Hail, Jeff Davis
- When
- June 13, 2:35 PM CST to 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County, 13 mi WSW of Ft Davis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 30.508, -104.082
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 13, 2015
An upper level disturbance slowly progressed east across the southwest US and it provided upper level support for thunderstorm activity. Good moisture was present east of a dryline that was backed up to the mountains of West Texas.
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
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 disturbance slowly progressed east across the southwest US and it provided upper level support for thunderstorm activity. Good moisture was present east of a dryline that was backed up to the mountains of West Texas. Some locations had low to mid 60 dewpoints. High instability and strong shear allowed for thunderstorms to become organized and produce large hail and damaging winds across the Trans Pecos and Permian Basin. The high moisture over the area also lead to some flash flooding.
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 Jun 13, 1:52 PM CST, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:52 PM CST, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 252 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2015 .DISCUSSION... It will be another active day across the area with the potential for severe weather across SE New Mexico and West Texas this afternoon and evening. A shortwave trough slowly progressing east across the southwest CONUS will provide support for thunderstorm activity. Morning clouds have not hindered destabilization much at all and continue to break up across West Texas. Cumulus have started popping up in the Davis Mountains along with some isolated storms. Good moisture will be present east of the dryline with locations seeing low to mid 60s dewpoints. Instability will also be good with a band of ML CAPE values over 2000 j/kg along the NM/TX border southward towards the Lower Trans Pecos. The environment should support clusters of storms and some supercells with effective shear of 30-40 kts. Expect storms to increase in coverage across the Davis Mountains along with development moving across SE New Mexico and the Upper Trans Pecos as the cap continues to weaken. Storms will progress eastward across the Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos through the evening. Storms will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall. The hail and wind threat should decrease with the loss of daytime heating, but the threat for localized flash flooding will continue due to the presence of high moisture as PWAT values are between 1 and 2 inches. Expect the wet pattern to continue over the next few days with the weak upper level trough continuing its slow progression east. Main forcing for activity will be the lee surface low and convergent upslope flow across the Trans Pecos. The high moisture will continue and the potential for localized flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall will be possible tomorrow and Monday. A weak ridge tries to build from the west by mid week, which could cut precip chances down a little. Best chances for rain in the extended will be in the mountains. Some models suggest temps could rise back above normal, but have opted to stay near normal for now. Arnold && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ANDREWS TX 68 92 69 87 / 60 30 40 40 BIG SPRING TX 70 91 71 86 / 60 30 30 40 CARLSBAD NM 67 98 67 93 / 20 20 20 40 DRYDEN TX 73 91 71 91 / 40 20 40 40 FORT STOCKTON TX 70 91 70 94 / 60 30 30 50 GUADALUPE PASS TX 63 86 65 84 / 10 10 10 40 HOBBS NM 66 93 67 87 / 60 30 40 40 MARFA TX 62 88 62 90 / 30 50 20 50 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 71 91 70 89 / 60 30 30 40 ODESSA TX 70 91 70 89 / 60 30 30 40 WINK TX 71 97 71 93 / 50 40 30 40 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 29/06 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, Jun 13, 2:23 AM CST, 12 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 323 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-132130- 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- 323 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 /223 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOOD OR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG BUT THE GREATER THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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
Local storm report, Jun 13, 11:03 AM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1203 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0658 PM HAIL 3 W TARZAN 32.31N 102.03W
06/12/2015 E2.50 INCH MARTIN TX PUBLIC
A FEW TENNIS BALL AND EGG SIZE.
&&
DHLocal storm report, Jun 13, 11:33 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1233 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0423 PM HAIL 18 ENE FORT STOCKTON 30.99N 102.61W
06/12/2015 E2.50 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DHSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 12:04 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
104 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
TXZ058-074-131900-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
104 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EASTERN JEFF DAVIS AND SOUTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BUFFALO TRAIL SCOUT CAMP AT
104 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND WIND
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 10373 3081 10354 3077 10359 3071 10350
3067 10348 3057 10419 3096 10426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 253DEG 11KT 3081 10390Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:49 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 149 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 TXZ058-074-075-080-081-131945- PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- 149 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING EASTERN JEFF DAVIS...NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER...SOUTHERN REEVES AND WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOYAHVALE AT 148 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && LAT...LON 3112 10304 3025 10330 3062 10434 3106 10415 TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 297DEG 15KT 3075 10366
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:50 PM CST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 250 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 TXZ057-074-080-132015- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU- 250 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS...NORTH CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND SOUTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOYS CAMP AT 249 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3117 10414 3053 10375 3013 10434 3098 10470 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 244DEG 14KT 3078 10427
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:16 PM CST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 316 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 TXZ057-058-074-080-132100- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- 316 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS...NORTH CENTRAL PRESIDIO...SOUTH CENTRAL CULBERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3128 10395 3071 10363 3033 10413 3105 10456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 261DEG 19KT 3081 10411
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 241 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:34 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jeff Davis
- When
- June 13, 3:03 PM CST to 3:13 PM CST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County, 13 mi WSW of Ft Davis
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 30.508, -104.082
Hail, Reeves
- When
- June 13, 3:40 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Reeves County, 8 mi W of Pecos
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -103.616
Hail, Brewster
- When
- June 13, 4:47 PM CST to 4:52 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, Alpine
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 30.370, -103.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaines
- When
- June 13, 6:50 PM CST to 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County, 1 mi SW of Seagraves
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -102.562
A thunderstorm moved across Gaines County and produced a wind gust of 74 mph measured at mesonet 1 SW of Seagraves.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaines
- When
- June 13, 6:50 PM CST to 6:51 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County, 1 mi SW of Seagraves
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -102.562
A thunderstorm that moved across Gaines County knocked down power lines and trees throughout the city of Seagraves. Additional power lines were down 3 miles south of Seagraves on FM 1429.
Flash Flood, Gaines
- When
- June 13, 7:22 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County, 0.85 mi WSW of Seminole to 0.39 mi WNW of Seminole
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.717, -102.664
Heavy rain from a line of thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in Seminole and flooded Hwy 214 just north of Seminole leaving some patrons under a foot of water.
Flash Flood, Gaines
- When
- June 13, 8:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County, 5.03 mi SW of Seagraves to 7.14 mi WSW of Seagraves
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 32.887, -102.620
Heavy rain fell across Gaines County and produced flash flooding on Highway 385 between Seminole and Seagraves. The flooding was reported on Highway 385 between County Roads 103 and 124. Other reports were received that indicate numerous county roads northwest of Seminole were flooded and impassable. Seminole and Seagraves fire departments were pulling cars out of ditches. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry
- When
- June 13, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, 3 mi E of Snyder
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -100.848
A thunderstorm moved across Scurry County and produced a wind gust of 72 mph at a mesonet site 3 miles east of Snyder.
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- June 13, 9:34 PM CST to 9:44 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 2 mi N of Colorado City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.429, -100.850
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 580684, 580515, 580516, 580517, 580519, 580521, 580524, 580682, 580522, 580523.