Tornado Warning 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

079 
WWUS54 KMAF 141834
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
134 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

TXC173-227-335-141844-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100514T1845Z/
HOWARD TX-MITCHELL TX-GLASSCOCK TX-
134 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK...SOUTHWESTERN
MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 134 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.

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LAT...LON 3217 10100 3208 10106 3208 10126 3184 10127
      3187 10140 3217 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 199DEG 21KT 3201 10123

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1205 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.DISCUSSION...

SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. ALSO...WILL DO A QUICK UPDATE AT
18Z TO FRESHEN UP THE GRIDS...AND REMOVE WATCH 169.

&&

.AVIATION...

12Z KMAF RAOB SHOWS A VERY MOIST AMS IN PLACE...AND THE PUMP IS
PRIMED. CONVECTION WILL LIKELY INITIATE OUT WEST...WHERE BETTER
INSTABILITY/DIFFERENTIAL HEATING LIES. IN THE EAST...LIFR CIGS AT
KHOB CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE...WHILE CIGS ELSEWHERE RANGE FROM
MVFR-VFR. LATEST MODELS SUGGEST BEST CONVECTIVE CHANCES ALL
TERMINALS WILL BE THIS EVENING...W/WV IMAGERY SHOWING MULTIPLE
SHORTWAVES MOVING UP FROM THE SW. OTHERWISE...WINDS ARE PROGGED VEER
LATE IN THE FORECAST PD AND ERODE THE STRATUS DECK...BUT NOT
BEFORE A FEW HRS OF LIFR/VLIFR CIGS OVERNIGHT AT KMAF/KHOB.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
352 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-150900-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
352 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 /252 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE EAST OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY ACROSS
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ALONG AND EAST OF AN ARTESIA
NEW MEXICO TO SANDERSON TEXAS LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY ACROSS
WEST TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LAMESA TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1055 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

NMZ028-033-141645-
CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
955 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST EDDY COUNTY AND WEST
CENTRAL LEA COUNTY THROUGH NOON MDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1257 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

TXZ062-141830-
MIDLAND-
1257 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
AFFECTING MIDLAND COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MIDLAND AT 1256 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.

&&