Tornado Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Oct 21, 2015, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)

Expired

Oct 21, 2015, 8:45 PM CDT

In force

51 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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385 
WFUS54 KMAF 220054
TORMAF
TXC301-389-220145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0029.151022T0054Z-151022T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
754 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LOVING COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
    
* AT 753 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORLA...OR 25 MILES WEST
  OF MENTONE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SLASH RANCH AROUND 840 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3155 10406 3175 10404 3197 10364 3170 10351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 242DEG 31KT 3165 10402 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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426 
WWUS54 KMAF 220132
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
832 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2015

TXC301-389-220145-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-151022T0145Z/
LOVING TX-REEVES TX-
832 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LOVING AND NORTH CENTRAL REEVES COUNTIES...
    
AT 832 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF ORLA...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MENTONE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SLASH RANCH AROUND 845 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3164 10379 3181 10391 3197 10364 3170 10351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 249DEG 20KT 3178 10376 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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