Tornado in Midland County, Texas

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 damage in the area, as this weak satellite tornado likely occurred over open terrain. This tornado was, therefore, rated EF-Unknown. The time and location of this brief tornado are estimated from radar data and reports.

A dryline would set up and become focused near the Texas/New Mexico state line south into the Lower Trans Pecos during the afternoon. At the same time, a southwestward advancing outflow boundary generated by a convective system east of the region would interact with the dryline. Initial thunderstorm development occurred near the Stockton Plateau and Llano Estecado. These thunderstorms would mainly produce instances of very large hail through the evening. A separate prolific severe weather-producing supercell would quickly develop at the intersection of the dryline and outflow boundary. This supercell would impact portions of Ector, Midland, and Upton Counties, producing several tornadoes, very large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding.