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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2016, 10:51 PM CDT for Crane County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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
- Jun 1, 2016, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Crane County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 800 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
943
WFUS54 KMAF 020351
TORMAF
TXC103-461-020415-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0018.160602T0351Z-160602T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1051 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CRANE COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1051 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KING MOUNTAIN...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MCCAMEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND .
&&
LAT...LON 3121 10237 3126 10235 3125 10217 3113 10226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 293DEG 15KT 3122 10233
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
842 follow-up statements
952
WWUS54 KMAF 020359
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1059 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016
TXC103-461-020415-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160602T0415Z/
CRANE TX-UPTON TX-
1059 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES...
AT 1059 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR KING MOUNTAIN...OR NEAR MCCAMEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 10237 3126 10233 3125 10217 3113 10226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 293DEG 15KT 3121 10229
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
84368
WWUS54 KMAF 020409
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1109 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016
TXC103-461-020419-
/O.EXP.KMAF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160602T0415Z/
CRANE TX-UPTON TX-
1109 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL....GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MIDLAND .
LAT...LON 3121 10237 3126 10233 3125 10217 3113 10226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 293DEG 15KT 3121 10229
$$
84The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ward, Winkler | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Upton | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 11:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Terrell, Upton | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Upton | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell, Upton | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reagan | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 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.