There was an upper low centered over southeastern Arizona. Tropical Storm Newton was providing a plentiful supply of moisture across West Texas.
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There was an upper low centered over southeastern Arizona. Tropical Storm Newton was providing a plentiful supply of moisture across West Texas. These conditions resulted in thunderstorms with strong winds that developed 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 Sep 7, 4:52 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 552 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 .DISCUSSION... See aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions are expected at the west Texas and southeast New Mexico terminals the next 24 hours. Tempo VFR conditions in thunderstorms with brief gusty and variable winds are expected this evening at a majority of the terminals. Will monitor for possible amendments. South to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph are expected the next 24 hours. 12 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 249 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016/ DISCUSSION... Given anomalously high moisture content in the atmosphere courtesy of now Tropical Storm Newton, as well as temperatures rising into the 80s and 90s this afternoon, it feels unusually muggy across the region. Today's 12Z/7AM CDT sounding indicated 1.8 inches of precipitable water over the region, which is not only nearly 3 standard deviations above normal, but also a new record high precipitable water value for this date (previously 1.75 inches). Visible satellite imagery indicates clearing (and subsequent development of a cumulus field) from the eastern Permian Basin southwestward to the Big Bend Area, with cirrus lingering across southeast New Mexico, the Upper Trans Pecos, and western Permian Basin from earlier convection. Given the amount of available moisture, convection has already begun to develop over the higher terrain, and will be possible across most of the area through this evening. Storms could linger into the overnight hours, potentially redeveloping along outflow boundaries, with the best chance for showers and thunderstorms along and west of a line from roughly Gail to Fort Stockton to Lajitas. The primary threat accompanying storms will be heavy rainfall, which could result in some localized flooding concerns, particularly in areas that have received recent rainfall as well as low lying areas and those with poor drainage. Lows tonight will be mild, ranging from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Southwesterly flow aloft will continue the next few days, as the region remains between a deepening western CONUS trough and high pressure in place across the southeast. Thus, moisture from Newton will become entrained in a SW-NE oriented shear axis through this weekend, though given a lack of forcing, only slight chance to low chance PoPs are warranted for Thursday and Friday. After a couple days of warmer temperatures Thursday and Friday, a change is on the way Saturday, as a cold front is progged to move south through the area. There is still a bit of discrepancy in timing, though the front looks to push through the region Saturday morning/early afternoon, with breezy northeasterly winds in its wake. Models continue to generate ample QPF with the front, though the highest QPF values look to be focused over the Western Low Rolling Plains into the Big Country where convergence will be enhanced. However, have maintained chance PoPs areawide, as the amount of available moisture will increase the potential for convection, despite the timing of the front being less than ideal for widespread storm development. Either way, temperatures Saturday look to drop well below normal for this time of year, with highs ranging from the mid 70s north to around 90 degrees across far southern zones. Temperatures will moderate back toward normal on Sunday and Monday, with a lull in precipitation for much of the area. Another stronger front is progged to move through the area in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame, which will bring the next opportunity for widespread precipitation as well as cooler temperatures. Stay tuned. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 73 93 73 94 / 20 20 20 20 Carlsbad 68 89 68 93 / 30 20 10 10 Dryden 75 94 74 95 / 20 20 20 20 Fort Stockton 69 90 71 92 / 30 20 20 20 Guadalupe Pass 61 80 65 86 / 30 20 10 10 Hobbs 67 87 66 91 / 30 20 10 10 Marfa 64 83 59 85 / 30 30 20 20 Midland Intl Airport 72 92 73 94 / 30 20 20 20 Odessa 73 91 73 93 / 30 20 20 20 Wink 71 92 72 95 / 30 20 10 10 && .MAF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NM...None. TX...None. && 70/84
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 306 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-082015- 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- 306 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 /206 PM MDT WED SEP 7 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 ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH THE BEST CHANCES EXTENDING FROM THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS NORTHEAST INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN. HAZARDS INCLUDE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS, WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH, AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 713 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 TXZ050-061-068-080100- ANDREWS TX-ECTOR TX-CRANE TX- 713 PM CDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CRANE...EASTERN ANDREWS AND ECTOR COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 712 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOLDSMITH...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF WEST ODESSA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ODESSA...ANDREWS...WEST ODESSA...GOLDSMITH...PENWELL...ODESSA SCHELEMEYER FIELD...ANDREWS COUNTY AIRPORT...PLEASANT FARMS AND NORTH COWDEN. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 95 AND 118. LAT...LON 3164 10269 3235 10268 3251 10233 3149 10234 TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 268DEG 20KT 3196 10252
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:14 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved across Andrews County and produced a 62 mph wind gust at the City of Andrews AWOS site.
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