9 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 Apr 20, 5:36 AM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
636 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006
.UPDATE...
RAIN CHANCES HAVE BEEN RAISED TODAY... PARTICULARLY OVER THE
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN. UPDATED
PRODUCTS OUT ASAP.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM CDT THURSDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM CDT THURSDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
&&
06HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 512 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-211015- 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- 512 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006 /412 AM MDT THU APR 20 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND TRANS PECOS REGION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE MOST RECENT UPDATES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AREA...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU. AS THE WINDS INCREASE... DRY AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE MENTIONED AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ON THE DECREASE WHILE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN... WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND TRANS PECOS REGION TODAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND BE PREPARED SHOULD ACTIVATION BE REQUESTED. 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 317 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006 TXZ048-200845- SCURRY- 317 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF INADALE AT 317 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE INADALE AND MOTORISTS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 84. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN PEA SIZE HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:48 UTC.
9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel to quarter size hail fell in a swath from south of Big Spring to the west side of Big Spring.
Quarter to golfball size hail fell in a swath from northwest of Tarzan to Lenorah. An hour and a half later, an off-duty NWS employee came across drifts of penny to nickel size hail in this same area.
Pea to quarter size hail accumulated to a depth of three to four inches north of Tarzan and Lenorah.
HAM radio operator relayed a report from a truck driver on U.S. Highway 87 southeast of Lamesa of quarter size hail covering the road for a mile.
Pea to penny size hail fell in a swath from southwestern Borden County on Farm to Market Road 1054 to Gail.
Quarter size hail fell on Farm to Market Road 33 between Big Lake and Garden City.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2006
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: 5501517, 5501518, 5501519, 5501521, 5501525, 5501520, 5501522, 5501523, 5501524.