An upper ridge was over northern Mexico, and abundant moisture was over the area from southeast low level winds. A surface boundary was present across the Permian Basin with upper level disturbances passing nearby which provided lift.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
An upper ridge was over northern Mexico, and abundant moisture was over the area from southeast low level winds. A surface boundary was present across the Permian Basin with upper level disturbances passing nearby which provided lift. This lift and moisture combined with good instability to produce hail, strong winds, and flash flooding across New Mexico and West Texas.
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 17, 11:16 AM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1216 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 .AVIATION... 18Z TAF ISSUANCE MAIN AVIATION CONCERN FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CURRENTLY WINDS ARE LIGHT AND THERE ARE NO VSBY OR CIGS RESTRICTIONS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. CANNOT CURRENTLY PINPOINT AN EXACT TIME CONVECTION WILL AFFECT SITES SO FOR NOW JUST INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FROM 1721/1801 INSTEAD OF A PREVAILING. WINDS WILL ALSO BE VERY GUSTY/STRONG IN THE VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR GENERALLY KHOB/KMAF AND MAYBE EVEN KINK. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH AND LARGE HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL COULD BE A PROBLEM AS WELL. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1027 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013/ UPDATE... ISSUED A QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE MENTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHEASTERN ZONES THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS A CONVERGENT BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH SINKS FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN REGION. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BECOME A FOCUS FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THE EXACT POSITION OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE BUT BEST THINKING IS IT WILL BE ORIENTED NEAR A SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN LINE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH THE ADDITION OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHERWISE...PACKAGE WAS SENT AND NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 421 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013/ DISCUSSION... MUCH THE SAME SETUP WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY WITH AN UPPER RIDGE ROOSTING OVER NORTHERN MEXICO, AND A STEADY FEED OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION VIA SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS. AN MCS CONTINUED TO TREK SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RED RIVER, WITH A SMALLER CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM EACH SET OF STORMS WILL LIKELY RESIDE OVER THE REGION LATER TODAY, ALONG WITH A FEW MORE LATENT ONES FROM CONVECTION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE UPPER AIR SETUP WILL BE VERY MUCH THE SAME, THERE IS ONE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE, THE UPPER RIDGE WILL RETREAT SOUTHWESTWARD INTO MEXICO AS A FEW SHORTWAVE TROUGHS TRAVERSE THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES, NEW MEXICO, AND EVEN FAR WEST TEXAS. THE RESULTANT DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH THE MID LEVEL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MENTIONED WAVES, STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES OF 7 TO 8 C/KM AND SBCAPE VALUES IN THE 1500 TO 2500 J/KG RANGE TO SPARK SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE, BUT CONSIDERING THE RELATIVELY WEAK SHEAR AND TROPICAL AIRMASS, DO NOT ANTICIPATE A WIDESPREAD SEVERE EVENT. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRESENT A PROBLEM SINCE THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO DUMP AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR RAINFALL. LATER TONIGHT, AN MCS COULD CLIP THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS, WITH A LINE OR CLUSTER OF STORMS POSSIBLY PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND MORE HEAVY RAINFALL. WE COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY WITH THE UPPER RIDGE IN A SIMILAR POSITION AND THE MOIST, UNSTABLE AIRMASS STILL OVER THE AREA. COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL DEPEND SOMEWHAT ON HOW THINGS PAN OUT TODAY, BUT THINK THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTHERN/ CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN WHERE A RESIDUAL BOUNDARY MAY LIE WILL BE FAVORED FOR DEVELOPMENT. THE HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY, BUT CONTINUES EASTWARD THEREAFTER. SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS WILL BE FAVORED FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY IF THE UPPER RIDGE IS TRANSIENT. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DIVERGE THIS WEEKEND, EVEN MORESO THAN LATE THIS WEEK. SOME KEEP THE RIDGE OVER THE AREA WHILE OTHERS SHIFT IT INTO THE EASTERN CONUS. FOR NOW, HAVE KEPT LOW ORDER POPS OVER THE WEST THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK AND TEMPS HOT. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR WHETHER ANOTHER UPPER LOW IMPINGES UPON THE AREA AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A FURTHER EAST UPPER RIDGE. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 27
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1044 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-181545- 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- 1044 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 /944 AM MDT MON JUN 17 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND OR DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PERMIAN BASIN. 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), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:33 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced a 70 mph wind gust 29 miles south of Fort Stockton.
A thunderstorm moved across Reeves County and produced an estimated 80 mph wind gust five miles south of Pecos. No damage was reported.
Heavy rain moved across Reeves County and produced one inch to one and a quarter inch of rain in one hour.
A cluster of thunderstorms moved across Winkler County and produced a 54 knot gust at the Wink Aiport. No damage was reported.
A thunderstorm moved across Andrews County and produced an estimated 45 mph wind gust. This wind had blown off the roof of a structure. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
A cluster of thunderstorms moved across Howard County and produced an estimated 65 mph wind gust in Big Spring. There was no damage reported with this wind.
Heavy rain moved across Borden County and produced flash flooding around ten miles south of Gail. There was no damage reported so the cost of damage is assumed to be zero.
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: 461016, 461020, 461023, 463315, 463316, 463317, 463152, 463155, 463157.