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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 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.
- 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
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
$$
821 follow-up statement
419
WWUS54 KMAF 232317
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
617 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016
TXC443-232330-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160523T2330Z/
TERRELL TX-
617 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TERRELL COUNTY...
AT 616 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRELL COUNTY GAS PLANT...OR 16
MILES NORTH OF DRYDEN...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3021 10218 3038 10209 3030 10176 3007 10191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 292DEG 14KT 3027 10204
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
82The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 44 min |
| May 22, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 31 min |
| May 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 54 min |
| May 22, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 34 min |
| May 22, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 32 min |
| May 22, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 33 min |
| May 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 4 hr |
| May 22, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 35 min |
| May 22, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 46 min |
| May 22, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 55 min |
| May 22, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 34 min |
| May 22, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 50 min |
| May 22, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 59 min |
| May 23, 4:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 23, 2:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| May 23, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 50 min |
| May 23, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| May 23, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 39 min |
| May 23, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 57 min |
| May 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 38 min |
| May 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Reagan, Upton | 66 min |
| May 23, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 68 min |
| May 23, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 33 min |
| May 23, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 38 min |
| May 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 45 min |
| May 23, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 43 min |
| May 23, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell | 57 min |
| May 23, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 61 min |
| May 23, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 24 min |
| May 23, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 63 min |
| May 23, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Terrell | 3 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.