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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2007, 4:10 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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 3, 2007, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2007, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Brewster County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 219 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Alpine, 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 3, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1012 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMAF 032110
TORMAF
TXC043-032200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0050.070603T2110Z-070603T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
410 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 408 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ALTUDA...OR
13 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARATHON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MARATHON...
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 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 2995 10380 3041 10380 3067 10344 3062 10338
3062 10336 3035 10299 2993 10331
$$
054 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMAF 032122
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
418 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
TXC043-032200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-070603T2200Z/
BREWSTER TX-
418 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY...
AT 416 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF ALTUDA...
ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARATHON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS
STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS NORTHERN BREWSTER COUNTY BETWEEN
US HIGHWAY 90 AND US HIGHWAY 385. THE STORM WILL LIKELY CROSS
US HIGHWAY 385 NORTH OF MARATHON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 498 AND 514.
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALPINE
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER VERY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 118 SOUTH OF ALPINE. THIS STORM
WILL CROSS STATE HIGHWAY 118 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 472 AND 486. THIS
IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM THAT COULD ALSO PRODUCE A TORNADO AT
ANY TIME.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 2995 10380 3041 10380 3067 10344 3062 10338
3062 10336 3035 10299 2993 10331
$$
05000
WWUS54 KMAF 032136
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
434 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
TXC043-032200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-070603T2200Z/
BREWSTER TX-
434 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY...
AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
MARATHON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS HIGHWAT 385 NORTH OF MARATHON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 498 AND
512.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS ALSO IN THE
ALPINE VICINITY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 2995 10380 3041 10380 3067 10344 3062 10338
3062 10336 3035 10299 2993 10331
$$
05000
WWUS54 KMAF 032142
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
441 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
TXC043-032200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-070603T2200Z/
BREWSTER TX-
441 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY...
AT 435 PM CDT...NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN ALPINE. THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALPINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
A TORNADIC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED TO BE LOCATED NORTH OF
ALPINE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING US HIGHWAY 385 NORTH OF
ALPINE IN BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL THIS DANGEROUS STORM HAS PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 2995 10380 3041 10380 3067 10344 3062 10338
3062 10336 3035 10299 2993 10331
$$
05000
WWUS54 KMAF 032149
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
448 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
TXC043-032200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-070603T2200Z/
BREWSTER TX-
448 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY...
AT 446 PM CDT...A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 24 MILES SOUTH
OF ALPINE...OR ABOUT 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARATHON...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH. THIS STORM WAS OVER STATE HIGHWAY 118 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
480 AND 496. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 2995 10380 3041 10380 3067 10344 3062 10338
3062 10336 3035 10299 2993 10331
$$
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 11:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 66 min |
| Jun 3, 1:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 18 min |
| Jun 3, 2:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 60 min |
| Jun 3, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews | 62 min |
| Jun 3, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 67 min |
| Jun 3, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Winkler | 54 min |
| Jun 3, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 67 min |
| Jun 3, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 66 min |
| Jun 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 66 min |
| Jun 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Winkler | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 60 min |
| Jun 3, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Ector | 57 min |
| Jun 3, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 54 min |
| Jun 3, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 5:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 64 min |
| Jun 3, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 41 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.