Hail, Brewster
- When
- May 14, 3:07 PM CST to 3:12 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 23 mi N of Panther Junction
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 29.633, -103.300
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 2012
An upper level trough was to the west of the region with sufficient lift across West Texas. Good surface heating and a plentiful supply of moisture was present across the area which allowed for the atmosphere to become unstable.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- 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
- 4
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 was to the west of the region with sufficient lift across West Texas. Good surface heating and a plentiful supply of moisture was present across the area which allowed for the atmosphere to become unstable. Severe thunderstorms developed across West Texas and produced hail and strong winds.
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 May 14, 2:32 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:32 PM CST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
332 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012
.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL
TRANSLATE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THIS
OCCURS... CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. WE
WILL CONTINUE HIGH POPS ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN
BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL ALSO REMAIN
INTACT THROUGH 15/06Z AS RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
REMAIN POSSIBLE. WE/LL ALSO CONTINUE A MENTION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA...WITH THE BIG BEND REGION
AND LOWER TRANS PECOS MOST LIKELY TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER. DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE ON THE DECREASE BEGINNING TUESDAY
NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OPENS INTO A TROUGH AND SHIFTS
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL BRIEFLY BUILD THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
KEEP DRY WEATHER ALONG WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS
DO SUGGEST A WEAK MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL TEMPORARILY WEAKEN THE RIDGE...BUT
WE DO NOT EXPECT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AT THIS TIME.
A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WILL SPREAD NORTH OVER THE AREA INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THIS RIDGE AXIS IN PLACE... TEMPERATURES
ARE LIKELY TO WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS FROM LATE THIS WEEK INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DO MANAGE TO BRING A WEAK
COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTH PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH MAY BRING
AN INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ANDREWS TX 51 77 52 84 / 70 10 0 0
BIG SPRING TX 53 76 54 83 / 80 10 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 51 78 51 85 / 40 10 0 0
DRYDEN TX 57 78 59 84 / 80 20 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 54 76 56 83 / 80 10 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 48 72 52 79 / 50 10 0 0
HOBBS NM 48 76 52 84 / 50 10 0 0
MARFA TX 44 73 41 80 / 70 10 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 52 77 54 83 / 80 10 0 0
ODESSA TX 53 77 55 84 / 80 10 0 0
WINK TX 53 78 55 85 / 70 10 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...
MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
&&
76/06Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 11:39 AM CST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1239 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-151745- 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- 1239 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 /1139 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE TRANS PECOS... AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON PRIMARILY FOR THE TRANS PECOS. 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, May 14, 1:11 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 211 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 TXZ074-080-081-141945- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 211 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MARFA AT 211 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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. &&
Special weather statement, May 14, 1:39 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 239 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 TXZ057-058-074-080-142000- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 239 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND SOUTH CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF BORACHO AT 236 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. IMPACTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE BORACHO...KENT...INTERSTATE 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND. &&
Special weather statement, May 14, 1:47 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 247 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 TXZ057-079-080-142030- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- 247 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING SOUTHWESTERN CULBERSON...WESTERN JEFF DAVIS AND NORTHWESTERN PRESIDIO COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... 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, May 14, 1:58 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 258 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 TXZ057-074-080-142100- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU- 258 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING JEFF DAVIS...SOUTHWESTERN CULBERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT DAVIS AT 258 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS S.H.118. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS. &&
Special weather statement, May 14, 2:02 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 302 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 TXZ080-081-142045- BIG BEND AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 302 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY AT 302 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS. &&
Special weather statement, May 14, 2:57 PM CST, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 357 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 TXZ079-080-142130- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- 357 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHAFTER AT 357 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS. &&
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Presidio
- When
- May 14, 3:28 PM CST to 3:33 PM CST
- Where
- Presidio County, 25 mi NNE of Presidio
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 29.884, -104.211
Hail, Brewster
- When
- May 14, 5:00 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 3 mi SE of Study Butte
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 29.289, -103.495
Thunderstorm Wind, Brewster
- When
- May 14, 5:00 PM CST to 5:01 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 3 mi SE of Study Butte
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 29.289, -103.495
A thunderstorm moved over Brewster County and produced 70 mph winds three miles southeast of Study Butte.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, May 14 to 15, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, May 14, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 14, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 14, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Flooding in South Carolina, May 14, 2012
- Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 14, 2012
More
Every storm in Texas in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 2012
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: 374600, 374603, 374606, 374607.