An upper level storm system remained quasi-stationary over portions of southeastern Arizona. Ahead of this upper low, an upper level disturbance moved around the periphery of the low and aided in the development of thunderstorms over southeastern New Mexico overnight.
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An upper level storm system remained quasi-stationary over portions of southeastern Arizona. Ahead of this upper low, an upper level disturbance moved around the periphery of the low and aided in the development of thunderstorms over southeastern New Mexico overnight. As the disturbance moved across southeastern New Mexico, thunderstorms developed southwestward into portions of southwest Texas.
Thunderstorms developed into an organized line that moved across much of West Texas producing strong to severe weather across a good portion of the Permian Basin. Rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour also resulted in flash flooding from portions of southeastern New Mexico eastward into the northern Permian Basin.
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 7, 9:31 PM MST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1131 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007
.UPDATE...
CONVECTION HAS WANED OVER MUCH OF THE CWA. A NORTHWESTWARD MOVING
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE UPPER
TRANS PECOS THIS EVENING...WHICH AIDED CONVECTIVE INITIATION ACROSS
THE PERMIAN BASIN EARLIER. WILL KEEP THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
GOING OVER THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS FOR THE
TIME BEING...BUT THIS MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE NOT TOO
DISTANT FUTURE.
LIFT IS INCREASING OVER HUDSPETH COUNTY AND FURTHER WEST...
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONLY REALLY APPARENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH ON WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY. LOW LEVEL DRY AIR WAS RESIDING IN MOST OF THOSE
AREAS...ALTHOUGH SOME CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED. THINK THE CURRENT
CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE NORTHWEST AND DWINDLE IN DRIER...MORE
STABLE AIR. HOWEVER...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE REST OF THE WESTERN CWA...AND ALONG
WITH THE INEVITABLE LIFT WITH SAID SHORTWAVE TROUGH...RESULT IN
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEST AROUND 3 AM CDT OR
AFTER. THINK CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER THE REST OF THE
AREA TOO...BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WILL
SEE THE INITIAL CONVECTION.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7
PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...
MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...
REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...
TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
&&
67/21HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1125 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-090430- 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- 1125 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007 /1025 PM MDT MON MAY 7 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. ALSO...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND AREAS OF FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY UPPER LOW...THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER TO DEVELOP REMAINS LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN TUESDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT. 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
932 PM CDT MON MAY 07 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0836 PM HAIL MIDLAND 32.00N 102.08W
05/07/2007 E0.75 INCH MIDLAND TX TRAINED SPOTTER
LOOP 250 AND WADLEY
0838 PM HAIL MIDLAND 32.00N 102.08W
05/07/2007 E0.88 INCH MIDLAND TX PUBLIC
HAILED FOR 5 MINUTES AT 3500 BLOCK OF ANDREWS HIGHWAY
0840 PM HAIL MIDLAND 32.00N 102.08W
05/07/2007 E0.88 INCH MIDLAND TX PUBLIC
LOOP 250 AND ILLINOIS
0840 PM HAIL MIDLAND 32.00N 102.08W
05/07/2007 E1.00 INCH MIDLAND TX PUBLIC
WALL STREET AND CIRCLE DRIVE
&&
AKLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1151 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007 TXZ045-080530- GAINES- 1151 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS GAINES COUNTY. AT 1147 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF SEMINOLE. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY OF SEMINOLE SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS THIS STORM APPROACHES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND.
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 191 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:11 UTC.
3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple reports of at least six inches of water flowing over several streets in the city of Carlsbad. The flooding continued for several hours.
Heavy rainfall over the city of Artesia produced flash flooding, with streets flooded up to a foot deep.
A 40 foot tall and three foot wide Elm tree was blown over. No other damage was reported.
Widespread street flooding occurred in Hobbs as a result of heavy rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, May 2007
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: 34918, 34916, 34681, 34673, 34917, 34674.