Hail in Texas, September 6, 2007

Name: Hail in Texas, September 6, 2007
Start: 2007-09-06T17:10
End: 2007-09-06T18:40
Location: Texas

September 6, 2007 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.

Tropical Storm Henriette formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean and made landfall along the western coast of Mexico. The storm's remnants moved northeast across Mexico, entering the United States near El Paso. The system brought abundant moisture to west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The resulting weather was flash flooding and severe thunderstorms.

What forecasters said that day

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 Sep 6, 1:20 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 1:20 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
220 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2007

.DISCUSSION...
HENRIETTE REMNANTS ACRS SW NM AND CONTINUE TO BE SLOWLY ABSORBED
INTO SW MID LEVEL FLOW. EWD FROM HENRIETTE IS A THETA-E MINIMA ACRS
MUCH OF THE TRANS PECOS. FOR THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT THIS THETA-E
MINIMA WILL MOVE E AND MUCH RICHER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE TRANS
PECOS...ESPECIALLY WRN PORTIONS. ACCORDINGLY SO EXPECT THAT THE
CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL INCREASE. FCST ALREADY HAS THIS TREND...BUT
WILL OPT TO INCREASE POPS A LITTLE DEEPER INTO SCATTERED CATEGORY
AND MAY TREND DOWN POPS IN THE N-NE. ALSO WILL KEEP TEMPS TOWARD
THE WARM SIDE WITH DWPNTS SO HIGH. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE PRESENCE AND IT IS THOUGHT THAT IT WILL SLOW HENRIETTE/S
MOVEMENT EWD FRI. MEANWHILE PASSING SHRTWV TROF ACRS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WILL PUSH COLD FRONT S WITH BOUNDARY NEARING NRN CWFA BY
00Z/SAT. RICHER/DEEPER THETA-E AIR WILL HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME
TO MOVE EWD ORIENTING SOMEWHAT ALONG FRONT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
HIEST POPS (LOW END SCT) NRN 1/3 CWFA FRI. CONVECTION ALONG FRONT
ACRS S PLAINS WILL HELP TO PUSH FRONT S SOME...BUT WILL STILL BE N
OF KMAF BY 12Z/SAT. 5H FLOW WILL BE VEERED TO W...THUS RICHER
THETA-E AIR WILL REMAIN N AND POPS WILL REMAIN LOW END ACRS MUCH
OF THE CWFA S OF KMAF INTO SAT A.M.. OF INTEREST SAT P.M. IS
PROGGED APPROACH OF SHRTWV TROF N OF BOUNDARY WITH 5H THETA-E
RIDGE IN PLACE. THINK THAT SAT INTO SUN MORNING WILL BEST
OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN ACRS CWFA (30% W/CENTRAL AND 40% N). THRU ALL
THIS NAM/GFS ARE INCONSISTENT IN QPF OUTPUT AND AT TIMES ARE
INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DERIVED MOS. DRIER MID LEVEL
THETA-E AIR WILL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK INTO AREA SUN P.M. AND
WILL DECREASE POPS. MON NW MID LEVEL FLOW RETURNS WITH WELL
DEFINED COLD FRONT NEARING CWFA. HOWEVER FOR THE MOST PART EXPECT
MONDAY TO BE HOT/DRY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT...WITH EXCEPTION IN THE
FAR NE. GFS ADVERTISES COLD FRONT TO SLAM THRU CWFA BY 12Z TUE
(ECMWF LESS SO) WITH POTENTIAL FOR POST-FRONTAL CONVECTION.
NOTABLY COOLER TUE WITH DECREASING CLOUDS/POPS IN THE DAY. BY WED
MORNING SFC HIGH CENTERED ACRS PB PER GFS. THIS WITH DRY AIR IS
SETTING UP FOR AN UN-SEASONALLY COOL MORNING. NW MID LEVEL FLOW
MAY HOLD INTO THUR BUT LOW LEVEL MSTR RETURN LIMITED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              73  89  72  87  /  20  20  20  30
CARLSBAD NM                71  92  69  93  /  30  20  20  20
DRYDEN TX                  73  91  73  91  /  20  10  10  10
FORT STOCKTON TX           73  92  72  91  /  20  20  20  10
GUADALUPE PASS TX          63  88  68  89  /  30  20  20  20
HOBBS NM                   74  92  69  91  /  30  30  30  30
MARFA TX                   63  87  63  86  /  30  10  10  10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    73  90  72  89  /  20  20  20  30
ODESSA TX                  76  91  73  91  /  20  20  20  30
WINK TX                    75  96  75  96  /  20  20  20  20

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 1:11 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
211 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2007

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-071915-
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 THU SEP 6 2007 /111 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY...
THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING
PLAINS TONIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HENRIETTE
ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SINCE STORM MOTION WILL BE FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP FROM REMAINING OVER ANY ONE AREA
VERY LONG...ONLY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER
ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG
WITH ELEVATED FLOWS ON THE AREA RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS AS THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE HENRIETTE CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...THEREFORE ISOLATED
FLASH FLOODING INCIDENTS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

.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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 3:17 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
417 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2007

TXZ060-061-062215-
WINKLER-ECTOR-
417 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN WINKLER AND
WESTERN ECTOR COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOTREES AT 417
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 3:42 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
442 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2007

TXZ075-062245-
PECOS-
442 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELDING AT 442
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. OTHER STORMS IN THE AREA MAY
AFFECT FORT STOCKTON.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:11 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pecos

When: September 6, 5:10 PM CST to 5:18 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, 6 mi N of Ft Stockton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 30.967, -102.870

Hail, Martin

When: September 6, 6:28 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
Where: Martin County, 13 mi W of Tarzan
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 32.300, -102.192

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, September 2007

Sources

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: 54446, 54447.