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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 7, 2019Crane County, Pecos County, Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2019, 6:35 PM CDT for Crane County, Pecos County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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 7, 2019, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2019, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Crane County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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.

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 7, 3:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 92 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: 534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1121 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

860 
WFUS54 KMAF 072335
TORMAF
TXC103-371-461-080015-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0023.190507T2335Z-190508T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
635 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.
    
* At 634 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles west of McCamey, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  McCamey around 645 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10233 3111 10243 3117 10249 3123 10246
      3119 10225 3108 10222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 260DEG 49KT 3115 10237 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

12

1 follow-up statement

953 
WWUS54 KMAF 080001
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
701 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

TXC103-371-461-080015-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-190508T0015Z/
Pecos TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
701 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON
COUNTIES...
    
At 659 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 15 miles southwest of McCamey, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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 remain over open country of 
southeastern Crane and southwestern Upton counties. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10233 3111 10243 3117 10249 3123 10246
      3119 10225 3108 10222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 268DEG 30KT 3109 10231 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos	67 min
May 6, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	53 min
May 6, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	47 min
May 6, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos	61 min
May 6, 9:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves	2 hr
May 6, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	42 min
May 6, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	36 min
May 6, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis	45 min
May 6, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	29 min
May 6, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		25 min
May 6, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		44 min
May 6, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	43 min
May 7, 7:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	48 min
May 7, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	33 min
May 7, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	25 min
May 7, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	46 min
May 7, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	45 min
May 7, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Ward	45 min
May 7, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Ward, Winkler	51 min
May 7, 4:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos	50 min
May 7, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	48 min
May 7, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	32 min
May 7, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	46 min
May 7, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	44 min
May 7, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines, Winkler	39 min
May 7, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Ward, Winkler	53 min
May 7, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	51 min
May 7, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	49 min
May 7, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	10 min
May 7, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Winkler	33 min
May 7, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	30 min
May 7, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	59 min
May 7, 5:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos	50 min
May 7, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	34 min
May 7, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	38 min
May 7, 6:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Pecos	3 hr
May 7, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	18 min
May 7, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	46 min
May 7, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Upton	66 min
May 7, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos	47 min
May 7, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	60 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.