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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2007, 7:07 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 53 min. 8 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
- Apr 23, 2007, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:09 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 W Westbrook, TX | FUNNEL 1/2 WAY TO GROUND. |
| Apr 23, 7:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Nw Colorado City, TX | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT 1808 AND AIRPORT ROAD. |
| Apr 23, 7:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Nw Westbrook, TX | SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTBROOK. |
| Apr 23, 7:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Nw Colorado City, TX | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL OBSERVED AT AIRPORT. |
| Apr 23, 7:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Colorado City, TX | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 2 1/2 NORTH OF COLORADO CITY. |
| Apr 23, 7:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | Colorado City, TX | SPOTTER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO W/DEBRIS AT I-20 AND HIGHWAY 208. |
| Apr 23, 7:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Colorado City, TX | SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO WITH DEBRIS ON GROUND JUST NORTH OF COLORADO CITY. SPOTTER WAS LOCATED AT I-20 AND LASKEY ROAD. |
| Apr 23, 7:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Loraine, TX | KAUM RADIO STATION IN COLORADO CITY RELAYED REPORTS OF GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 2 NORTH OF LONE WOLF MOUNTAIN ALSO MEASURED 1.3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 10 MINUTES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1676 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMAF 240008 TORMAF TXC335-415-240100- /O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0019.070424T0007Z-070424T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 707 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF WESTBROOK...OR 18 MILES WEST OF COLORADO CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF CUTHBERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WESTBROOK... CUTHBERT... COLORADO CITY... DUNN... CHINA GROVE... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS. 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 3245 10117 3231 10117 3243 10067 3274 10066 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMAF 240021 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 721 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 TXC335-415-240100- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070424T0100Z/ SCURRY TX-MITCHELL TX- 721 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTIES... AT 720 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTBROOK...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF COLORADO CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THE TORNADO INCLUDE...WESTBROOK... CUTHBERT...COLORADO CITY...DUNN...CHINA GROVE AND INADALE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3245 10117 3231 10117 3243 10067 3274 10066 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 240044 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 742 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 TXC335-415-240100- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070424T0100Z/ SCURRY TX-MITCHELL TX- 742 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTIES... AT 740 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED AT INTERSTATE 20 AND HIGHWAY 208 ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLORADO CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS ALONG INTERSTATE 20 FROM COLORADO CITY TO LORAINE TAKE SHELTER NOW A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT OTHERS FROM REACHING SAFETY. IF YOU CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT... DITCH... OR A LOW LYING AREA AWAY FROM YOUR VEHICLE. LIE FLAT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADIC WINDS. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3245 10117 3231 10117 3243 10067 3274 10066 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 240053 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 753 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 TXC335-415-240100- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070424T0100Z/ SCURRY TX-MITCHELL TX- 753 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTIES... AT 750 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF COLORADO CITY...OR JUST WEST OF LORAINE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN LORAINE TAKE COVER NOW A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED... TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT OTHERS FROM REACHING SAFETY. IF YOU CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT... DITCH... OR A LOW LYING AREA AWAY FROM YOUR VEHICLE. LIE FLAT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADIC WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO... LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3245 10117 3231 10117 3243 10067 3274 10066 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 17 min |
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.