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Tropical Funnel Cloud Sighted South of Odessa 7/27/12
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012
TXZ060>063-067>070-075-272130-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...
GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...
FORT STOCKTON
126 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012
...TROPICAL FUNNEL SPOTTED SOUTH OF ODESSA...
AT 122 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND RECEIVED A
PUBLIC REPORT OF A TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF THE CITY OF
ODESSA. MOVEMENT IS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. ON OCCASION...THESE
TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH THE GROUND BECOMING A
WEAK TORNADO.
IF A FUNNEL CLOUD IS OBSERVED...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING
AS A PRECAUTION. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT-LIVED
BUT OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS IF THEY
TOUCH THE GROUND. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO
DETECT ON RADAR.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS
THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND PARTS
OF THE TRANS PECOS.
At this time there are no severe weather warnings. A tropical funnel can occasionally occur in a tropical (warm,moist) situations. Tropical funnels are weak, rarely touch the ground and seldom cause any damage.