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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2019, 10:01 PM CDT for Andrews County, Texas. It was in force for 14 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, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2019, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Andrews County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 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, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.
773
WFUS54 KMAF 130301
TORMAF
TXC003-130315-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0007.190313T0301Z-190313T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1001 PM CDT TUE MAR 12 2019
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Andrews County in western Texas...
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 1001 PM CDT, a public report of a tornado near Andrews,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public 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
northeastern Andrews County, including the following locations...
Andrews County Airport.
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 3227 10252 3240 10260 3251 10236 3232 10232
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 240DEG 49KT 3237 10246
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
205
WWUS54 KMAF 130312
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1012 PM CDT TUE MAR 12 2019
TXC003-130321-
/O.EXP.KMAF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190313T0315Z/
Andrews TX-
1012 PM CDT TUE MAR 12 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ANDREWS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1015 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warning area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for West
Texas.
LAT...LON 3227 10252 3240 10260 3251 10236 3232 10232
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 240DEG 49KT 3244 10232
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Reeves | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Winkler | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Loving, Ward, Winkler | 13 min |
| Mar 12, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews, Loving, Winkler | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 9:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Winkler | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 65 min |
| Mar 12, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews, Winkler | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Gaines | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 10:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 10:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Dawson, Ector, Martin | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Howard | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 11:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 53 min |
| Mar 12, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan, Upton | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 57 min |
| Mar 12, 11:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 58 min |
| Mar 13, 5:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines | 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.