Tornado Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 22, 2016, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)

Expired

May 22, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.75 in

Counties Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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171 
WFUS54 KMAF 230014
TORMAF
TXC173-227-230045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0008.160523T0014Z-160523T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
714 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL GLASSCOCK COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 714 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LEES...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF BIG SPRING...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LEES AROUND 720 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FORSAN.

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 3207 10161 3216 10156 3214 10132 3196 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 313DEG 12KT 3209 10151 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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627 
WWUS54 KMAF 230028
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
728 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

TXC173-227-230045-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160523T0045Z/
HOWARD TX-GLASSCOCK TX-
728 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HOWARD AND NORTH CENTRAL GLASSCOCK COUNTIES...
    
AT 728 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LEES...OR 10
MILES SOUTH OF BIG SPRING...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LEES AROUND 745 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FORSAN.

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 3207 10161 3216 10156 3214 10132 3196 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 292DEG 1KT 3209 10152 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

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