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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2007, 5:41 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It was in force for 43 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
- May 2, 2007, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2007, 6:24 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Culberson County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 948 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMAF 022242
TORMAF
TXC109-022345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0033.070502T2241Z-070502T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
541 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BORACHO...
OR 27 MILES EAST OF VAN HORN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENT...
THE WARNED AREA INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND
178. PEOPLE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL
THROUGH SOUTHEAST CULBERSON COUNTY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3130 10449 3110 10453 3098 10435 3111 10411
3143 10408 3142 10429
$$
053 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMAF 022248
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
548 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
TXC109-022345-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-070502T2345Z/
CULBERSON TX-
548 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY...
AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BORACHO...OR ABOUT
27 MILES EAST OF VAN HORN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...BARACHO AND KENT.
THE WARNED AREA INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
163 AND 178. AVOID TRAVEL ALONG THIS STRETCH OF INTERSTATE 10
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED
AROUND BY TORNADIC WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO... LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SAFETY IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3130 10449 3110 10453 3098 10435 3111 10411
3143 10408 3142 10429
$$
05000
WWUS54 KMAF 022303
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
603 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
TXC109-022345-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-070502T2345Z/
CULBERSON TX-
603 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY...
AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KENT...OR ABOUT 35
MILES EAST OF VAN HORN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
PEOPLE IN AND NEAR KENT NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING... IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. TAKE COVER
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3130 10449 3110 10453 3098 10435 3111 10411
3143 10408 3142 10429
$$
05000
WWUS54 KMAF 022324
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
624 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
TXC109-022334-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-070502T2345Z/
CULBERSON TX-
624 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 624 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3130 10449 3110 10453 3098 10435 3111 10411
3143 10408 3142 10429
$$
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 11 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Winkler | 61 min |
| May 2, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 61 min |
| May 2, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Winkler | 65 min |
| May 2, 8:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 67 min |
| May 2, 8:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Winkler | 3 hr |
| May 2, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| May 2, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Winkler | 65 min |
| May 2, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 65 min |
| May 2, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 65 min |
| May 2, 10:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Midland | 4 hr |
| May 2, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 67 min |
| May 2, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 53 min |
| May 2, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 65 min |
| May 2, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward | 60 min |
| May 2, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 62 min |
| May 2, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Upton | 59 min |
| May 2, 11:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard | 5 hr |
| May 2, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 53 min |
| May 2, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 63 min |
| May 2, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 42 min |
| May 2, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 4 hr |
| May 2, 12:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| May 2, 12:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reagan | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 40 min |
| May 2, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 67 min |
| May 2, 1:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 33 min |
| May 2, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 54 min |
| May 2, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| May 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 54 min |
| May 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 44 min |
| May 2, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Culberson | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves | 29 min |
| May 2, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 63 min |
| May 2, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 51 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.