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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
651 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     Tornado          1 W Warfield            31.92N 102.23W
05/30/2024                   Midland            TX   NWS Storm Survey

            Corrects previous tornado report from 2 S
            Midland International. This tornado likely
            began as a weak uncondensed tornado near
            Highway 80 and FM 1788, causing minor damage
            as it tracked towards I-20 and FM1788. The
            tornado was then observed crossing I-20
            becoming a dusty circulation causing damage
            to power poles, buildings, and RVs near
            CR1270. NWS employees were able to see this
            tornado from the office to the south of I-20
            around this time. A strong RFD surge
            overtook the circulation after this time.
            Reports indicate the tornado may have
            dissipated but mostly likely it became
            shrounded in rain and dust as a very intense
            couplet quickly developed as the circulation
            moved south-southwest. At its peak, a VROT
            of 90-100 knots was observed on KMAF radar
            data. Limited damage indicators existed
            during its peak intensity. Minor damage was
            reported to the southeast after this time as
            the circulation slowly weakened and
            broadened in size, potentialy becoming a
            larger multi-vortex circulation. This
            tornado likely reached its peak width of
            approximately a mile wide at this time. This
            tornado likely dissipated a short time later
            to the southwest as the TDS dissipated.

0516 PM     Tornado          2 SE Midland Internatio 31.93N 102.17W
05/30/2024                   Midland            TX   NWS Employee

            NWS employees spotted a secondary smaller
            and weaker circulation to the east of the
            strengthening Warfield tornado. The NWS
            survey team was unable to find damge in the
            area, as this weak satellite tornado likely
            occurred over open terrain. This tornado was
            therefore rated EF-Unknown. Time and
            location of this brief tornado are estimated
            from radar data and reports.

0640 PM     Tornado          14 W Midkiff            31.66N 102.07W
05/30/2024                   Midland            TX   NWS Storm Survey

            Corrects previous tornado report from 8 ESE
            Pleasant Farms. This tornado was reported to
            have begun as a large tornado very near the
            Midland/Upton County line by multiple
            observers. This tornado began to move
            towards the west, growing in size and
            increasing in intensity as it caused EF-3
            damage to vegetation and heavy oil
            equipment. Ground scouring was noted along
            this portion of the damage path. The tornado
            may have been nearly stationary for a short
            time before beginning to move back to the
            west, continuing to cause damage to
            vegetation, power poles, and oil equipment.
            Eventually, the tornado began to dissiapte
            as it continued towards the west-southwest
            as a shrinking cone tornado before ending.


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