Tornado in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 18:25:00 to 05-MAY-06 18:27:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

During the late afternoon of Friday, May 5, thunderstorms developed over Lea County, New Mexico and moved northeast into portions of Gaines County.  Around 5:21 pm, a thunderstorm intensified just southwest of the community of Higginbotham and began to exhibit supercellular characteristics as the storm began to move eastward then east southeastward at around 20 mph.As the cyclic supercell thunderstorm moved east southeast, it continued to intensify, producing golf ball to baseball hail in the northern and eastern portions of the city of Seminole.  A weak and brief tornado was photographed between 7:25 and 7:27 pm over rural areas of southeast Gaines County. Due to the limited road network in southeast Gaines County, the damage survey failed to reveal any damage in southeast Gaines County.

Hail in MARTIN, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 18:46:00 to 05-MAY-06 18:46:00 (CST)
Location: TARZAN
Magnitude: 4.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Softball size hail fell at the intersection of Texas Highway 349 and Martin County Road D2651.

Hail in DAWSON, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 18:32:00 to 05-MAY-06 18:32:00 (CST)
Location: PATRICIA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marble to golfball size hail fell west-northwest of Patricia.

Hail in MARTIN, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 19:18:00 to 05-MAY-06 19:18:00 (CST)
Location: LENORAH
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Nickel hail fell on Texas Highway 137 north of Lenorah.

Hail in DAWSON, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 20:32:00 to 05-MAY-06 20:32:00 (CST)
Location: PATRICIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Marble to quarter size hail fell six miles north of Patricia.

Hail in SCURRY, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 16:53:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:00:00 (CST)
Location: SNYDER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

A photographer with a local news station reported nickel sized hail falling on Texas Highway 350 just south of Snyder.  Shortly after this report was made, multiple reports of golfball hail also were reported in Snyder.

Hail in TERRELL, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 17:40:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:40:00 (CST)
Location: SANDERSON
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Penny to tennis ball size hail fell in northwestern Terrell county.

Hail in HOWARD, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 21:34:00 to 05-MAY-06 21:34:00 (CST)
Location: BIG SPRING
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of U.S. Highway 87 and Farm to Market Road 1584.

Hail in HOWARD, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 21:50:00 to 05-MAY-06 21:50:00 (CST)
Location: BIG SPRING
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Pea to quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Texas Highway 350 and Old Colorado City Highway.

Hail in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 17:02:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:02:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 250K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Baseball size hail fell in a swath from northwest of Seminole on Texas Highway 214 to Seminole, breaking numerous car and building windows.

Hail in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 17:10:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:13:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Quarter to lime size hail fell in Seminole.

Hail in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 17:24:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:24:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Tennis ball to baseball sized hail fell along U.S. Highway 180 east of Seminole.

Hail in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 17:40:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:40:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Magnitude: 4.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Trained spotters reported three to four inch hail east of Seminole on U.S. Highway 180.

Hail in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 17:15:00 to 05-MAY-06 17:15:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Baseball size hail fell at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm to Market Road 1429.

Hail in TERRELL, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 19:18:00 to 05-MAY-06 19:18:00 (CST)
Location: DRYDEN
Magnitude: 4.25 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Golfball to softball size hail fell just north of the Terrell Gas Plant.

Tornado in MARTIN, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 19:02:00 to 05-MAY-06 19:05:00 (CST)
Location: TARZAN
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Just east of Texas Highway 349, nine miles southwest of Patricia, an anticyclonic tornado developed in view of chasers and spotters.  Based on the location of the tornado in relation to the supercell, indications are that this tornado developed on the south flank of the rear flank downdraft.

Tornado in MARTIN, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 19:00:00 to 05-MAY-06 19:14:00 (CST)
Location: TARZAN
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A tornado developed in Martin County in open fields north of County Road D4800 and east of County Road D2651.  Based on spotter reports, the tornado was visible at 8:02 pm CDT just south of CR D4800 and west of Farm to Market Road 829 (FM 829), south-southeast of Patricia.  According to spotter reports, it took on a stove-pipe like shape and continued to move to the east-southeast along FM 829.  A few minutes later, the tornado pulled an oil pump jack and well head from the ground.  The pump jack was estimated to weigh about 35,000 pounds by an oil company representative.  The well head was anchored in the ground by an additional 35,000 pounds of weight from pipe below the ground.  Southward along FM 829, four power poles were snapped four to five feet above ground and an additional six poles farther south were blown over to the east due to rear flank downdraft winds.  Another couple of minutes later, an oil heater treater weighing approximately 12,000 pounds was blown over.  The damage survey team classified the damage that occurred between 8:02pm CDT and 8:07pm CDT, when the oil heater treater was blown over, as F2 intensity damage.  After blowing over the oil heater, the tornado became rain-wrapped and crossed County Road 4600, just west of County Road D3401.  Five power poles were knocked down on County Road D3401.  Based on information received from both spotters and chasers, the tornado dissipated at 8:14pm CDT, just west of Texas Highway 137.  During the remainder of the tornado's path, it remained mainly over open country.  The damage survey team calculated the width of the tornado to be 130 yards near the end of its life.  However, the track was estimated to be between 200 and 300 yards during earlier stages of its life.  The path length was calculated to be just over six miles long.

Tornado in MARTIN, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 19:21:00 to 05-MAY-06 19:27:00 (CST)
Location: FLOWER GROVE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

The supercell thunderstorm produced another weaker tornado just before 8:30pm CDT.  This tornado is believed to have traveled over open country before dissipating east-southeast of the community of Flower Grove.

Tornado in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-06 18:18:00 to 05-MAY-06 18:20:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINOLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Trained spotters observed a brief tornado touchdown east-southeast of Seminole near the Fairview community.