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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2018, 8:18 PM CDT for Borden County, Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas. It was in force for 27 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
- Jun 1, 2018, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2018, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 3.0 in
Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 1737 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
099
WFUS54 KMAF 020118
TORMAF
TXC033-227-335-020145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0004.180602T0118Z-180602T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
818 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Mitchell County in western Texas...
Southeastern Borden County in western Texas...
Northeastern Howard County in western Texas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northeast of Luther, or 18 miles southeast of
Gail, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to three inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.
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 Mitchell...southeastern Borden and northeastern Howard
Counties, including the following locations... Vincent and
Cuthbert.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 192 and 199.
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 3247 10100 3225 10122 3251 10145 3261 10131
3255 10117 3253 10117 3253 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 314DEG 17KT 3253 10133
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN
$$
291 follow-up statement
066
WWUS54 KMAF 020126
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
826 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
TXC033-227-335-020145-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180602T0145Z/
Mitchell TX-Borden TX-Howard TX-
826 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD
COUNTIES...
At 826 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southwest of J B Thomas Reservoir, or 20 miles
southeast of Gail, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and three inch hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Vincent and Cuthbert.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 192 and 199.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3247 10100 3225 10122 3248 10141 3258 10126
3255 10117 3253 10117 3253 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 314DEG 17KT 3250 10130
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN
$$
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 4:50 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MAF | Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Loving, Midland, Pecos and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:50 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Jun 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.