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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2015, 5:05 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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 5, 2015, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2015, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Mitchell County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 5:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 Sw Colorado City, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 342 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599
WFUS54 KMAF 052205
TORMAF
TXC335-052245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0008.150505T2205Z-150505T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
505 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MITCHELL COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 500 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTBROOK...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
WESTBROOK AROUND 530 PM CDT.
LAKE COLORADO CITY AROUND 535 PM CDT.
COLORADO CITY AROUND 545 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LAKE COLORADO CITY STATE PARK.
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 3247 10116 3245 10097 3244 10071 3214 10074
3214 10088 3210 10107 3223 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 219DEG 18KT 3224 10108
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
122 follow-up statements
081
WWUS54 KMAF 052224
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
524 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015
TXC335-052245-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150505T2245Z/
MITCHELL TX-
524 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MITCHELL COUNTY UNTIL 545
PM CDT...
AT 521 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF WESTBROOK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO CITY...WESTBROOK...LAKE COLORADO CITY...CHAMPION CREEK
RESERVOIR AND LAKE COLORADO CITY STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3247 10116 3245 10097 3244 10071 3214 10074
3214 10088 3210 10107 3223 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 219DEG 18KT 3229 10099
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
12493
WWUS54 KMAF 052236
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
536 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015
TXC335-052246-
/O.EXP.KMAF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150505T2245Z/
MITCHELL TX-
536 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MITCHELL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM
CDT/445 PM MDT/...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA. HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3247 10116 3245 10097 3244 10071 3214 10074
3214 10088 3210 10107 3223 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 219DEG 18KT 3233 10092
$$
12The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 35 min |
| May 4, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 31 min |
| May 4, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 33 min |
| May 4, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 64 min |
| May 4, 7:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson | 2 hr |
| May 4, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves | 4 hr |
| May 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 4, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 33 min |
| May 4, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 30 min |
| May 4, 8:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| May 4, 8:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden | 3 hr |
| May 4, 8:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| May 4, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 24 min |
| May 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves | 65 min |
| May 4, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 62 min |
| May 4, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 41 min |
| May 4, 9:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden | 3 hr |
| May 4, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward | 44 min |
| May 4, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 37 min |
| May 4, 9:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves, Ward | 3 hr |
| May 4, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 62 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 60 min |
| May 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| May 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Martin | 63 min |
| May 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos | 4 hr |
| May 4, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ward | 45 min |
| May 4, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 51 min |
| May 4, 10:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 4, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 27 min |
| May 4, 11:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 6 hr |
| May 4, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 37 min |
| May 4, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 46 min |
| May 5, 12:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden | 6 hr |
| May 5, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 45 min |
| May 5, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 5, 3:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 5, 4:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 4 hr |
| May 5, 4:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 5, 5:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 4 hr |
| May 5, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 41 min |
| May 5, 6:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 4 hr |
| May 5, 6:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Winkler | 3 hr |
| May 5, 8:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 116 min |
| May 5, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 35 min |
| May 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 32 min |
| May 5, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 34 min |
| May 5, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 35 min |
| May 5, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 43 min |
| May 5, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 25 min |
| May 5, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 23 min |
| May 5, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 46 min |
| May 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 60 min |
| May 5, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 28 min |
| May 5, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 43 min |
| May 5, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 29 min |
| May 5, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 36 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.