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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT for Reagan County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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
- May 16, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT (03:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
048
WFUS54 KMAF 170315
TORMAF
TXC383-461-170345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0006.170517T0315Z-170517T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1015 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Reagan County in western Texas...
East central Upton County in western Texas...
* Until 1045 PM CDT
* At 1015 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 12 miles north of Rankin, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Stiles around 1045 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include North
Reagan Fire Station.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3132 10196 3147 10197 3161 10156 3136 10148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 255DEG 33KT 3140 10192
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
841 follow-up statement
929
WWUS54 KMAF 170333
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1033 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
TXC461-170342-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170517T0345Z/
Upton TX-
1033 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL UPTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
western Texas.
LAT...LON 3136 10148 3134 10177 3136 10178 3154 10178
3161 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 254DEG 36KT 3146 10170
$$
TXC383-170345-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170517T0345Z/
Reagan TX-
1033 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN REAGAN COUNTY...
At 1032 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Stiles, or 21 miles northeast of
Rankin, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Stiles around 1040 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include North
Reagan Fire Station.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3136 10148 3134 10177 3136 10178 3154 10178
3161 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 254DEG 36KT 3146 10170
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
84The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 31 min |
| May 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 45 min |
| May 16, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 31 min |
| May 16, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 21 min |
| May 16, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland and 1 more | 25 min |
| May 16, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Crane, Dawson, Glasscock, Howard, Martin and 7 more | 51 min |
| May 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 55 min |
| May 16, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry and 1 more | 60 min |
| May 16, 11:28 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Loving, Ward, Winkler | 4 hr |
| May 16, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 59 min |
| May 17, 3:17 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Martin and 3 more | 24 hr |
| May 17, 3:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving | 18 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.