1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 22, 12:45 PM MST, 9 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004 .SHORT TERM... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS MID LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE AXIS SLOWLY MOVING E AS STRONG SHRTWV TROF MOVES INTO NRN NM. ASSOCD SFC LOW IN ERN NM HIGH PLAINS WITH ATTENDANT TROF S INTO UPPER TRANS PECOS. LEADING EDGE OF COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BE IN NE NM/TX PANHANDLE WITH SB INSTABILITY FOCUSED ACRS SE-E NM INTO S PLAINS. MSAS DEPICTS LOW LEVEL CONVERGENT AXIS INVOF TROF ACRS SE NM. ATTM LOOKS LIKE COVERAGE OF TSTMS WILL BE LIMITED TO ISOLD ACRS SE NM AND APPROACHING SCT IN NW PB AS BEST FORCING/UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL REMAIN WELL N. CHC POPS APPROPRIATE ACRS LOWER TRANS PECOS WITHIN THETA-E RIDGE AXIS AND WHERE UPSLOPE FLOW MOVES INTO HIER TERRAIN AND WHERE THERMAL GRADIENT SETS UP. ISOLD SEVERE STORM FAVORED ACRS NW PB WHERE COMBINATION OF BEST LOW LEVEL MSTR/INSTABILITY/0-6KM BULK SHEAR NOTED. HEAVY RAINS MORE OF A CONCERN ACRS LOWER TRANS PECOS WHERE PW/S NEAR 1.5. COLD FRONT NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SE NM UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE...WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN LATE MORNING LOWS WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE IN THE W-NW. OTHERWISE MID LEVEL MSTR AND LLJ OVERNIGHT ACRS PB WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPS IN LOW TO MID 60S. .LONG TERM... BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD THROUGH NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSLATE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST TOWARD MINNESOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM SOUTHEAST COLORADO/NORTHWEST KANSAS TO MAKE A PUSH SOUTH TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE BRINGING THE FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS MORE AGGRESSIVE IN BUILDING THE SURFACE RIDGE INTO THE AREA THAN THE ETA SOLUTION. BASICALLY WENT WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...KEEPING HIGHS CLOSER TO THE COOLER MAV GUIDANCE. IT APPEARS THE MOST FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ON THURSDAY WILL BE ORIENTED ALONG THE INSTABILITY AXIS AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FOR NOW HAVE GONE FOR SLIGHT CHANCE OR 20 PCT POPS FROM THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS SOUTHWEST TO THE TRANS PECOS/DAVIS MOUNTAINS/BIG BEND REGION. COOL WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS AN INFLUENCE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY REMAIN STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. INSTABILITY AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BE MAXIMIZED FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TO THE BIG BEND REGION...AND WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE LOCATIONS. IN THE EXTENDED...MODEL RUNS BRING A SHORTWAVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SOMETIME IN THE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME...DEPENDING ON YOUR MODEL OF CHOICE. ANOTHER UPPER LOW/TROUGH IS PROGGED TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE WEST COAST MONDAY...WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASING OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LIFT FROM MINOR SHORTWAVES WITHIN THIS FLOW...AND MAXIMUM INSTABILITY LOOKS TO REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN TIER OF THE CWA THROUGH MIDWEEK...AND THIS IS WHERE WE WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES WERE MADE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 65 81 61 80 / 20 20 20 10 CARLSBAD NM 58 81 58 81 / 10 0 10 20 DRYDEN TX 68 85 65 85 / 30 20 20 20 FORT STOCKTON TX 64 83 62 82 / 30 20 20 20 GUADALUPE PASS TX 59 77 57 75 / 10 0 10 20 HOBBS NM 60 81 58 80 / 20 10 10 10 MARFA TX 53 77 52 75 / 20 20 10 30 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 65 81 61 80 / 20 20 10 10 ODESSA TX 65 82 62 80 / 20 20 10 10 WINK TX 67 86 63 85 / 20 10 10 20 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. NM...NONE. && 49/21
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 226 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-230300- 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- 226 PM CDT (126 PM MDT) WED SEP 22 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN INCLUDING LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO. HAIL TO SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. ALSO HEAVY RAIN REMAINS A CONCERN ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING BREWSTER...PECOS...AND TERRELL COUNTIES. CREEKS AND ARROYOS MAY ALREADY BE RUNNING WITH WATER AND THE RIO GRANDE IS FLOWING AT HIGH LEVELS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THIS AREA WILL QUICKLY GENERATE RUNOFF AND PRODUCE FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD ACTIVATION OF SPOTTER GROUPS IS NOT EXPECTED THIS EVENING...HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...LOCAL STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE READY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 830 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004 NMZ029-230330- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- 730 PM MDT WED SEP 22 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY NEW MEXICO...AND WILL APPROACH NORTHERN LEA COUNTY BY 8 PM MDT. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO RECEIVE ANY IMPACT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCATIONS ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS 508 AND 125 EAST OF CROSSROADS. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM MDT IN THOSE AREAS. LINDLEY
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the plains of southeastern New Mexico during the evening of the 22nd. An anemometer at the Lovington Airport measured a 58 MPH thunderstorm wind gust as the storms passed. Half inch diameter hail also was reported by the airport staff.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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