Tornado Warning 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Sep 17, 2016, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)

Expired

Sep 17, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Andrews County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KMAF 172341
TORMAF
TXC003-495-180015-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0020.160917T2341Z-160918T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
641 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WINKLER COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN ANDREWS COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
    
* AT 641 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF JAL AIRPORT...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  JAL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHERN WINKLER AND SOUTHWESTERN ANDREWS 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3219 10306 3230 10305 3218 10273 3202 10290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 316DEG 22KT 3219 10299 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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770 
WWUS54 KMAF 180001
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
701 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

TXC003-495-180015-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160918T0015Z/
WINKLER TX-ANDREWS TX-
701 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WINKLER AND SOUTHWESTERN ANDREWS COUNTIES...
    
AT 701 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTH OF NOTREES...OR 20 MILES EAST OF JAL...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN WINKLER AND SOUTHWESTERN ANDREWS 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3214 10297 3224 10289 3218 10273 3202 10290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 303DEG 24KT 3212 10285 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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