Thunderstorm activity was again widespread over much of west Texas. An abnormally moist atmosphere provided conditions favorable for additional heavy rainfall.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
Thunderstorm activity was again widespread over much of west Texas. An abnormally moist atmosphere provided conditions favorable for additional heavy rainfall.
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 Jun 26, 1:00 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 200 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2004 .SHORT TERM... OMEGA BLOCK CONTINUES OVER NORTH AMERICA TODAY. RIDGE IS CENTERED TO THE WEST OF THE CWA WITH THE AXIS RUNNING FROM NEAR THE AZ/NM BORDER NORTH NORTHWEST TO THE OR/ID BORDER. THIS SETUP PUTS OUR AREA UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW. HAD AN MCS MOVE INTO EDDY COUNTY LAST NIGHT IN THIS FLOW AND DROP 2 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN AT THE CNM ASOS SITE IN ABOUT AN HOUR. THIS ACTIVITY QUICKLY DIED...POSSIBLY DUE TO RELATIVELY WEAK 850MB FLOW OF 15KT TO 20KT. ETA/GFS BOTH PICKING UP ON A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHEAST IN THIS NORTHWEST FLOW AGAIN TONIGHT. WITH HEATING OF THE DAY AND NM MOUNTAINS LIKELY GETTING TS AGAIN TODAY...EXPECT A SIMILAR SITUATION TONIGHT WITH AN MCS FORMING IN NM AND MOVING INTO THE CWA. THERE IS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN PLACEMENT OF QPF IN MODELS. ETA IS FARTHER NORTH THAN THE GFS. GFS BRINGS PRECIP INTO THE VAN HORN/PRESIDIO VALLEY AREA WHILE THE ETA SHOWS RAIN FALLING OVER SOUTHEASTERN NM AGAIN. 850MB WINDS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER...SO IF ONE DOES FORM...IT MAY LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN LAST NIGHT. WILL RAISE POPS TO CHANCE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NM AND OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. .LONG TERM... MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS IN WRN NM SUNDAY MAINTAINS NW FLOW ALOFT ACRS W TX WHILE COOL NRN STREAM FLOW ACRS NRN PLAINS KEEPS TRYING TO PUSH BOUNDARIES S INTO RGN. DEFINITIVE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENT AXIS SETS UP ACRS NM MTNS. AS SUCH MTNS AND ADJACENT PLAINS WILL BE FAVORED FOR TSTMS AT LEAST INTO MONDAY. GFS ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING COMPLEXES OUT OF NM MTNS LATE SUNDAY/MONDAY NIGHTS WITH SFC BOUNDARY REMAINING ACRS THE N. BOUNDARY TRIES TO PUSH FARTHER S AND W INTO TUES WHICH WILL SERVE TO PUSH MSTR W/INCREASE UPSLOPE FLOW ACRS MTNS WHERE MODEST 7H-5H LR/S (7C/KM) WILL BE IN PLACE. BY TUES MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS HAS WORKED EWD ALLOWING FOR A BETTER/DEEPER TROPICAL MSTR FETCH ACRS W TX/NM AS GFS PERSISTENTLY GENERATES CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS. ATTP INCLINED TO GO SCT POPS ACRS TRANS PECOS INTO WED IN A SEEMINGLY WET PATTERN. WITH RIDGE AXIS ESTABLISHED W 7H TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW 11C ACRS PB...THUS UNSEASONALLY COOL TEMPS TO CONTINUE. MEANWHILE STRONG MID LEVEL RIDGE ACRS THE ERN GULF WILL BE SLOWLY BUILDING W FINALLY PUSHING INTO W TX/NRN MEXICO BY FRIDAY BUT STILL FAR ENUF S TO MAINTAIN A WEAKER NW MID LEVEL FLOW PATTERN ACRS W TX. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 65 87 67 88 / 30 30 20 20 CARLSBAD NM 63 91 65 91 / 30 30 30 30 DRYDEN TX 69 93 71 91 / 20 30 20 20 FORT STOCKTON TX 66 91 69 89 / 20 30 20 20 GUADALUPE PASS TX 60 84 62 85 / 30 40 30 30 HOBBS NM 62 88 63 87 / 30 30 30 30 MARFA TX 56 85 61 84 / 30 40 20 30 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 64 88 67 87 / 30 30 20 20 ODESSA TX 65 89 67 87 / 30 30 20 20 WINK TX 66 96 69 95 / 20 30 20 20 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. NM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 250 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2004 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-271000- 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- 250 PM CDT (150 PM MDT) SAT JUN 26 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ACROSS AREAS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 230 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:45 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Local emergency management officials reported all roads and highways in the city were inundated by high water. Flooding of State Route 118 was also reported southeast of Fort Davis.
Law enforcement officials reported that many secondary roadways in Alpine were inundated by flood waters.
Local officials reported that city streets in McCamey were inundated by high water. Flooding was also reported south of the city along Farm to Market Road 1901 extending to the Crockett County line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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