IN THE DIRECT 
PATH OF THIS TORNADO.  TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 
STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS.

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

LAT...LON 3263 10211 3243 10217 3232 10170 3260 10169

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:20 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin55 min
May 5, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell60 min
May 5, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFScurry60 min
May 5, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFTerrell65 min
May 5, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFScurry61 min
May 5, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFHoward60 min
May 5, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson60 min
May 5, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFHoward59 min
May 5, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson54 min
May 6, 3:37 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAF17 hr
May 6, 3:03 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMAF14 hr

Nearby

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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.