An upper level storm system and associated cold front resulted in isolated convection across southeast New Mexico. One severe thunderstorm with small hail and damaging winds dove south across Lea County New Mexico.
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An upper level storm system and associated cold front resulted in isolated convection across southeast New Mexico. One severe thunderstorm with small hail and damaging winds dove south across Lea County New Mexico.
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 Jun 3, 7:46 PM MST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 946 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 .UPDATE... THE FORECAST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ADD A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE FAR NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. && .DISCUSSION... CONVECTION OVER THE PLAINS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SLOW TO DECREASE...SO WE HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTHERN EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO AND ALSO GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 63 87 65 98 / 10 10 0 20 CARLSBAD NM 62 92 66 97 / 10 0 0 0 DRYDEN TX 66 94 68 100 / 10 0 0 0 FORT STOCKTON TX 64 95 69 100 / 10 0 0 20 GUADALUPE PASS TX 62 90 67 93 / 10 0 0 0 HOBBS NM 62 91 67 97 / 20 10 0 20 MARFA TX 52 89 54 90 / 30 0 0 20 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 64 90 67 99 / 10 10 0 20 ODESSA TX 66 92 71 98 / 10 10 0 20 WINK TX 66 98 70 102 / 10 0 0 20 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 78/06
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 209 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-041915- 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- 209 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 /109 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY FROM THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PERMIAN BASIN. ISOLATED STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. .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 622 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 TXZ080-081-032345- BIG BEND AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 622 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY AT 621 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. GUSTY WINDS NEAR 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF MARBLES...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 646 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 TXZ074-080-040015- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 646 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN PRESIDIO... NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES. A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAISANO PASS AT 645 PM CDT...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN PRESIDIO...NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 728 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 TXZ079>081-040100- PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 728 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES. A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK AT 728 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 933 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 NMZ029-040300- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- 833 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY. A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF TATUM AT 834 PM MDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF TATUM... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1041 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 NMZ029-040415- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- 941 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. AN INTENSIFYING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROSSROADS TO 3 MILES EAST OF CAPROCK AT 937 PM MDT... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER AS THIS ACTIVITY APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION. AS THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSROADS AND CAPROCK...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two distribution power poles were blown down due to damaging winds. A 60 mph wind gust was also measured at the Lea County Coop Plant.
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