Showers and thunderstorms developed on the northern side of a westward moving upper level storm system. Weak mid and upper level wind fields resulted in slow storm movements, along with heavy rains and flooding across portions of the area.
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Showers and thunderstorms developed on the northern side of a westward moving upper level storm system. Weak mid and upper level wind fields resulted in slow storm movements, along with heavy rains and flooding across portions of the area.
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 Jul 27, 12:09 PM MST, 6 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 209 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .DISCUSSION... WATER VAPOR INDICATES MID/UPPER LOW HAS MOVED N IN LAST 24HRS WITH SOME DRIER AIR BEING ENTRAINED INTO CIRCULATION TO THE FAR S. EXPECT ANOTHER LACK LUSTER DAY WRT TO CONVECTION IN THE MTNS WHERE NO MORE THAN ISOLD DIURNAL STORMS EXPECTED. IN THE E AND CENTRAL PB (CLOSER PROXIMITY TO LOW) EXPECTING THAT COVERAGE WILL BE NEAR SCT. SLOW MOVEMENT WILL INCREASE LOCAL HEAVY RAIN CONCERNS. STORMS CLOSELY TIED TO DIURNAL HEATING TRENDS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS CONTINUE TO BE ON THE COOL SIDE AND WILL CONTINUE THIS TREND IN LINE WITH FWC. TRACK AND TIMING OF AFOREMENTIONED MID/UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO BE PROBLEMATIC WITH NAM BEING VERY INCONSISTENT FROM PREVIOUS 24HRS. MODELS ALL MISSED CIRCULATION MOVING TO THE N IN LAST 24HRS AND NOW EXPECT THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY DRIFT SW ACRS PB THRU SAT. THIS WILL DELAY BEST CHANCE OF RAIN TIL SUNDAY WHEN PB WILL FINALLY BE ON THE E SIDE OF LOW. PW/S STILL LOOK HEALTHY SUN/MON AROUND 1.75 AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF SYSTEM WILL FAVOR A PERIOD OR TWO WHERE LOCAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A CONCERN...PROBABLY SUNDAY AND OR MONDAY. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS ORIENTED FROM GREAT BASIN INTO NRN PLAINS AND MID/UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK E INTO FAR W TX THRU MONDAY. INCREASED CLOUDS/LOWER HEIGHTS/RAIN/7H TEMPS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 9-13C INDICATE THE UNSEASONALLY COOL TEMPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND WILL KEEP FCST TEMP BLO MEXMOS AND NORMAL. DEVELOPMENT OF SUBTROPICAL RIDGE LOOKS SUSPECT (DEVELOPING FROM THE SE) FROM TUE ONWARD AND SETTING UP NW FLOW. AGAIN WILL OPT TO REFLECT LITTLE CHANGE IN THIS PORTION OF THE FCST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 65 86 65 84 / 30 30 30 40 CARLSBAD NM 66 91 67 91 / 20 20 30 20 DRYDEN TX 69 85 69 84 / 30 40 40 30 FORT STOCKTON TX 67 85 66 86 / 20 40 40 40 GUADALUPE PASS TX 63 83 63 84 / 20 20 30 20 HOBBS NM 64 90 65 87 / 20 10 20 30 MARFA TX 58 79 60 78 / 20 40 40 40 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 65 86 66 85 / 20 30 30 40 ODESSA TX 66 88 66 86 / 20 30 30 40 WINK TX 68 91 67 88 / 20 20 30 40 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 213 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-281915- 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- 213 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 /113 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. SINCE PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT FROM SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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 634 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 TXZ068-280030- CRANE- 634 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL CRANE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF TUBBS CORNER AT 634 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL CRANE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 163 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:54 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Local police reported six inches to one foot of water across several streets in the city of Artesia.
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