Although very weak upper level winds were present this day, there was enough surface based instability present beneath a slowly moving mid-level shortwave trough to produce isolated thunderstorms across southwest Texas. A very brief landspout was observed near Seminole, TX.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
Although very weak upper level winds were present this day, there was enough surface based instability present beneath a slowly moving mid-level shortwave trough to produce isolated thunderstorms across southwest Texas. A very brief landspout was observed near Seminole, TX.
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 15, 1:28 PM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 228 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010 .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES TRAPPED WITHIN THE RIDGE WILL GENERATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE ON THE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE SIDE WITH CAPE VALUES OF 1000-2000 J/KG AND 0-6 KILOMETER SHEAR VALUES OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE ON THE QUIET SIDE WITHIN THE RIDGE WITH MID LEVEL RELATIVE HUMIDITY PROGS IMPLYING LITTLE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EXCEPT POSSIBLY IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO FLATTEN AGAIN SOME NEXT TUESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY PROGS SUGGESTING ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 68 91 67 90 / 10 10 20 10 CARLSBAD NM 67 94 65 92 / 20 20 20 10 DRYDEN TX 70 93 70 93 / 10 10 10 10 FORT STOCKTON TX 68 93 68 93 / 20 20 20 10 GUADALUPE PASS TX 65 86 64 86 / 20 30 20 10 HOBBS NM 66 92 66 92 / 20 20 20 10 MARFA TX 58 85 58 85 / 50 40 20 10 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 67 92 66 91 / 20 10 20 10 ODESSA TX 69 93 67 91 / 20 10 20 10 WINK TX 69 95 68 94 / 20 20 20 10 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 10/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 120 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-161830- 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- 120 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010 /1220 PM MDT WED SEP 15 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...MARFA PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS. .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
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A brief land spout was observed southeast of Seminole, TX. It only persisted for a minute or less, and did no damage.
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