There was a surface trough in southeast New Mexico which provided lift. Good moisture and instability were also present across the area.
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There was a surface trough in southeast New Mexico which provided lift. Good moisture and instability were also present across the area.
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 Aug 25, 10:12 AM MST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1212 PM CDT Mon Aug 25 2014 .DISCUSSION... Please see the 18z aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening at TAF locations with KHOB and KCNM having a better chance for development than other sites. Localized MVFR conditions are possible in and near thunderstorms. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the forecast period. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 421 AM CDT Mon Aug 25 2014/ The upper ridge over the mid Mississippi River Valley continues to elongate reaching well into our area. This ridge will shrink as we head through the upcoming weak as an upper trough digs into the Rockies. This trough will really not begin to affect the area until after Wednesday so expect hot temperatures to continue in the short term. Showers and even some strong thunderstorms formed yesterday along a weak sfc trough and an instability axis. This sfc trough looks to be farther north and west today so storms will be confined mainly to SE NM, the western PB and the higher terrain of W TX. If this sfc trough proves to be a little farther south this afternoon, PoPs will need to be extended south into the PB. Very similar conditions are expected Tuesday and Wednesday. The storms will be capable of very gusty winds and even some small hail. Large scale models have come into much better agreement regarding the upcoming pattern change late in the week. The GFS has slowed down the upper trough coming into the Pacific NW this morning. As expected yesterday, this now aligns much better with the ECMWF and CMC. The upper trough will help break down the ridge as it moves into the Southern Plains by Friday. As it does so, the proximity of the trough will provide lift and cooler mid level temps which should produce showers and thunderstorms across most of the area. The best chance for widespread precip appears to be Thursday and Friday. It is still unclear whether a front will accompany the trough as most of the models have a very weak front or not one at all. Nonetheless, temperatures should cool off late week due to the cloud cover and rain. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 03 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: http://facebook.com/NWSMidland http://twitter.com/NWSMidland Check us out on the internet at: http://weather.gov/midland
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 400 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2014 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-260900- 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- 400 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2014 /300 AM MDT MON AUG 25 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS FROM SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, SOUTH THROUGH THE VAN HORN AREA AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS OVER 55 MPH, SMALL HAIL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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 Lubbock radar (KLBB), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved across Lea County and produced a 73 mph wind gust near Tatum. No damage was reported.
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