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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2007, 11:26 AM CDT for Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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 8, 2007, 11:26 AM CDT (16:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 453 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMAF 081627 TORMAF TXC165-081700- /O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0039.070508T1626Z-070508T1700Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1126 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... * UNTIL NOON CDT * AT 1122 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES SOUTH OF LOOP...OR 8 MILES EAST OF SEMINOLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LOOP... ASHMORE... TEXAS HIGHWAY 83 FROM LOOP TO ASHMORE... A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. 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 3271 10257 3265 10243 3295 10219 3296 10250 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMAF 081637 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1137 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXC165-081700- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-070508T1700Z/ GAINES TX- 1137 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN GAINES COUNTY... AT 1135 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF LOOP... OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF SEMINOLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LOOP AND ASHMORE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3271 10257 3265 10243 3295 10219 3296 10250 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 081659 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1158 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 TXC165-081708- /O.EXP.KMAF.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-070508T1700Z/ GAINES TX- 1158 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GAINES COUNTY EXPIRES AT NOON CDT... AT 1158 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THAT THE CIRCULATION THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE EXPIRED AT NOON CDT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220. LAT...LON 3271 10257 3265 10243 3295 10219 3296 10250 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 32 min |
| May 7, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 43 min |
| May 8, 9:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 55 min |
| May 8, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 65 min |
| May 8, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 45 min |
| May 8, 10:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves | 4 hr |
| May 8, 10:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 63 min |
| May 8, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 61 min |
| May 8, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 64 min |
| May 8, 11:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 6 hr |
| May 8, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 6 hr |
| May 8, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 55 min |
| May 8, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves | 27 min |
| May 8, 12:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Winkler | 4 hr |
| May 8, 12:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Winkler | 4 hr |
| May 8, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Martin | 43 min |
| May 8, 12:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward | 3 hr |
| May 8, 1:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 8, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 25 min |
| May 8, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 62 min |
| May 8, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Martin, Midland | 42 min |
| May 8, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 53 min |
| May 8, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 60 min |
| May 8, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Mitchell | 58 min |
| May 8, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 8, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 60 min |
| May 8, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Martin | 5 hr |
| May 8, 2:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Upton | 4 hr |
| May 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 55 min |
| May 8, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 67 min |
| May 8, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 65 min |
| May 8, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 44 min |
| May 8, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 67 min |
| May 8, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reagan | 4 hr |
| May 8, 3:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 55 min |
| May 8, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 46 min |
| May 8, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 62 min |
| May 8, 4:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 4 hr |
| May 8, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 67 min |
| May 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| May 8, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 62 min |
| May 8, 5:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 4 hr |
| May 8, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 41 min |
| May 8, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 26 min |
| May 8, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 20 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.