An upper level ridge was over Southeast New Mexico. Low-level moisture was fairly high across the area.
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An upper level ridge was over Southeast New Mexico. Low-level moisture was fairly high across the area. These conditions resulted in a thunderstorm that produced a severe wind gust in Eddy 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 Jul 24, 4:54 PM MST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 654 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 ...New AVIATION... .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 652 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 VFR. Added mention of TSRA at CNM til 01z... will have to monitor potential for development near PEQ for next hour of two but overall trend is down. Wind will remain S to SE and be gusty in the afternoon. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Monday night) Issued at 117 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 Not many changes to the short-term forecast, as persistence rules. WV imagery shows the upper ridge directly over the Southern Plains, in the process of redeveloping east. 24 hours from now, it should be centered over the ArklaTex. This focus elsewhere has allowed temperatures over West Texas and Southeast New Mexico to stay closer to normal than the past couple of weeks...with highs this afternoon only only 3-4F above normal. Temperatures Monday should be identical to today's or even a bit cooler. KMAF VWP showed a LLJ up to 40kts over the Permian Basin last night, and this kept overnight lows averaging 8-9F above normal. The LLJ is set to redevelop tonight and Monday night, and while lows are not anticipated to be as warm, they'll still be an uncomfortable 5-7F above normal. As has been the case the past month or so, the NBM has an excellent handle on temperatures in this pattern, so we see no point in re- inventing the wheel. Regarding rain prospects, mesoanalysis shows the surface trough hasn't moved over the past 24 hours, and still runs from the Big Bend Area to El Paso. This will continue to be the focus for additional convection in the short term. Convection over the Davis Mountains from last night has all but diminished, but CAMs suggest that will again be the sweet spot through Monday night. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Saturday) Issued at 117 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 The upper ridge will continue to be the dominating feature, but numerous shortwaves will begin to break down the ridge by mid to late week. High temperatures will only deviate a few degrees in the long term forecast, remaining in the upper 90s with some triple digits along the river valleys and NE Basin through the weekend. Monsoonal moisture will remain further west in the Desert Southwest, so storm chances this week will be confined solely to the higher terrain and surrounding foothills. Frequent lightning and gusty winds will be the main concern with these storms, but some brief, heavy rainfall leading to some localized flooding is not out of the question. Models have continued to trend away from cooler temperatures this weekend with the cold front and consequently the better chances for precipitation now looking to remain north of the CWA. Have not completely removed rain chances for the forecast Friday-Sunday, but significantly reduced POPs in this time frame. Unfortunately, temperatures will remain above-normal and even potentially warm slightly as we head into August. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 76 99 75 100 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 73 97 72 98 / 20 20 20 20 Dryden 75 99 75 99 / 0 0 0 10 Fort Stockton 74 97 74 98 / 10 10 0 10 Guadalupe Pass 68 87 68 88 / 40 40 40 20 Hobbs 70 95 70 97 / 0 0 10 10 Marfa 62 90 62 90 / 40 40 30 30 Midland Intl Airport 75 97 74 98 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 76 97 75 98 / 0 0 0 10 Wink 75 100 75 100 / 10 10 10 10 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && SHORT TERM...44 LONG TERM....88 AVIATION...72
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 129 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-251830- 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- 129 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022 /1229 PM MDT Sun Jul 24 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, mainly over the Davis Mountains and surrounding foothills. Any storms that do develop will be accompanied by frequent lightning, small hail, gusty winds, and brief, heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. 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 Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 191 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced a 59 mph wind gust near Carlsbad at the ASOS site.
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