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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2020, 9:15 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 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, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.
946
WFUS54 KMAF 140215
TORMAF
TXC103-135-475-495-140300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0004.200314T0215Z-200314T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
915 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Ector County in western Texas...
Northeastern Ward County in western Texas...
Southeastern Winkler County in western Texas...
Northwestern Crane County in western Texas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 915 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Monahans, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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
southwestern Ector, northeastern Ward, southeastern Winkler and
northwestern Crane Counties, including the following locations...
Monahans Sandhills State Park and Roy Hurd Memorial Airport.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 78 and 95.
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 3154 10291 3169 10305 3175 10272 3160 10262
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 247DEG 43KT 3164 10287
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
121 follow-up statement
963
WWUS54 KMAF 140227
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
927 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
TXC103-135-475-495-140300-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200314T0300Z/
Ector TX-Ward TX-Winkler TX-Crane TX-
927 PM CDT Fri Mar 13 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ECTOR...NORTHEASTERN WARD...SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER AND
NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES...
At 926 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles northeast of Monahans along and near
Interstate 20, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Monahans Sandhills State Park.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 85 and 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3159 10282 3171 10292 3175 10272 3160 10262
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 247DEG 43KT 3169 10272
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
12The 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, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward | 29 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, 9:38 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.