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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 30, 2019Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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: Apr 30, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Apr 30, 5:09 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 Nnw Sheffield, TX	HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND STATE HWY 349.

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
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1772 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 772 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.0
Supercell composite: 10.3

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The text

As transmitted.

644 
WFUS54 KMAF 302130
TORMAF
TXC371-302200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0013.190430T2130Z-190430T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
430 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 429 PM CDT, a tornado was reported located 16 miles west of
  Sheffield, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported 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
  eastern Pecos County.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 314 and 325, and
near mile marker 327.
 
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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Midland.

&&

LAT...LON 3072 10212 3080 10213 3083 10200 3072 10181
      3071 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 268DEG 20KT 3076 10209 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement

402 
WWUS54 KMAF 302149
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
449 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

TXC371-302200-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190430T2200Z/
Pecos TX-
449 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
PECOS COUNTY...
    
At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sheffield, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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
eastern Pecos County.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 318 and 325, and
near mile marker 327.
 
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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 3072 10198 3078 10199 3078 10191 3072 10181
      3071 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 277DEG 26KT 3073 10193 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 7:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Winkler	3 hr
Apr 29, 7:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	47 min
Apr 29, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler	65 min
Apr 29, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Winkler	23 min
Apr 29, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Winkler	48 min
Apr 29, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	59 min
Apr 29, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler	52 min
Apr 29, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	41 min
Apr 30, 3:22 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	16 hr
Apr 30, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	50 min
Apr 30, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	58 min
Apr 30, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Martin, Midland	40 min
Apr 30, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden	66 min
Apr 30, 4:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos	28 min
Apr 30, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	42 min
Apr 30, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	56 min
Apr 30, 4:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Borden, Scurry	42 min
Apr 30, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	31 min
Apr 30, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	62 min
Apr 30, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Scurry	37 min
Apr 30, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crockett	42 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.