1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 3, 9:25 PM MST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1019 PM CST WED MAR 3 2004
.UPDATE...
LINE OF CONVECTION FIRING GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FM SEMINOLE TO FST
AT 04Z...MOVG RAPIDLY N. SOME STORMS SHOWING 3-BODY SCATTER AT ALL
TILTS...AND WILL UPDATE TO INCLUDE WATCH INFO AND TO EMPHASIZE HAIL
THREAT. SEE SWOMCD/SWODY1 FOR MORE DETAILS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN FOCUS IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TONIGHT. CURRENT VIS SAT IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBS INDICATE
PERSISTENT LOW CLOUDS AND FOG OVER THE PLAINS IS BANKED UP AGAINST
THE MOUNTAINS. LOW CLOUDS ARE BEGINNING TO THIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. THIS WILL HELP INCREASE
LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY...BUT POINT FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A
FAIRLY STRONG INVERSION AROUND 700MB. THE INVERSION IS PROGGED TO
WEAKEN AS COOLER MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES AND LARGE SCALE ASCENT MOVE
INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. WE HAVE RETAINED THE MENTION OF SEVERE
STORMS IN THE GRIDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS...LOWER TRANS PECOS AND EASTERN BREWSTER COUNTY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...SO POPS WERE
RAISED ACROSS THE AREA.
UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA PENINSULA WILL TURN
TO THE EAST AND HEAD OVER THE AREA TOMORROW. WILL HOLD ON TO CHANCE
POPS MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE CWA. PRECIPITATION
SHOULD QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON
THURSDAY. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED TO SLOW THE SPEED OF THE TROUGH
DOWN...ARGUING FOR HOLDING ON TO AT LEAST CHANCE POPS OVER EASTERN
AREAS TOMORROW. WINDS WILL PICK UP SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST AS THE DRIER AIR MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. 40+ KT WINDS
AT 700MB OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COMBINED WITH A STRONG
MOUNTAIN WAVE SIGNATURE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL ARGUE FOR A
HIGH WIND WATCH. EXPECT WINDS TO REALLY START INCREASING BETWEEN
10AM AND NOON OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE ALSO GOING TO
BE STRONG IN THE PLAINS...AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR
TOMORROW. WILL LET THE MIDNIGHT CREW TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS.
WILL NOT MENTION BLOWING DUST...RAIN SHOULD HINDER WIDESPREAD
BLOWING DUST FOR TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME LOCAL AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO DUST. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL SWING
THROUGH QUICKLY ON FRIDAY. WE SHOULD BE FAIRLY DRY SO WE WILL JUST
ADD IN ISOLATED POPS FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF
COUNTIES.
BEYOND FRIDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.
THIS SHOULD BRING DRY WEATHER FOR THE MOST PART WITH NEAR-NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. A FAIRLY STRONG TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IS SHOWN MOVING
THROUGH OUR CWA BEHIND THIS TROUGH WHICH MAY COOL US DOWN SOME FOR
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MAY TREND TEMPERATURES DOWN FOR THIS...BUT WILL
NOT BE DRIVING THEM DOWN TOO FAR JUST YET. AND WITH ENERGY WELL OFF
TO THE NORTH...WILL NOT ADD IN ANY POPS EITHER.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 08Z TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-
067>070-075.
NM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 08Z NMZ029-033>034.
&&
12/44HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 300 PM CST WED MAR 3 2004 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-041000- ANDREWS-BIG BEND AREA-BORDEN-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-CRANE- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-DAWSON-ECTOR-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GAINES- GLASSCOCK-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- HOWARD-LOVING-MARFA PLATEAU-MARTIN-MIDLAND-MITCHELL- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-REAGAN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-SCURRY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- TERRELL-UPTON-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-WARD-WINKLER- 300 PM CST (200 PM MST) WED MAR 3 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF A LAMESA...WINK...FORT STOCKTON... PANTHER JUNCTION LINE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 903 PM CST WED MAR 3 2004 NMZ033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-040800- ANDREWS-BORDEN-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-CRANE-DAWSON-ECTOR-GAINES- GLASSCOCK-HOWARD-LOVING-MARTIN-MIDLAND-MITCHELL-PECOS-REAGAN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-SCURRY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-UPTON- WARD-WINKLER- 903 PM CST (803 PM MST) WED MAR 3 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 17 IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO UNTIL 200 AM CST (100 AM MST). IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS... ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK... HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN... REEVES...SCURRY...UPTON...WARD...AND WINKLER IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... LEA 44
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Elevated strong to severe thunderstorms developed over the southeast New Mexico plains during the late evening of the 3rd and early on the 4th. This activity spread east into Texas where a widespread and significant round of severe weather unfolded through the 4th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, March 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5389864.