There was an upper level low over the Permian Basin and the Trans Pecos. A good supply of moisture was over the area, and the mid-level winds were weak which allowed for slow moving convection.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
There was an upper level low over the Permian Basin and the Trans Pecos. A good supply of moisture was over the area, and the mid-level winds were weak which allowed for slow moving convection.
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 Jul 27, 5:31 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 631 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 .DISCUSSION... PLEASE SEE THE 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL...BUT LOCALIZED MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 03
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 431 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-280945- 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- 431 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 /331 AM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...MAINLY WEST OF A LAMESA TO MIDLAND TO PERSIMMON GAP LINE. INTENSE RAINFALL WILL AT TIMES TEMPORARILY LOWER VISIBILITIES MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS MORE DIFFICULT. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 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
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 226 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:28 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain moved through Brewster County and produced widespread flooding across Alpine. No damage was indicated, so the cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
A wide area of heavy rain moved through Brewster County and produced flash flooding in Alpine. Four and a half feet of running water was reported across low- lying crossings in the town. Bridges and crossways were closed due to the flooding. No damage was reported, so the cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
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