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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2020, 8:01 PM CDT for Loving County, Reeves County, Ward County, Texas. It was in force for 29 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 13, 2020, 8:01 PM CDT (01:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 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 13, 3:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
033
WFUS54 KMAF 140101
TORMAF
TXC301-389-475-140130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0001.200314T0101Z-200314T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
801 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
Northwestern Ward County in western Texas...
Southeastern Loving County in western Texas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 800 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Mentone, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Weather spotters 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
north central Reeves, northwestern Ward and southeastern Loving
Counties.
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 3175 10371 3187 10333 3162 10332 3162 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 255DEG 27KT 3173 10359
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
241 follow-up statement
419
WWUS54 KMAF 140119
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
819 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
TXC389-140128-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200314T0130Z/
Reeves TX-
819 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL REEVES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for western
Texas.
LAT...LON 3178 10361 3187 10333 3162 10332 3163 10351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 255DEG 27KT 3177 10343
$$
TXC301-475-140130-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200314T0130Z/
Ward TX-Loving TX-
819 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WARD AND SOUTHEASTERN LOVING COUNTIES...
At 800 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Mentone, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters 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
northwestern Ward and southeastern Loving Counties.
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 3178 10361 3187 10333 3162 10332 3163 10351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 255DEG 27KT 3177 10343
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Ward | 36 min |
| Mar 13, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Winkler | 42 min |
| Mar 13, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Ward, Winkler | 26 min |
| Mar 13, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector | 37 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.