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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 24, 2025Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2025, 7:53 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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: Apr 24, 2025, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2025, 8:29 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 24, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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: 2403 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1201 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 5.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

936 
WFUS54 KMAF 250053
TORMAF
TXC371-250145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.TO.W.0003.250425T0053Z-250425T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
753 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 25 miles south of Fort Stockton, moving southeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  south central Pecos County, including the following locations...
  Sierra Madera.

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 3035 10298 3056 10308 3065 10292 3045 10264
      3031 10294
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 317DEG 15KT 3052 10292 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

JW

2 follow-up statements

939 
WWUS54 KMAF 250108
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
808 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXC371-250145-
/O.CON.KMAF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250425T0145Z/
Pecos TX-
808 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...

At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 27 miles northeast of Marathon, or 27 miles south of Fort
Stockton, moving southeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Sierra Madera.

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 3051 10306 3061 10288 3045 10264 3031 10294
      3035 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 319DEG 11KT 3049 10291 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

JW

182 
WWUS54 KMAF 250129
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
829 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXC371-250138-
/O.CAN.KMAF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250425T0145Z/
Pecos TX-
829 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3051 10306 3061 10288 3045 10264 3031 10294
      3035 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 317DEG 15KT 3042 10284 

$$

JW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 24, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 640 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025
Severe storms expected to develop this afternoon/evening. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats.
Off-and-on storm chances continue Saturday into early next week, especially for the Eastern Permian Basin and Lower Trans- Pecos

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
642 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 640 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

- Severe storms expected to develop this afternoon/evening. Large
  hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats.

- Off-and-on storm chances continue Saturday into early next
  week, especially for the Eastern Permian Basin and Lower Trans-
  Pecos

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Friday night)
Issued at 122 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

West to southwesterly flow at the surface will continue though
this evening, along with a few shortwave disturbances embedded in
the zonal flow aloft tracking across the area this afternoon and
evening. With this active pattern remaining in place, we are
expecting another round of scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms developing across the Davis Mountains and Stockton
Plateau this afternoon and evening and tracking generally east to
northeast tonight. Some of these storms will have the potential
for becoming severe along the dryline, and may produce impacts
such as large hail and damaging winds. SPC currently has the
eastern portion of our area under a Slight Risk for Severe Weather
through tonight, and a Marginal Risk along our northern counties
again for tomorrow.

Otherwise, overnight lows for tonight will remain generally in the
mid 50s to mid 60s range with some slightly cooler temperatures
in the higher elevations. Afternoon high temperatures on Friday
will also be similar to today, with highs in the mid 80s to mid
90s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through Wednesday)
Issued at 120 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

West to southwesterly flow aloft continues into Saturday morning
as an upper-level trough continues to amplify and slowly track
into western Texas by later in the day on Saturday. Diffluence
and weak pulses within the mid-to-upper-level flow, coupled with
some convergence along a weak surface boundary north of the area,
will once again allow for a few showers and thunderstorms to
develop late Friday night into Saturday morning, and again on
Sunday and Monday afternoon/evening. Some of these storms may
become strong to severe again given ample moisture/instability
east of the dryline, potentially producing large hail and damaging
winds.

The dryline moves a little farther east than on previous days by
Sunday, then as far as the Eastern Permian Basin Monday. A larger
system will approach the region during this time frame (though
the best forcing will be north of our area). Given the
displacement of the dryline, storm chances will be confined to
easternmost counties (10-30% chances for these locations).
Otherwise, southerly/southwesterly winds increase over the weekend
into early next week as the aforementioned system nears and
surface pressure gradients tighten in response. Another shortwave
looks to approach the area by the middle of next week, bringing
more low rain chances (10-30%) to the Eastern Permian Basin and
Lower Trans-Pecos.

Temperatures remain seasonable/a touch warmer than normal until
the end of the weekend, when widespread highs in the mid 80s to
mid 90s look to return on the back of the increasing southerly to
southwesterly winds. A weak cold front will tack through the area
on Tuesday, bringing high temperatures in the 80s and slightly
closer to normal for this time of year.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 640 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

VFR conditions are mostly expected to continue through this
evening. VCTS is beginning to exit MAF with TSRA moving out of FST
in an hour or two. Southeast winds and VFR conditions are expected
until the morning hours when MVFR ceilings move back west into the
region. These ceilings lift by early afternoon. Thunderstorms may
again cause impacts to eastern terminals, but time and location
remains uncertain at this time.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring               64  86  63  78 /  10  10  40  60
Carlsbad                 56  90  61  85 /   0  10  40  40
Dryden                   65  88  65  87 /  20  10  10  20
Fort Stockton            65  90  66  89 /  10  10  20  40
Guadalupe Pass           58  83  59  81 /   0  10  30  20
Hobbs                    58  87  59  78 /   0  10  50  70
Marfa                    54  86  56  87 /   0  20  10  30
Midland Intl Airport     64  87  63  80 /  10  10  40  50
Odessa                   64  87  64  80 /  10  10  40  50
Wink                     64  92  66  87 /   0  10  30  40

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
NM...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...44
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION...91

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXZ075-242115-
Pecos TX-
335 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY THROUGH 415
PM CDT...

At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Fort Stockton, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Pecos
County.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 273 and 274.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3058 10283 3075 10292 3089 10265 3063 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 245DEG 14KT 3070 10281

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JW

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 4:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
440 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXZ067-068-075-242230-
Pecos TX-Crane TX-Ward TX-
440 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN
WARD AND WEST CENTRAL CRANE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 440 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Grandfalls, or 21 miles south of Monahans, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Imperial Reservoir and Grandfalls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
western and southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3118 10300 3131 10304 3140 10275 3113 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 256DEG 10KT 3127 10291

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JW

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 4:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
452 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXZ067-068-242230-
Crane TX-Ward TX-
452 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WARD AND
NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 451 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Thorntonville, or near Monahans, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Monahans, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Thorntonville, and Monahans
Sandhills State Park.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 75 and 87.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
western Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3148 10300 3161 10298 3164 10269 3141 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 272DEG 11KT 3155 10290

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JW

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 5:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
532 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXZ067-068-075-242315-
Pecos TX-Crane TX-Ward TX-
532 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...
SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND WEST CENTRAL CRANE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM
CDT...

At 532 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Grandfalls, or 23 miles south of Monahans, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Imperial Reservoir, Grandfalls, and Imperial.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
western and southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 10296 3136 10291 3141 10263 3108 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 276DEG 11KT 3124 10284

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JW

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 5:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXZ067-068-242330-
Crane TX-Ward TX-
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL WARD AND
NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 544 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Monahans, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Ward
and northwestern Crane Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
western Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3148 10290 3160 10283 3160 10253 3136 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 291DEG 9KT 3150 10279

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JW

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 5:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
554 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TXZ075-242345-
Pecos TX-
554 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY THROUGH 645
PM CDT...

At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fort Stockton, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Fort Stockton.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 256 and 276.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3071 10295 3092 10296 3096 10260 3064 10261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 264DEG 13KT 3082 10290

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	56 min
Apr 24, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Midland	17 min
Apr 24, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	51 min
Apr 24, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Gaines	28 min
Apr 24, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	25 min
Apr 24, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	46 min
Apr 24, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	45 min
Apr 24, 10:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
Apr 24, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	9 min
Apr 25, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		33 min
Apr 25, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	56 min
Apr 25, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	35 min
Apr 25, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	57 min
Apr 25, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	37 min
Apr 25, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	64 min
Apr 25, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves	27 min
Apr 25, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Reeves	40 min
Apr 25, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving	66 min
Apr 25, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	43 min
Apr 25, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Reeves	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.