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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2019, 6:20 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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
- Mar 12, 2019, 6:20 PM MDT (00:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2019, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:36 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 461 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted.
366
WFUS54 KMAF 130020
TORMAF
NMC015-130045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0002.190313T0020Z-190313T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
620 PM MDT TUE MAR 12 2019
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 620 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located in loving, or 15
miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Emergency Management 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Eddy County.
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 3211 10411 3228 10416 3238 10376 3208 10373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 263DEG 40KT 3226 10402
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
688
WWUS54 KMAF 130034
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
634 PM MDT TUE MAR 12 2019
NMC015-130045-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190313T0045Z/
Eddy NM-
634 PM MDT TUE MAR 12 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY...
At 633 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles east of Loving, or 22 miles east of Carlsbad,
moving east at 40 mph. A tornado was reported earlier with this
storm.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Loving and Malaga.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3211 10411 3228 10416 3238 10376 3208 10373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 251DEG 39KT 3233 10387
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 6:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 7:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 7:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 8:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:21 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 4:17 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Lea | 26 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.