Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2008, 5:35 AM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 10, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2008, 5:35 AM CDT (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 895 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2374 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KMAF 101035 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 535 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS EXCEPT THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN/LOW ROLLING PLAINS FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... .AS THE UPPER TROUGH PASSES ACROSS THE REGION... A STRONG WEST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA BY THIS MORNING. THIS WIND HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO PICK UP ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND MOVE INTO THE PLAINS. MINIMUM RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE AREA... WITH AFTERNOON RH IN THE TEENS FOR THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN WHERE RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF WEST TEXAS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY IMPROVING OVERNIGHT AS WINDS RELAX. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER. TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-101145- /O.CAN.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN- 535 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. HEAVY RAINFALL FELL LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. WHILE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... MINIMUM RH IN THESE AREAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH NEEDED CRITERIA. $$ NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-079>082-258- 101845- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0036.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0040.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 535 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /435 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WEST AND THE PASSING OF A STRONG UPPER SYSTEM TODAY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH WESTERLY WINDS AT THE 20 FT LEVEL OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ACROSS THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN. 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH EXPECTED FOR THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMAF 101239 AAA RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 739 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS EXCEPT THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN/LOW ROLLING PLAINS FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... .CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA TODAY. AS A STRONG SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH STRONG WEST WINDS WILL RAKE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE COOLER TODAY THE DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AID IN DRYING THE AIR. THE DRIEST AIR WILL BE IN THE FAR WEST WHERE MINIMUM RH/S WILL STILL BE ABLE TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. FARTHER EAST MINIMUM RH/S WILL TRANSITION FROM NEAR 10 PCT IN THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN TO 15 PCT IN THE EAST. CONCERNS TODAY INCLUDE DURATION OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEFORE NOON ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THE INTENSITY OF THE WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE BASIN AND TO 65 MPH IN THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. NMZ114-115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-079>082-258- 110300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0040.080410T1400Z-080411T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 739 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /639 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST EARLY TODAY BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. WINDS GUSTS ABOVE 6000 FT...IN THE CHISOS MOUNTAINS TO 40 MPH...IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO 75 MPH...AND TO 90 IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. FARTHER EAST GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BEFORE NOON. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS...TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 101959 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 258 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS EXCEPT THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN/LOW ROLLING PLAINS FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA TODAY. AS A STRONG SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH STRONG WEST WINDS WILL RAKE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE COOLER TODAY THE DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AID IN DRYING THE AIR. THE DRIEST AIR WILL BE IN THE FAR WEST WHERE MINIMUM RH/S WILL STILL BE ABLE TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. FARTHER EAST MINIMUM RH/S WILL TRANSITION FROM NEAR 10 PCT IN THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN TO 15 PCT IN THE EAST. CONCERNS TODAY INCLUDE DURATION OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEFORE NOON ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THE INTENSITY OF THE WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE BASIN AND TO 65 MPH IN THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-110300- /O.EXA.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN- 258 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS ARE BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. EASTERN LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-110800- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0037.080411T1500Z-080412T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 158 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS ARE BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. WINDS GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 90 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD BE MUCH WEAKER THAN TODAY...BUT STILL ABOVE 20 MPH. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-079>082-110300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 258 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /158 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS ARE BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. WINDS GUSTS ABOVE 6000 FT...IN THE CHISOS MOUNTAINS TO 40 MPH...IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO 75 MPH. FARTHER EAST GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 110145 CCA RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 832 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS FOR VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RESULTING IN HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS ALL AREAS TODAY. AS A STRONG SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH STRONG WEST WINDS WILL RAKE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE COOLER TODAY THE DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AID IN DRYING THE AIR. THE DRIEST AIR WILL BE IN THE FAR WEST WHERE MINIMUM RH/S WILL STILL BE ABLE TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. FARTHER EAST MINIMUM RH/S WILL TRANSITION FROM NEAR 10 PCT IN THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN TO 15 PCT IN THE EAST. TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-110300- /O.COR.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN- 832 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS ARE BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. EASTERN LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$ NMZ114-TXZ258-111400- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0037.080411T1500Z-080412T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 732 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS ARE BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. WINDS GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 90 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD BE MUCH WEAKER THAN TODAY...BUT STILL ABOVE 20 MPH. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-079>082-110300- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 832 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /732 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH MOUNTAIN WINDS ARE BRINGING SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT THE PLAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. WINDS GUSTS ABOVE 6000 FT...IN THE CHISOS MOUNTAINS TO 40 MPH...IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO 75 MPH. FARTHER EAST GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WEST WINDS WILL SERVE TO DRY THE AIR AND MINIMUM RH/S ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. THESE HIGH WINDS AND THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... COMBINED WITH RECENT THE ONGOING DROUGHT... WILL CREATE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE TO SPREAD. REMEMBER...IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS... TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES CAN AUTHORIZE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN TEXAS. $$
000 WWUS84 KMAF 110328 RFWMAF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1028 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE EVENING HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 10-15% RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NMZ114-TXZ258-111100- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FW.A.0037.080411T1500Z-080412T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 928 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS OF 20 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 10 TO 15% CAN BE EXPECTED. VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND OR OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. KEEP VEHICLES ON DRIVING SURFACES... AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH TALL GRASS. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT MAY PRODUCE OUTDOOR FLAMES OR SPARKS. $$ NMZ115-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-110430- /O.EXP.KMAF.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080411T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY- ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- 1028 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /928 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH OVERNIGHT... HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN POOR FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER...WITH FAIR TO GOOD RECOVERY ELSEWHERE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Apr 10, 4:51 AM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 4:51 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
451 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
.FIRE WEATHER...
DRY AIR RAPIDLY OVERCOMING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH DEWPTS QUICKLY
FALLING ACROSS WESTERN EDGE OF LAST NIGHTS RAINFALL. HAVE ADDED
CENTRAL PERMIAN COUNTIES TO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUING
SHORTLY. THESE COUNTIES MAY ONLY MARGINALLY REACH MINIMUM RH
THIS AFTERNOON... BUT WITH EXPECTED STRENGTH OF WIND DECIDED TO
INCLUDE IN RED FLAG.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 355 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008/
DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE
STRONG 500 MILLIBAR LOW PASSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A VERY
TIGHT HEIGHT AND SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN (WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH 03Z TONIGHT) IN THE STRONGEST
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. FURTHER SOUTH WILL ISSUE WINDY ADVISORY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...LOWER TRANS
PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...BIG BEND...AND PRESIDIO VALLEY WHERE
THE WIND FIELDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION
PATCHY BLOWING DUST MOST AREAS...EXCEPT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS
THE NORTHERN BASIN WHERE DUST IS MORE PRONE DUE TO THE PLOWED
FIELDS.
BY TONIGHT THE COLD FRONT WILL OOZE SOUTH DROPPING TEMPERATURES
BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ON FRIDAY NIGHT A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL SLAM THROUGH THE REGION AS THE 500 MILLIBAR LOW
EXPANDS ITS INFLUENCE AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. BY
SATURDAY TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH BELOW NORMAL IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW
ALOFT. EXPECTING JUST SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS THIS WEEKEND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN BASIN IN THE COOLER MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES.
A WARMING TREND WILL COMMENCE NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
IS FOLLOWED BY A MORE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. WILL CONTINUE DRY FORECAST
AT THIS TIME.
FIRE WEATHER...
LONG ANTICIPATED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY STILL COMING TODAY WITH
VERY DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED... HOWEVER ONE
COMPLICATION HAS DEVELOPED FOR PART OF THE AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL FELL
LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. RADAR ESTIMATES WIDESPREAD
HALF TO 1 INCH RAINFALL ALONG AND EAST OF A GAIL... MIDLAND... TO
BAKERSFIELD LINE... WITH A LARGE AREA OF 3 INCH PLUS TOTALS FOR
NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN. RAINFALL ESTIMATES LOOK A LITTLE HIGH
BASED ON MEASURED RAIN AT MAF... ALSO BELIEVE HEAVY ESTIMATES OVER
NORTHEAST MAY HAVE BEEN INFLATED BY HAIL. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH
VERY DRY AIR STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS UPPER
TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH... BUT ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN AND SITTING ON THE
GROUND WILL RESULT IN HIGHER RH THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED FOR THE
EAST. THEREFORE HAVE CHOSEN TO UPGRADE WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS TODAY... BUT REMOVED A LARGE
PORTION OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.
LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL COUNTIES TO THE WARNING IF
DRY AIR ADVECTION IS ENOUGH TO OVERCOME SOIL MOISTURE.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
EDDY COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA
COUNTY.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...PECOS...
PRESIDIO VALLEY...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...BIG BEND AREA...CRANE...ECTOR...
GLASSCOCK...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MIDLAND...PECOS...
PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BORDEN...
DAWSON...GAINES...HOWARD...MARTIN...MITCHELL...REEVES
COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
&&
72/12Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 4:38 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 438 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-110945- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 438 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /338 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AS VERY DRY AIR... VERY WINDY CONDITIONS... AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER COMBINE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND ALL OF WEST TEXAS... EXCEPT THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN WHERE HEAVY RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT. SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS... THE ADJACENT PLAINS... AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. THE PLAINS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 60 MPH.... THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAY HAVE GUSTS TO 75 MPH... AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MAY HAVE GUSTS TO 90 MPH OR MORE. PERSONS CONSIDERING TRAVEL ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE ROUTES. WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN... MOST OF THE TRANS PECOS... THE MARFA PLATEAU... AND THE BIG BEND WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1136 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1049 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW BIG SPRING 32.22N 101.52W
04/09/2008 HOWARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING NEAR THE AIRPARK 8 TO 10 INCHES DEEP
&&
RBARNESLocal storm report, Apr 9, 11:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1138 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1102 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW BIG SPRING 32.22N 101.52W
04/09/2008 HOWARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES STANDING WATER AT AIRPARK
&&
RBARNESLocal storm report, Apr 10, 1:15 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
115 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 PM HAIL BIG SPRING 32.25N 101.48W
04/09/2008 M0.75 INCH HOWARD TX BROADCAST MEDIA
0700 PM HAIL IRA 32.58N 101.00W
04/09/2008 E0.75 INCH SCURRY TX PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN IRA.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE COLORADO CITY 32.47N 100.83W
04/09/2008 MITCHELL TX TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORT A BARN DESTROYED AND POWER LINES
DOWN JUST EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 208
AND FM 1982 IN NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY.
0715 PM HAIL SNYDER 32.71N 100.92W
04/09/2008 E0.25 INCH SCURRY TX TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORT PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN
SNYDER.
0832 PM HAIL LUTHER 32.45N 101.46W
04/09/2008 E1.25 INCH HOWARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0930 PM HAIL 1 W ODESSA 31.85N 102.39W
04/09/2008 E0.88 INCH ECTOR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0940 PM HAIL ODESSA 31.85N 102.37W
04/09/2008 E1.25 INCH ECTOR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0946 PM HAIL 6 W MIDLAND 32.00N 102.18W
04/09/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDLAND TX NWS EMPLOYEE
0956 PM HAIL 2 W MIDLAND 32.00N 102.11W
04/09/2008 E1.00 INCH MIDLAND TX NWS EMPLOYEE
1006 PM HAIL MIDLAND 32.00N 102.08W
04/09/2008 E1.75 INCH MIDLAND TX PUBLIC
1014 PM HAIL GREENWOOD 32.03N 101.90W
04/09/2008 E1.75 INCH MIDLAND TX TRAINED SPOTTER
1028 PM HAIL 8 E BAKERSFIELD 30.89N 102.17W
04/09/2008 E1.00 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY TEXAS RANGERS AT MILE
MARKER 300 ALONG INTERSTATE 10.
1049 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW BIG SPRING 32.22N 101.52W
04/09/2008 HOWARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING NEAR THE AIRPARK 8 TO 10 INCHES DEEP
1100 PM HAIL COAHOMA 32.29N 101.31W
04/09/2008 E0.75 INCH HOWARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN COAHOMA.
1102 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW BIG SPRING 32.22N 101.52W
04/09/2008 HOWARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES STANDING WATER AT AIRPARK
1105 PM HAIL BIG LAKE 31.19N 101.46W
04/09/2008 E1.25 INCH REAGAN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY POLICE DEPT IN BIG
LAKE.
1105 PM HAIL BIG LAKE 31.19N 101.46W
04/09/2008 E1.25 INCH REAGAN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
LINDSEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2:58 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Apr 9, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Martin | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 62 min |
| Apr 9, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin, Midland | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 56 min |
| Apr 9, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 10:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 59 min |
| Apr 9, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 11:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Scurry | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 115 min |
| Apr 10, 4:32 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Loving, Midland, Pecos and 4 more | 14 hr |
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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.