An upper ridge was centered to the north of the area, and an upper low moved northward from Mexico over the region. Southeast winds provided low-level moisture across the area.
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An upper ridge was centered to the north of the area, and an upper low moved northward from Mexico over the region. Southeast winds provided low-level moisture across the area. This moisture, when combined with daytime heating, allowed for conditions to become unstable across the higher terrain of West Texas and thunderstorms developed as a result.
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 26, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .DISCUSSION... WV imagery shows the TUTT centered just SW of KMAF, further east than models forecast 24 hours ago. Today, most models place the TUTT too far east, w/some, like the GFS, already in major disagreement w/the current position. Corresponding QPF fields are all over the map, as well. Although models don't capture this well, all tend to take the TUTT back east into the Hill Country, then south into Mexico over the next 36-48 hours. Meanwhile, out west, the usual daytime heating/destabilization is taking place over the higher terrain, w/upslope flow spawning afternoon convection. Therefore, all areas overnight stand a good chance at getting wet. We'll concentrate higher POPs over the NE overnight coincident w/the TUTT, then shift them west Monday as the TUTT moves east. As the TUTT heads south, this will allow the upper ridge covering the srn CONUS to center/strengthen over the Four Corners area into the extended. This will allow the low-lvl theta-e ridge to remain out west for the next couple of days, promoting convection over the higher terrain each day. Tuesday, a shortwave will move into central Texas, and may clip the NE zones. After that, the ridge is forecast to sink south a bit, and the focus for convection in the extended will shift to the nrn zones as shortwaves move thru the top of the ridge. For temps, thicknesses invof the TUTT will keep things at or below normal over the first part of the week, before things ramp up again as the upper ridge builds NW. However, w/the ridge staying to the west as far as forecast, most areas should avoid the triple digits. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 67 92 71 94 / 40 20 10 10 Carlsbad 69 88 68 94 / 40 40 20 10 Dryden 73 95 71 96 / 30 20 0 10 Fort Stockton 71 92 68 95 / 30 30 10 10 Guadalupe Pass 65 82 64 86 / 40 50 30 20 Hobbs 67 86 68 91 / 50 40 10 10 Marfa 66 81 61 84 / 40 50 20 20 Midland Intl Airport 69 92 71 95 / 50 30 10 10 Odessa 69 92 72 94 / 50 30 10 10 Wink 70 94 70 97 / 40 30 10 10 && .MAF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NM...None. TX...None. && 67/44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1239 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-271745- 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- 1239 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 /1139 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY, MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR FURTHER EAST OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN. .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 358 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 TXZ081-262130- BIG BEND AREA TX- 358 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 357 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY. LAT...LON 3017 10322 3019 10301 2985 10292 2983 10323 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 354DEG 10KT 3011 10311 10
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 443 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 TXZ081-262215- BIG BEND AREA TX- 443 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 443 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTH OF PERSIMMON GAP...OR 20 MILES SOUTH OF MARATHON...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PERSIMMON GAP. LAT...LON 2996 10329 3000 10314 2972 10295 2963 10325 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 341DEG 18KT 2992 10319 10
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 514 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 TXZ081-262245- BIG BEND AREA TX- 514 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 514 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PERSIMMON GAP...OR 29 MILES NORTH OF PANTHER JUNCTION...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PERSIMMON GAP. LAT...LON 2978 10325 2984 10306 2956 10286 2946 10323 TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 341DEG 18KT 2976 10313 10
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced a 64 mph wind gust at Persimmon Gap.
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