Daytime heating, upslope flow, and a weak upper level disturbance moved across southeastern New Mexico and the northern Permian Basin and combined to produce scattered thunderstorms. A few storms moved at a slow pace, resulting in flash flooding of urban areas.
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Daytime heating, upslope flow, and a weak upper level disturbance moved across southeastern New Mexico and the northern Permian Basin and combined to produce scattered thunderstorms. A few storms moved at a slow pace, resulting in flash flooding of urban areas.
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 Aug 24, 1:55 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 255 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 .SHORT TERM... AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EAST TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DEPICTED ON THE MODELS AND ON THE WATER VAPOR LOOP. EXPECTING THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA TO HAVE THE BEST SHOT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (CHANCE) LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS THE WAVE PASSES TO THE EAST. A COUPLE OF STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTH GIVEN THE INCREASE IN THE 0-6 KILOMETER SHEAR VECTOR TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WILL MENTION IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. JUST TWEAKS WERE MADE TO THE GRIDS. .LONG TERM... MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A RELATIVELY QUIET EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THIS WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN MORE SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESS OF AN UPSLOPE SURFACE WIND COMPONENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LESS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AS COMPARED TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. THE OTHER IMPACT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS SYSTEM FOR OUR AREA WILL BE TO WASH OUT THE COLD FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA...WHICH SHOULD REINFORCE THE EXPECTATION THAT THE AREA WILL BE GENERALLY DRIER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MOVING INTO NEXT WEEK...BOTH THE WRF AND THE GFS INTRODUCED MORE PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA AROUND A WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. THIS DOES SEEM REALISTIC AS THE MID LEVEL RIDGE BECOMES MORE ELONGATED AND SHIFTS NORTHWARD JUST SLIGHTLY. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR SHORTWAVE ENERGY TO TRACK WESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE TOWARDS TEXAS. WITH THE SUBSIDENCE GENERALLY SEEN ON THE WESTWARD SIDE OF APPROACHING WAVES FROM THE EAST...IT WILL BE TRICKY TO GET THE TIMING DOWN ON WHEN WE REALLY SHOULD START TO SEE AN INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES. HOWEVER...FORECASTERS HAVE BEGAN TO LEAN TOWARDS A REASONABLE EXTENDED SOLUTION BY INTRODUCING POPS. THUS...WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TREND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 70 95 71 93 / 20 10 0 0 CARLSBAD NM 68 98 70 96 / 20 10 10 10 DRYDEN TX 72 96 72 94 / 10 10 10 0 FORT STOCKTON TX 72 95 71 95 / 10 10 10 10 GUADALUPE PASS TX 67 92 67 90 / 20 20 10 10 HOBBS NM 67 96 70 94 / 30 10 10 10 MARFA TX 61 89 59 87 / 20 20 10 10 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 69 95 71 94 / 20 10 10 0 ODESSA TX 69 96 72 94 / 20 10 10 10 WINK TX 73 100 73 99 / 20 10 10 10 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 12/03
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 211 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-251915- 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- 211 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 /111 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 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
424 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM HAIL 7 N HOBBS 32.84N 103.16W
08/24/2007 E0.75 INCH LEA NM PUBLIC
0418 PM HAIL 7 N HOBBS 32.84N 103.16W
08/24/2007 E1.75 INCH LEA NM PUBLIC
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EPLATTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 458 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 TXZ074-242300- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 458 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF KENT ON HIGHWAY 118 AT 458 PM. THE STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE STATE HIGHWAY 118 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 398 AND 390. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...AND PEA SIZE HAIL. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS ON STATE HIGHWAY 118 SHOULD REMAIN ALERT WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
549 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0432 PM HAIL 5 N HOBBS 32.81N 103.16W
08/24/2007 E0.88 INCH LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 5 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN
HOBBS. REPORT FROM THE HOBBS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
0443 PM HAIL HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
08/24/2007 E0.88 INCH LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
NOBLE AND KANSAS STREETS IN THE CITY OF HOBBS BETWEEN 340
AND 345 PM MDT.
0520 PM FLASH FLOOD HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
08/24/2007 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREET FLOODING BECOMING WIDESPREAD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
HOBBS. ONE FOOT OF WATER WAS COVERING THE INTERSECTION OF
GRIMES AND JOE HARVEY STREETS. CARS WERE STALLED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF JOE HARVEY AND STATE HIGHWAY 118.
0527 PM HAIL 4 SW HOBBS 32.69N 103.21W
08/24/2007 E0.75 INCH LEA NM OFFICIAL NWS OBS
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE HOBBS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
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LINDSEYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 554 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 NMZ033-034-TXZ045-250000- CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- 454 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA AND SOUTHWESTERN GAINES COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NADINE AT 454 PM MDT OR 554 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY 18 AND RURAL SOUTHWESTERN GAINES COUNTY. PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL LEA AND SOUTHWESTERN GAINES COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...AND PEA SIZE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 609 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 TXZ058-059-250000- LOVING-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- 609 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHWESTERN REEVES AND WESTERN LOVING COUNTIES. AT 606 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN REEVES AND WESTERN LOVING COUNTIES. IN REEVES COUNTY...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ALONG FARM TO MARKET ROAD 2119...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF PECOS. IN LOVING COUNTY...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED ALONG FARM TO MARKET ROAD 652...ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MENTONE. THE STORMS ARE SLOWLY MOVING EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 740 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 TXZ060-061-250145- WINKLER-ECTOR- 740 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN WINKLER AND NORTHERN ECTOR COUNTIES. AT 740 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF OUTFLOW THUNDERSTORM WINDS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF THE WINKLER COUNTY SANDHILLS TO 12 MILES NORTH OF NORTH COWDEN AT 740 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH. AREA IMPACTED INCLUDE STATE HIGHWAYS 115 AND 181 AS WELL AS U.S. HIGHWAY 385. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER AS THESE OUTFLOW WINDS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several powerlines were downed by strong winds in the city of Andrews.
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