Isolated severe thunderstorms produced large hail over portions of Eddy County during the early evening hours of the 29th. Hail ranging in size from pennies to ping pong balls was reported between Carlsbad and Malaga.
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Isolated severe thunderstorms produced large hail over portions of Eddy County during the early evening hours of the 29th. Hail ranging in size from pennies to ping pong balls was reported between Carlsbad and Malaga.
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 May 29, 12:04 PM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 204 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 .SHORT TERM... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS CYCLONIC CIRCULATION JUST E OF KMAF WITH MID LEVEL TROF LYING N/S INVOF FAR E CWFA. VISIBLE IMAGERY ALSO DEPICTS CIRCULATION NEAR STERLING CO. DEEP MSTR STILL IN PLACE ACRS CWFA AND TSTMS ALREADY DEVELOPING IN DAVIS MTNS WHERE CLOUDS HAVE CLEARED WITH MEAGER 7H-5H LR/S OF 6.5 C/KM. BULK SHEAR ONLY 10-15KTS THUS MINIMAL SHEAR CONCERNS FROM MULTICELL CONVECTION. PW/S STILL OVER AN INCH WITH STEERING WINDS UNDER 15KTS...THUS LOCAL HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. EXPECTING THAT CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE EARLY EVENING WITH LOSS OF HEATING. ELSEWHERE CLOUD COVER TENDING TO LIMIT SB INSTABILITY WHILE SFC MSTR CONVERGENCE LOOKS TO NONEXISTENT. HOWEVER WITH ACTIVE CYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS OF LATE WILL KEEP SLGHT CHC POP PB INTO THE EVENING. .LONG TERM... THE NAM CONTINUES TO SHOW A COLD FRONT MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TOMORROW MORNING...THEN MOVING TO NEAR A CARLSBAD...WINK...JUST SOUTH OF MIDLAND LINE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A DEVELOPING DRYLINE ACROSS THE CWA...THE DRYLINE IS NOW PROGGED TO SETUP FARTHER WEST...JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. CONSIDERING THE WEAK WIND FIELDS AROUND 700 MB... THIS SOLUTION SEEMS REASONABLE. MONDAY AFTERNOON NAM COMPUTED CAPE VALUES ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE ARE PROGGED IN THE 2500 J/KG RANGE. FACTOR IN LIFTED INDICES AROUND -6 LOCATED WITH THE BEST AXIS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE...ALONG WITH 700-500MB LAPSE RATES IN THE 7-8C/KM RANGE...AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE SPC DAY 2 OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY LOOKS VERY REASONABLE. WHILE THE DIRECTIONAL WIND SHEAR LOOKS DECENT...THE OVERALL WIND FIELDS MAY BE A BIT WEAK FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT. THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO MIX EASTWARD ON TUESDAY...PERHAPS JUST EAST OF THE AREA. DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS TUESDAY AND LOWER DEWPOINTS SHOULD RESULT IN WARMER HIGH TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...SURFACE LEE TROUGHING OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE WEEK SHOULD KEEP LOW LEVEL MOSITURE IN PLACE AND THE DRYLINE OVER THE CWA WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OVERALL...WILL FAVOR THE NAM FOR TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS. GFS MOS LOOKS TOO COOL FOR DAYS 4 TO 7 AND WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO THE CURRENT FORECAST AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 61 83 61 95 / 20 40 40 30 CARLSBAD NM 60 93 60 95 / 20 20 20 0 DRYDEN TX 63 89 63 96 / 20 20 30 20 FORT STOCKTON TX 63 91 63 95 / 20 30 30 20 GUADALUPE PASS TX 58 89 58 90 / 20 20 20 0 HOBBS NM 62 92 62 93 / 20 20 20 0 MARFA TX 55 84 55 87 / 40 20 20 10 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 61 85 61 94 / 20 40 40 20 ODESSA TX 62 86 62 94 / 20 40 40 20 WINK TX 64 94 64 100 / 20 40 30 10 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 49/03
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 212 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-301912- 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- 212 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 (112 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2005) THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE BIG BEND...AND THE LOWLANDS OF THE TRANS PECOS REGION. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...DOWNBURST WINDS TO NEAR 60 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LOCAL INTEREST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBLITY OF LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAINLY ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS REGION INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS MORE LIKELY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 454 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 TXZ058-074-075-081-082-292300- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-TERRELL- 454 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EASTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY... SOUTHEASTERN REEVES COUNTY...NORTHERN BREWSTER COUNTY...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PECOS COUNTY...AND TERRELL COUNTY. AT 445 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A STATIONARY BOUNDARY THAT IS SITUATED FROM THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS AND INTO TERRELL COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AS THEY DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IF STORMS DEVELOP IN YOUR AREA...STAY ALERT. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. SOME REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED INCLUDE PEA SIZE HAIL 8 MILES TO THE WEST OF ALPINE ACCOMPANIED BY 30 MPH WINDS AS WELL AS PEA SIZE HAIL IN SANDERSON ABOUT ONE HOUR AGO. SOME CITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING AFFECTED INCLUDE... TX ROUTE 17 NORTH OF FORT DAVIS IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY... ALPINE IN BREWSTER COUNTY... HIGHWAY 57 NORTHEAST OF HOVEY IN PECOS COUNTY... SANDERSON IN TERRELL COUNTY... DRYDEN IN TERRELL COUNTY... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN THESE AND SURROUNDING AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 02
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 550 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 NMZ028-300030- EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- 450 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... AT 440 PM MDT...MULTIPLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS WESTERN EDDY COUNTY. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED 18 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. A SECOND STRONG STORM HAS DEVELOPED 15 MILES TO THE SSW OF OF ARTESIA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND WILL AFFECT US 285 AND NM 137 WITHIN THE HOUR. STAY ALERT. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN THESE AND SURROUNDING AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 02
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 634 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 TXZ075-300045- PECOS- 634 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... AT 625 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTY 21 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. THIS STORM HAS QUICKLY DEVELOPED AND IS ALREADY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS... DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL AS IT PASSES OVER US 67 TWELVE MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF HOVEY. THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. STAY ALERT. RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY MOTORISTS IN THIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 02
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 194 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that ping pong ball size hail fell over U.S. Highway 285 southeast of Carlsbad.
Penny size hail was reported near Malaga.
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