High Wind, Pecos
- When
- June 14, 7:45 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Texas, June 14, 2009
An upper level trough located across the Great Basin resulted in strong mid to upper southwest flow over West Texas. These winds mixed down to the surface during the peak heating hours of the day.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
An upper level trough located across the Great Basin resulted in strong mid to upper southwest flow over West Texas. These winds mixed down to the surface during the peak heating hours of the day.
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 Jun 14, 6:18 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 6:18 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
718 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
.DISCUSSION...
LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 67
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 243 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009/
DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH AN
OSCILLATING DRYLINE IN PLACE. VERY INTENSE DAYTIME HEATING ALONG
WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW SHOULD HELP IGNITE ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY (THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL AID THE STORMS DURING THE
EVENING). A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE GIVEN CAPE VALES IN EXCESS
OF 1000 J/KG WITH MARGINAL SHEAR VALES OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
BEYOND TUESDAY KEPT THE FORECAST DRY AS THE GFS AND ECMWF BUILD
AN UPPER RIDGE WESTWARD OVER THE FORECAST AREA. A WEAK FRONT WILL
ATTEMPT TO MOVE INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN FRIDAY BENEATH THE RIDGE. DID
NOT THINK PRECIPITATION CHANCES WERE HIGH ENOUGH AT THIS TIME TO
MENTION WITH THE FRONT OR IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO TOPOGRAPHY.
FIRE WEATHER...
INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER SE COLORADO AND SW KANSAS ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN SOUTHWEST TO WEST DOWNSLOPE 20 FOOT
WINDS OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS. THERE ARE SOME DISTINCT DIFFERENCES IN DEW POINT PROGS
BETWEEN THE WRF AND THE GFS...WITH THE GFS BEING MUCH MORE MOIST.
THE ECMWF SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE CLOSER TO THE WRF SOLUTION...
BRINGING IN MUCH DRIER AIR. BASED ON THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS...SURFACE
LOW POSITION...AND THE EXPECTATION OF A DEVELOPING DRYLINE TO THE
EAST...THE DRIER WRF/ECMWF SOLUTION SEEMS MUCH MORE REALISTIC.
THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT ASSESSMENT TOOL PLACES THE GREATEST CHANCE
FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE
ADJACENT PLAINS OF EDDY COUNTY. HOWEVER..WITH THE SURFACE LOW
DEEPENING TO THE NORTH AND WITH THE WRF SHOWING STRONGER 700 MB
WINDS MOVING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY...HAVE
OPTED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
03/12Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 10:53 AM CST, 8 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1153 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-151700- 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- 1153 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 /1053 AM MDT SUN JUN 14 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE PRESIDIO VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD SEVERE LEVELS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN AND ROLLING PLAINS...ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 385 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY. ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD AGAIN REACH SEVERE THRESHOLDS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 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, Jun 14, 6:47 PM CST, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 747 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 TXZ074-080-081-150115- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 747 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES. AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY AT 746 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 118 OVER WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:14 PM CST, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 814 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 NMZ028-TXZ057-058-074-258-150200- EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 814 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EASTERN CULBERSON...SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL REEVES COUNTIES. AN INTENSIFYING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY AT 813 PM CDT/713 PM MDT/...AND THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. AS THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN EASTERN CULBERSON...SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL REEVES COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 7:39 PM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
839 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0834 PM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
06/14/2009 E1.00 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
SCHULDTLocal storm report, Jun 14, 7:41 PM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
841 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0837 PM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
06/14/2009 E1.75 INCH PECOS TX STORM CHASER
HAIL RANGED IN SIZE FROM QUARTER TO GOLF BALL.
&&
SCHULDTLocal storm report, Jun 14, 7:42 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
842 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0838 PM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
06/14/2009 E1.75 INCH PECOS TX STORM CHASER
HAIL RANGED IN SIZE FROM QUARTER TO GOLF BALL.
&&
SCHULDTLocal storm report, Jun 14, 7:44 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
844 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0844 PM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
06/14/2009 E1.50 INCH PECOS TX PUBLIC
&&
32The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 14, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 14, 2009
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Alabama, June 14, 2009
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 14, 2009
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, June 14, 2009
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 14 to 15, 2009
- Hail in South Dakota, June 14, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 14, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 14, 2009
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14, 2009
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 14, 2009
More
Every storm in Texas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2009
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: 184962.