An upper level low was over the Big Bend area. Abundant moisture was present across West Texas.
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An upper level low was over the Big Bend area. Abundant moisture was present across West Texas. These factors, along with weak upper level flow, contributed to flash flooding across parts of the Permian Basin and the Davis Mountains.
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 13, 11:14 AM CST, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1214 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013 .AVIATION... 18Z TAF ISSUANCE VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL INTO THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE FORECAST BECOMES A BIT MORE UNCERTAIN. THERE COULD BE A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO NEAR KFST THIS AFTERNOON BUT THREAT IS TOO ISOLATED TO INCLUDE IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. MOST MODELS BRING QUITE A BIT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN OVERNIGHT SO EXPECTED CIGS TO LOWER TO MVFR BY EARLY MORNING. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO THE MORNING FRIDAY...HOWEVER TIMING IS MORE UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT SO WILL NOT YET INCLUDE IN THE TAFS JUST YET. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 29
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 226 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-141930- 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- 226 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013 /126 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10...WITH MORE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY CONCERN FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE AREA SATURDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THE PRIMARY THREAT. .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), 228 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 UTC.
4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain moved across Brewster County and produced flash flooding about eight miles southeast of Alpine. Low water crossings were reported to be flooded. The cost of damage is assumed to be zero since no damage was reported.
Heavy rain moved across Brewster County. Almost two inches of rain was reported to have fallen within two hours about eight miles southeast of Alpine.
Heavy rain moved across Midland County and produced flash flooding in Midland. Flash flooding was reported at Austin and Bedford Streets in Midland. The cost of damage is assumed to be zero since no damage was reported.
Heavy rain moved across Midland County and produced flash flooding in Midland. Vehicles were reported to be stranded along Wadley Avenue between Midland Drive and Midkiff. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
Heavy rain moved across Midland County and produced flash flooding in Midland. Twelve inches of water was reported on Wadley Avenue between Ward and North Midkiff. The cost of damage is assumed to be zero since there was no damage reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 459174, 459180, 459171, 459169, 459166.