An upper level ridge was over the region. An outflow boundary was present across the Permian Basin.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
An upper level ridge was over the region. An outflow boundary was present across the Permian Basin. This boundary helped to create lift which resulted in thunderstorms that produced hail across the Permian Basin.
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 29, 5:46 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 646 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 .DISCUSSION... && .AVIATION... ONGOING STORMS NEAR CNM AND WEST OF HOB SHOULD DIE OUT BY 02Z. STRONG OUTFLOW THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER TODAY HAS RESULTED IN ERRATIC WIND FIELD. EXPECT AREA WINDS TO SLOWLY COME AROUND TO THE SE OVERNIGHT AND BE EASTERLY TOMORROW AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS SOUTH. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 236 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013/ DISCUSSION... OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/HABOOB CURRENTLY WEAKENING AND HEADING TOWARD THE PECOS RIVER. A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO FORM ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BOUNDARY IN THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. BOUNDARY SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AS IT DECELERATES. WILL GO WITH MAINLY ISOLATED TO SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT SOUTH AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER IN THE OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED HIGHER TERRAIN AND WITH THE APPROACH OF THE WEAKENING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE NORTHEAST. WILL GO DRY TONIGHT ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AS THE AIR HAS STABILIZED IN THIS AREA AND FURTHER NORTH UPSTREAM ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE PER LATEST SATELLITE TRENDS. THE ONE EXCEPTION UP NORTH TONIGHT COULD BE LATE WHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. BEYOND TONIGHT DID NOT MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANCES TO THE FORECAST. UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH DAILY CHANCES OF CONVECTION LOOKS TO BE IN THE OFFING EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. AN UNSTABLE NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT REGIME WILL CONTINUE WITH CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA. PERIODIC EPISODES OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ADVECT IN FROM NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IN THIS FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO BELOW NORMAL BY MONDAY UNDER THIS FLOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 256 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-302000- 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- 256 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 /156 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013/ 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 TONIGHT IN A BROAD AREA EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU...THEN FROM THERE EAST ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. LOOK FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL FROM THE STRONGEST STORMS. ALSO LOOK FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE OVERALL SETUP DOES NOT APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER... WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. .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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 347 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 TXZ058-059-067-292115- LOVING-WARD-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- 347 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING CENTRAL REEVES...NORTHWESTERN WARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOVING COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MENTONE AT 347 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR MENTONE CLOSE TO US 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 3137 10374 3161 10392 3175 10353 3159 10342 TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 060DEG 8KT 3163 10357
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 409 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013 NMZ028-033-034-292230- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- 409 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LEA COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF MALJAMAR AT 5 PM AND WAS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STORM IS CROSSING STATE HWY 529. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 3254 10338 3245 10374 3286 10374 3282 10353 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 014DEG 4KT 3275 10366
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 529 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 NMZ028-033-034-292315- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- 429 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING CENTRAL LEA AND EAST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM MDT... AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF HALFWAY AT 429 PM MDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WAS CROSSING S.H. 529. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 3246 10328 3241 10374 3276 10378 3292 10349 TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 349DEG 10KT 3268 10365
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 711 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 TXZ045-050-300045- GAINES-ANDREWS- 711 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING EASTERN ANDREWS AND SOUTH CENTRAL GAINES COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF FLOREY AT 711 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 3220 10228 3214 10259 3252 10264 3256 10243 TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 347DEG 9KT 3245 10251
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 756 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2013 NMZ029-033-300130- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- 656 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHERN LEA COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF MCDONALD AT 655 PM MDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM IS OVER S.H.206. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 3286 10322 3291 10360 3324 10345 3319 10318 TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 017DEG 18KT 3313 10338
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved over Gaines County and produced a 63 mph wind gust at Seminole.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2013
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: 459190, 459189.