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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 23, 2016Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2016, 5:58 PM CDT for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2016, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

County Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2229 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2229 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
8.1

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The text

As transmitted.

605 
WFUS54 KMAF 232258
TORMAF
TXC443-232330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0014.160523T2258Z-160523T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
558 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
    
* AT 558 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16 MILES WEST OF TERRELL COUNTY GAS PLANT...OR
  17 MILES NORTH OF DRYDEN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTY.

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 3024 10226 3040 10216 3030 10176 3006 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 292DEG 14KT 3030 10212 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
419 
WWUS54 KMAF 232317
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
617 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

TXC443-232330-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160523T2330Z/
TERRELL TX-
617 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TERRELL COUNTY...
    
AT 616 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRELL COUNTY GAS PLANT...OR 16
MILES NORTH OF DRYDEN...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTY.

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 3021 10218 3038 10209 3030 10176 3007 10191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 292DEG 14KT 3027 10204 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin44 min
May 22, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard31 min
May 22, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin54 min
May 22, 7:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMAFGlasscock, Howard34 min
May 22, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFGlasscock32 min
May 22, 8:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFGlasscock33 min
May 22, 8:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard4 hr
May 22, 9:10 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMAFGlasscock35 min
May 22, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock46 min
May 22, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland55 min
May 22, 9:41 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFGlasscock34 min
May 22, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Reagan50 min
May 22, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Reagan49 min
May 22, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan59 min
May 23, 4:00 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMAF10 hr
May 23, 4:00 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAF18 hr
May 23, 2:10 PM CDTRed Flag WarningMAF32 hr
May 23, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos50 min
May 23, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos59 min
May 23, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton39 min
May 23, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos48 min
May 23, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos57 min
May 23, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos38 min
May 23, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Reagan, Upton66 min
May 23, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell42 min
May 23, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell68 min
May 23, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock33 min
May 23, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward38 min
May 23, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell45 min
May 23, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward43 min
May 23, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell57 min
May 23, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell61 min
May 23, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin24 min
May 23, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson63 min
May 23, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward50 min
May 23, 6:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMAFTerrell3 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.