Easterly winds behind a weak cold front allowed plentiful moisture to move into west Texas. This easterly flow resulted in orographic lift along the Davis Mountains, which aided in thunderstorm development in Presidio County during the evening hours.
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Easterly winds behind a weak cold front allowed plentiful moisture to move into west Texas. This easterly flow resulted in orographic lift along the Davis Mountains, which aided in thunderstorm development in Presidio County during the evening hours.
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 6, 5:42 PM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
642 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010
.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL STAY WELL SOUTH AND WEST OF THE TERMINALS THIS
EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH WILL
BE COMMON THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. TEMPO MVFR CEILINGS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE 10Z-15Z TIME
FRAME AT THE TERMINALS EXCEPT KCNM.
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&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 238 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010/
DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...SOME
OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. HOT TEMPERATURES PREVAILED
ACROSS THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER RIDGE
CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...BUT WERE RUNNING GENERALLY 5 TO
10 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY AT 19Z. EASTERLY FLOW AHEAD AND
BEHIND A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS
PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS HAS ALLOWED
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TO SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CWA...WITH THE VAN HORN AREA...MARFA PLATEAU AND PRESIDIO VALLEY
BEING THE LAST HOLD OUTS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WERE GENERALLY 100 TO
110 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS DUE TO THE HOT TEMPS AND INCREASED
MOISTURE. WILL LEAVE THE HEAT ADVISORY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE THROUGH
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH OTHER LOCATIONS MAY COME CLOSE TO THE CRITERIA OF
HEAT INDICES OF 105 OR GREATER AND LOW TEMPERATURES OF 75 OR GREATER
FOR TWO DAYS. THIS MAY ALSO DEPEND ON HOW MUCH CONVECTION WE HAVE
THROUGH TONIGHT...WHICH COULD OFFER SOME RELIEF TO MANY LOCATIONS.
THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN
NEW MEXICO BUT THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINED CAPPED OVER THE MAF
CWA...EXCEPT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WHERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WERE BEGINNING TO FORM. STORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG/BEHIND THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...OR WHEN EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW INCREASES AROUND 07/00Z
AND AFTER WHEN ANY SHORTWAVE ENERGY UNDER THE EASTERN EXTENT OF THE
UPPER RIDGE DROPS SOUTH INTO THE REGION. CAPE VALUES WILL RANGE
FROM 1000 J/KG WEST TO 4000 J/KG EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
DECREASE TO 1000 TO 2000 THIS EVENING. 0 TO 6 KM BULK SHEAR VECTORS
ARE PROGGED TO BE AROUND 25KT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY ECLIPSE 30KT
THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SHEAR IS NOT VERY
FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION...THINK UPDRAFT STRENGTH WILL BE
PLENTY STRONG TO PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE STORMS. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SINCE PWATS ARE 1.5 TO 1.75 INCHES. WILL
MENTION THESE THREATS IN THE HWO. THINK THE FURTHER WE MOVE INTO
THE EVENING HOURS...THE MORE THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH SINCE
CAPE VALUES WILL DECREASE WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING.
HAVE KEPT THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS IN EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW REGIME. TEMPERATURES WILL
NOT BE QUITE AS HOT AS TODAY OR YESTERDAY...BUT COULD BE FAIRLY
CLOSE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE WILL
RESIDE. THE AIR WILL DRY OUT A LITTLE ACROSS THE REST OF THE
CWA...AND WITHOUT A NOTICEABLE BOUNDARY...THINK THE CONVECTION WILL
STAY MAINLY WEST. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE TOO...BUT
SHEAR DOES NOT LOOK GREAT...SO CAPE WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVER OF ANY
SEVERE STORMS. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL TAKE SHAPE OVER THE WESTERN
CONUS THROUGH MID WEEK WHICH WILL PUT THE AREA UNDER INCREASING
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. A DRYLINE WILL LIKELY FORM...AND COULD SEE
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG IT MID TO LATE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY
ABOVE NORMAL...BUT DO NOT THINK WE WILL SURPASS ANY MORE RECORDS AT
THIS TIME.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
BIG BEND AREA...PRESIDIO VALLEY...TERRELL.
&&
01/67HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 128 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-071830- 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- 128 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 /1228 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 427 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ079-080-062200- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- 427 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING WEST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF ADOBES AT 425 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT FARM TO MARKET ROAD 170...8 MILES NORTH OF ADOBES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. IN ADDITION BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF HIGH WATER IN LOW WATER CROSSINGS. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 431 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ074-081-062200- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 431 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED NEAR ALTUDA AT 430 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 90 NEAR ALTUDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 450 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ080-062230- MARFA PLATEAU- 450 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING NORTHWESTERN PRESIDIO AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... TWO THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED OVER OPEN COUNTRY OF NORTH CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY AT 448 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THE FIRST STORM WAS 25 MILES WEST OF MARFA. THE SECOND STORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTH OF VALENTINE. THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF HIGH WATER IN LOW WATER CROSSINGS. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 505 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ079-080-062245- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- 505 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING WEST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED IN OPEN COUNTRY 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADOBES AT 503 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT OPEN COUNTRY OF WEST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY AND POSSIBLY FARM TO MARKET ROAD 170 NEAR AND NORTH OF ADOBES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF HIGH WATER IN LOW WATER CROSSINGS. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 548 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ079-080-062315- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- 548 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADOBES AT 546 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 558 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ079-062315- PRESIDIO VALLEY- 558 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING SOUTH CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER PRESIDIO AT 558 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated by a storm spotter in Shafter. No damage was reported with this gust.
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