Tornado Warning 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 4, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)

Expired

May 4, 2015, 6:45 PM CDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Pecos County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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663 
WFUS54 KMAF 042300
TORMAF
TXC371-389-042345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0003.150504T2300Z-150504T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
600 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...
  EAST CENTRAL REEVES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 556 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VERHALEN...AND 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
  REEVES AND NORTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3123 10306 3104 10309 3093 10329 3097 10355
      3125 10353
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 256DEG 21KT 3105 10340

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

$$

057 
WWUS54 KMAF 042321
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
621 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015

TXC371-389-042345-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150504T2345Z/
PECOS TX-REEVES TX-
621 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN REEVES AND
NORTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 618 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VERHALEN...27 MILES WEST OF FT 
STOCKTON AND 2 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME WESTERN PECOS AND SOUTHEASTERN REEVES
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3120 10347 3123 10306 3104 10309 3093 10329
      3097 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 341DEG 16KT 3100 10336

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

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