A weak upper level disturbance was moving over West Texas. Surface winds were bringing upslope flow along the mountains.
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A weak upper level disturbance was moving over West Texas. Surface winds were bringing upslope flow along the mountains. These conditions resulted in lift that produced a thunderstorm with strong winds in Presidio County.
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 12, 5:48 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 648 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2020 .DISCUSSION... Please see 00Z aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... VFR will continue through the forecast period w/hazy skies from wildfire smoke over the western U.S. A weak frontal boundary will slide through the area early tomorrow causing a NE wind shift at all terminals. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 214 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2020/ DISCUSSION... A weak upper level disturbance will slowly move through the forecast area through Wednesday. The best chance of showers and thunderstorms through Monday will be in the mountains, when the system will be most potent with enhancement from upslope flow. Severe weather is not expected with this system due to weak shear and weak instability. Will go dry for Tuesday and Wednesday as the system will be very weak with the stability of the air mass increasing further. Temperatures will be at or below normal through Tuesday with surface high pressure dominating. Will go mainly dry Thursday through next Saturday with near or slightly above normal temperatures due to an upper level ridge building over the region. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 66 86 64 82 / 10 20 0 0 Carlsbad 61 88 62 83 / 0 20 20 20 Dryden 70 87 68 85 / 10 40 20 20 Fort Stockton 65 86 63 81 / 0 30 20 20 Guadalupe Pass 63 80 60 74 / 10 20 20 20 Hobbs 60 85 58 82 / 10 20 10 10 Marfa 56 81 55 77 / 20 30 30 20 Midland Intl Airport 66 86 63 82 / 10 20 10 10 Odessa 66 86 63 83 / 10 20 10 10 Wink 65 89 64 84 / 0 20 20 10 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...None. TX...None. && 24
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 117 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2020 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-131830- 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-Loving-Winkler- Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 117 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2020 /1217 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state and CDC guidelines. 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... https://weather.gov/midland
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 67 mph wind gust at the AWOS site near the town of Presidio.
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