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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2014, 4:43 PM CDT for Reagan County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- May 24, 2014, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Nw Stiles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 1629 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
764
WFUS54 KMAF 242143
TORMAF
TXC383-461-242230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0005.140524T2143Z-140524T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
443 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL REAGAN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
EAST CENTRAL UPTON COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 439 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF
STILES...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF RANKIN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
STILES...
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 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3157 10155 3147 10143 3124 10149 3127 10180
3143 10185
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 249DEG 15KT 3137 10174
$$2 follow-up statements
014
WWUS54 KMAF 242158
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
458 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2014
TXC383-461-242230-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140524T2230Z/
REAGAN-UPTON-
458 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
EAST CENTRAL UPTON AND CENTRAL REAGAN COUNTIES...
AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STILES...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIG
LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...STILES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3157 10155 3147 10143 3130 10148 3133 10174
3144 10183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 256DEG 18KT 3139 10164
$$597
WWUS54 KMAF 242213
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
513 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2014
TXC461-242222-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140524T2230Z/
UPTON-
513 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL UPTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE
COUNTY. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR UPTON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3135 10147 3137 10166 3148 10174 3157 10155
3147 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 250DEG 20KT 3143 10155
$$
TXC383-242230-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140524T2230Z/
REAGAN-
513 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
REAGAN COUNTY...
AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR STILES...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH OF BIG
LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE...CENTRAL REAGAN
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME... TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3135 10147 3137 10166 3148 10174 3157 10155
3147 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 250DEG 20KT 3143 10155
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Culberson | 23 min |
| May 23, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 42 min |
| May 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 54 min |
| May 23, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 29 min |
| May 23, 10:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Martin, Mitchell | 112 min |
| May 24, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson, Martin | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden | 3 hr |
| May 24, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard | 3 hr |
| May 24, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Winkler | 27 min |
| May 24, 12:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 24, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 25 min |
| May 24, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 27 min |
| May 24, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 32 min |
| May 24, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 46 min |
| May 24, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 40 min |
| May 24, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 39 min |
| May 24, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 49 min |
| May 24, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 43 min |
| May 24, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Upton | 42 min |
| May 24, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 50 min |
| May 24, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 63 min |
| May 24, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Reagan, Upton | 58 min |
| May 24, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 55 min |
| May 24, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 62 min |
| May 24, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 64 min |
| May 24, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 27 min |
| May 24, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 24 min |
| May 24, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 55 min |
| May 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 54 min |
| May 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 64 min |
| May 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 61 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reagan | 3 hr |
| May 24, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 59 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.