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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Sep 17, 2016, 8:18 PM CDT for Ector County, Midland County, Texas. It was in force for 27 min. 4 reports 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, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | West Odessa, TX | |
| Sep 17, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 Nw Odessa, TX | REPORTED NEAR ODESSA COLLEGE |
| Sep 17, 8:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ne Odessa, TX | OCCURRED ON 11TH STREET |
| Sep 17, 8:39 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Se Odessa, TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 20 AT MILE MARKER 121. |
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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 25 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.
544
WFUS54 KMAF 180118
TORMAF
TXC135-329-180145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0026.160918T0118Z-160918T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
818 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL MIDLAND COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
EASTERN ECTOR COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 818 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ODESSA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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
WEST CENTRAL MIDLAND AND EASTERN ECTOR COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ODESSA SCHELEMEYER FIELD...MISSION DORADO AND
PLEASANT FARMS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 125.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3165 10240 3165 10244 3194 10258 3202 10234
3179 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 300DEG 33KT 3185 10239
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
291 follow-up statement
445
WWUS54 KMAF 180131
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
831 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
TXC135-329-180145-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160918T0145Z/
MIDLAND TX-ECTOR TX-
831 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL MIDLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN ECTOR COUNTIES...
AT 830 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ODESSA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ODESSA...WEST ODESSA...ODESSA SCHELEMEYER FIELD...MISSION DORADO AND
PLEASANT FARMS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 125.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3165 10240 3165 10244 3192 10256 3198 10231
3179 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 291DEG 18KT 3186 10237
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
29The 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, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Winkler | 33 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, 8:19 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.