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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2009, 8:50 PM CDT for Howard County, Martin County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 4 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 16, 2009, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2009, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nw Big Spring, TX | |
| Apr 16, 8:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | Nw Big Spring, TX | |
| Apr 16, 9:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | Fairview, TX | |
| Apr 16, 9:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | S Vincent, TX | 60 FT TOWER BLOWN DOWN, BASE TWISTED 180 DEGREES - WCR 17 TOWARD 2230 N 1 AND A HALF MILES SOUTH IN HOWARD COUNTY |
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 16, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMAF 170150 TORMAF TXC227-317-170230- /O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0008.090417T0150Z-090417T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 850 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... EAST CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 849 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF KNOTT...OR 10 MILES WEST OF BIG SPRING...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO MAY AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... KNOTT... FAIRVIEW... BIG SPRING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3247 10175 3249 10120 3212 10131 3229 10185 TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 201DEG 5KT 3230 10163 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMAF 170157 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 857 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 TXC227-317-170230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090417T0230Z/ HOWARD TX-MARTIN TX- 857 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MARTIN AND CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES... AT 853 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIG SPRING. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...FAIRVIEW...KNOTT AND LUTHER...BIG SPRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3247 10175 3249 10120 3212 10131 3229 10185 TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 201DEG 5KT 3235 10155 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 170207 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 907 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 TXC227-317-170230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090417T0230Z/ HOWARD TX-MARTIN TX- 907 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MARTIN AND CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES... AT 906 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF FAIRFIELD. TAKE COVER NOW THE SPOTTER REPORTS THE TORNADO IS AT LEAST ONE QUARTER MILE WIDE. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIG SPRING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...FAIRVIEW AND SURROUNDING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3247 10175 3249 10120 3212 10131 3229 10185 TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 201DEG 5KT 3236 10154 $$
000 WWUS54 KMAF 170214 SVSMAF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 914 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 TXC227-317-170230- /O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090417T0230Z/ HOWARD TX-MARTIN TX- 914 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MARTIN AND CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES... AT 911 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE WATCHING THE STORM NEAR FAIRFIELD AND INDICATE THE TORNADO HAS LIFTED. HOWEVER A FUNNEL IS STILL REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FAIRFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3247 10175 3249 10120 3212 10131 3229 10185 TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 201DEG 5KT 3237 10154 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 55 min |
| Apr 16, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Pecos | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Martin | 23 min |
| Apr 16, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Martin | 63 min |
| Apr 16, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Midland, Upton | 53 min |
| Apr 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 30 min |
| Apr 16, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 10:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Martin | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 10:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan, Upton | 57 min |
| Apr 16, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 11:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 66 min |
| Apr 16, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 33 min |
| Apr 17, 12:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 37 min |
| Apr 17, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 60 min |
| Apr 17, 4:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 14 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Crockett, Pecos, Terrell | 8 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Crockett, Terrell | 8 hr |
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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.