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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 2023Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2023, 5:06 PM CDT for Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 2, 2023, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2023, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

Counties Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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
Jun 2, 11:57 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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: 1081 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

219 
WFUS54 KMAF 022206
TORMAF
TXC371-443-022245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0013.230602T2206Z-230602T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
506 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  North central Terrell County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 545 PM CDT.
    
* At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 21 miles north of Sanderson, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  east central Pecos and north central Terrell Counties.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3040 10253 3055 10251 3061 10211 3029 10211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 272DEG 19KT 3044 10247 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

485 
WWUS54 KMAF 022214
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
514 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

TXC371-443-022245-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230602T2245Z/
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
514 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES...
    
At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 20 miles north of Sanderson, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Pecos and north central Terrell Counties.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 10249 3056 10247 3061 10211 3029 10211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 272DEG 19KT 3044 10242 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

88

355 
WWUS54 KMAF 022219 RRA
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
519 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

TXC371-443-022245-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230602T2245Z/
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
519 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES...
    
At 519 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 20 miles north of Sanderson, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Pecos and north central Terrell Counties.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 10249 3056 10247 3061 10211 3029 10211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 272DEG 19KT 3044 10239 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 11:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	38 min
Jun 2, 12:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	43 min
Jun 2, 12:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	54 min
Jun 2, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Crane, Pecos	63 min
Jun 2, 1:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos	29 min
Jun 2, 1:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Gaines	52 min
Jun 2, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	63 min
Jun 2, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Gaines	59 min
Jun 2, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	45 min
Jun 2, 2:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Andrews	50 min
Jun 2, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	41 min
Jun 2, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	55 min
Jun 2, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	22 min
Jun 2, 2:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	46 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	47 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	62 min
Jun 2, 3:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Gaines	4 hr
Jun 2, 3:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	2 hr
Jun 2, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	51 min
Jun 2, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	117 min
Jun 2, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	56 min
Jun 2, 3:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	3 hr
Jun 2, 3:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews	4 hr
Jun 2, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	48 min
Jun 2, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	65 min
Jun 2, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	63 min
Jun 2, 4:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	119 min
Jun 2, 4:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	47 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	43 min
Jun 2, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	59 min
Jun 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	56 min
Jun 2, 4:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Terrell	115 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	2 hr
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	52 min
Jun 2, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Borden, Dawson	47 min
Jun 2, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	67 min
Jun 2, 5:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden	3 hr
Jun 2, 5:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	118 min
Jun 2, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	50 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Borden, Scurry	63 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin	63 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	63 min
Jun 2, 5:48 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Winkler	57 min
Jun 2, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	54 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Borden, Glasscock, Howard	61 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Terrell	2 hr
Jun 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Terrell	62 min
Jun 2, 6:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Martin, Midland	118 min
Jun 2, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	58 min
Jun 2, 6:37 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	53 min
Jun 2, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Terrell	37 min
Jun 2, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Terrell	35 min
Jun 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	62 min
Jun 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	45 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.