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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Sep 17, 2016, 7:12 PM CDT for Andrews County, Ector County, Winkler County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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
- Sep 17, 2016, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 7:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Nw Goldsmith, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 2085 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted.
677
WFUS54 KMAF 180012
TORMAF
TXC003-135-495-180045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0021.160918T0012Z-160918T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
712 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WINKLER COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL ANDREWS COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN ECTOR COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 711 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOLDSMITH...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ANDREWS...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
NORTHEASTERN WINKLER...SOUTH CENTRAL ANDREWS AND NORTHWESTERN ECTOR
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 3194 10273 3212 10292 3223 10282 3207 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 294DEG 20KT 3210 10278
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
672 follow-up statements
737
WWUS54 KMAF 180017
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
717 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
TXC003-135-495-180045-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160918T0045Z/
WINKLER TX-ANDREWS TX-ECTOR TX-
717 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WINKLER...SOUTH CENTRAL ANDREWS AND NORTHWESTERN ECTOR
COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF GOLDSMITH. AT 715 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED
THE TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN WINKLER...SOUTH CENTRAL ANDREWS AND NORTHWESTERN ECTOR
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3194 10273 3212 10292 3223 10282 3207 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 296DEG 20KT 3208 10275
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
67730
WWUS54 KMAF 180029
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
729 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
TXC003-495-180038-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160918T0045Z/
WINKLER TX-ANDREWS TX-
729 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WINKLER AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ANDREWS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3194 10273 3204 10280 3208 10275 3207 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 318DEG 16KT 3202 10274
$$
TXC135-180045-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160918T0045Z/
ECTOR TX-
729 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ECTOR COUNTY...
AT 728 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NOTREES...OR 19
MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST ODESSA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN ECTOR COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3194 10273 3204 10280 3208 10275 3207 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 318DEG 16KT 3202 10274
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
67The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 55 min | |
| Sep 17, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 54 min |
| Sep 17, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis | 53 min |
| Sep 17, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 45 min |
| Sep 17, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 54 min |
| Sep 17, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 50 min |
| Sep 17, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 60 min |
| Sep 17, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 54 min |
| Sep 17, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Ector | 37 min |
| Sep 17, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 55 min |
| Sep 17, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Winkler | 60 min |
| Sep 17, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 44 min |
| Sep 17, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 27 min |
| Sep 17, 8:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland, Upton | 47 min |
| Sep 17, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 54 min |
| Sep 17, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 57 min |
| Sep 17, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 57 min |
| Sep 17, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Winkler | 63 min |
| Sep 17, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 62 min |
| Sep 17, 9:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland, Reagan, Upton | 48 min |
| Sep 17, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving | 63 min |
| Sep 17, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves | 42 min |
| Sep 17, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 61 min |
| Sep 17, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 41 min |
| Sep 17, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 48 min |
| Sep 17, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 45 min |
| Sep 17, 10:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 51 min |
| Sep 17, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 47 min |
| Sep 17, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 49 min |
| Sep 18, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Upton | 49 min |
| Sep 18, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 48 min | |
| Sep 18, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis | 64 min |
| Sep 18, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 54 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.