Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 5, 2009

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 5, 2009
Start: 2009-06-05T16:09
End: 2009-06-05T23:23
Location: Texas

June 5, 2009 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Intense heating along a dryline and upper level support from a speed max resulted in severe thunderstorms across portions of the Lower Trans Pecos of southwest Texas.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $450,000
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.

Intense heating along a dryline and upper level support from a speed max resulted in severe thunderstorms across portions of the Lower Trans Pecos of southwest Texas.

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 5, 1:02 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:02 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
202 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE JUTTING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE AREA WILL FLATTEN AS A
CUTOFF LOW CURRENTLY OVER CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA OPENS AND EJECTS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  THE RESULTING SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED
FORECAST.  A DRYLINE WILL SHARPEN UP THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MORE SO
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BEFORE POSSIBLY TAKING UP RESIDENCE MAINLY EAST
OF THE CWA MONDAY OR TUESDAY.  WILL CARRY AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.  SOME
OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE EACH OF THESE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS
WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THE MAIN
THREATS.  ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL WANE WITH THE LOSS OF
HEATING...SOME CONVECTION COULD PERSIST FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT...AND
AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

HOT TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE ABOVE FLOW PATTERN.  A
LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE WILL RESIDE OVER THE AREA MORE OFTEN THAN
NOT THROUGH THE EXTENDED...AND WILL BE AIDED BY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
PRODUCE THE HOT TEMPERATURES.  SOME GREENING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE
AREA WILL LIMIT TEMPERATURES A LITTLE...BUT SOME RECORD HIGHS COULD
BE CHALLENGED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY OVER THE
DAVIS AND GLASS MOUNTAINS AS THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
BEGIN TO DRY OUT.  MORE DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THESE SAME AREAS AND THE STOCKTON
PLATEAU...IF NOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON TOO.  CRITICAL FIRE WX
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACRS SE NM PLAINS AND THE GDP
MTNS THIS WEEKEND.  AS DRIER AIR OVERSPREADS SE NM/GDP MTNS TEMPS
ON SAT WILL INCREASE INTO THE 80S IN THE HIER ELEVATIONS AND TO
N100 IN LOWER ELEVATIONS RESULTING MIN RH/S NEAR 10 PCT ACRS MUCH
OF THESE AREAS.  ACRS THE PLAINS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
FAVORED N OF HIGHWAY 62/180 AS AN AREA OF SFC LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS INVOF SE COLORADO.  PLAINS WINDS OF 20-25 MPH SEEM
LIKELY.  IN THE MTNS 10,000 FT WINDS OF 25 MPH WILL HAVE GOOD
CHANCE TO MIX DOWN AND AFFECT MUCH OF THE GDP MTNS. THERE HAS
BEEN SOME RAIN ACRS THESE AREAS THE LAST FEW WEEKS...HOWEVER LAND
MANAGERS IN SE NM ARE STILL CONCERNED THAT SOME AREAS WILL BE DRY
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HIGH FIRE DANGER.

A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR SATURDAY.  THE DRY/HOT
PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY FURTHER SUNDAY AS 10,000 FT WINDS INCREASE
AND ALIGN BETTER WITH THE SFC PRESSURE PATTERN.  HOT WX WILL
CONTINUE RIGHT ON INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND BY THEN A
DRYING TREND WILL BE WELL ESTABLISHED ACRS ALL OF THE AREA.  FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ADDED FOR SUN FOR SE PLAINS/GDP MTNS AND
THE VAN HORN AREA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              69  99  72 100  /  30  30  30  20
CARLSBAD NM                66  99  66  98  /  20  10  10  10
DRYDEN TX                  71  97  71  98  /  20  10  10  20
FORT STOCKTON TX           70  99  71 101  /  40  20  20  20
GUADALUPE PASS TX          65  92  64  92  /  10  10  10  10
HOBBS NM                   64  95  67  96  /  30  10  10  10
MARFA TX                   56  90  57  93  /  20  20  10  10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    68  98  71  99  /  30  20  20  10
ODESSA TX                  70  98  72  99  /  30  20  20  10
WINK TX                    71 101  71 102  /  30  10  10  10

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...
     SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
     NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN
     AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 1:29 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
229 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-061930-
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-
229 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009 /129 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 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 INTO THE EVENING ACROSS
MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME SEVERE STORMS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE BIGGEST
THREATS. THE FAVORED AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL GENERALLY BE EAST
OF A LINE FROM CROSSROADS NEW MEXICO...TO PECOS...TO MARFA.
ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE
TRANS PECOS INTO EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS.
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAINLY NEAR AND EAST OF THE PECOS
RIVER.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 20-35 MPH ALONG WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED AND A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR THESE AREAS
INCLUDING VAN HORN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BRIEFLY THIS EVENING.

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

Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:14 PM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
114 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N LOVINGTON           32.99N 103.35W
06/04/2009  M60.00 MPH       LEA                NM   PUBLIC

            2 DISTRIBUTION POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN

&&

ALEXANDER.LYSTER

Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:28 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
128 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N LOVINGTON           32.99N 103.35W
06/03/2009  M60.00 MPH       LEA                NM   PUBLIC

            2 DISTRIBUTION POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN

&&

ALEXANDER.LYSTER

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:05 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
405 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

TXZ075-052145-
PECOS-
405 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY.

AT 402 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
FORT STOCKTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
HEAVY RAIN. THE STORM WILL CROSS STATE HIGHWAY 18 NORTH OF FORT
STOCKTON.

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED.

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:32 PM CST, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
432 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

TXZ060-067-052200-
WINKLER-WARD-
432 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHERN WARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER COUNTIES.

AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS
NORTHERN WARD COUNTY...ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONAHANS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE SIZED
HAIL...STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 18 BETWEEN MONAHANS AND KERMIT.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING. RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN WARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:52 PM CST, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
452 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

TXZ075-052230-
PECOS-
452 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY.

AT 451 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTEDNED FROM FORT
STOCKTON TO SOUTH OF IMPERIAL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE SIZED
HAIL...STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT
STOCKTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEEK
SAFE SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ector

When: June 5, 4:09 PM CST to 4:11 PM CST
Where: Ector County, 2.35 mi W of Notrees
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 31.920, -102.790

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: June 5, 11:18 PM CST to 11:23 PM CST
Where: Midland County, 0.25 mi SE of Midland
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $450,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 31.997, -102.077

Damage was done to a 24 story building near downtown Midland, TX. Large wood panels, each weighing between 200 to 300 pounds 4'x4'x1', were torn off the outside of the structure near the 6th and 7th floors. This has required the building to be re-engineered, with the removal of an additional 150 panels from the structure. The time of this report was estimated.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 181444, 181447.