Tornado Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 5, 2015, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2015, 3:45 PM CDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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170 
WFUS54 KMAF 052013
TORMAF
TXC033-227-052045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0006.150505T2013Z-150505T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
313 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 310 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOTT...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION AND SPOTTER REPORT OF RAPIDLY
           ROTATING WALL CLOUD.

  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...
  VEALMOOR AROUND 320 PM CDT.
  LUTHER AROUND 330 PM CDT.

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 3258 10144 3237 10135 3240 10164 3249 10167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 250DEG 20KT 3243 10157

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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496 
WWUS54 KMAF 052036
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
336 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

TXC033-227-052045-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150505T2045Z/
HOWARD TX-BORDEN TX-
336 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BORDEN AND
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 334 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LUTHER...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR AND SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN HOWARD AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BORDEN 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 3258 10144 3237 10135 3240 10164 3249 10167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 250DEG 20KT 3247 10143

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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