An outflow boundary moved into Lea County during the pre-dawn hours of the 4th, with showers and thunderstorms developing along it as it did so. Storms developed and sat over Highway 18 between Hobbs and Lovington, which resulted in flash flooding on the highway.
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An outflow boundary moved into Lea County during the pre-dawn hours of the 4th, with showers and thunderstorms developing along it as it did so. Storms developed and sat over Highway 18 between Hobbs and Lovington, which resulted in flash flooding on the highway. Convection dissipated later that morning, but additional showers and thunderstorms developed later in the afternoon of the 4th.
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 4, 4:26 AM MST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 626 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 622 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 - Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across the area through Saturday. Localized heavy rain could produce flash flooding. - Warmer temperatures and drier weather conditions return late this weekend into early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Friday afternoon) Issued at 137 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 Current radar is quiet in the local area with some isolated storms in far West Texas moving towards our CWA. Models show these storms may briefly reach southeastern New Mexico before dissipating. More storms are expected to develop this afternoon in the higher elevations, then moving east into the adjacent lower elevations. The best rain chances will be west of the Pecos River but a few storms will reach locations farther east. An upper disturbance moves out of Mexico and across West Texas tomorrow spreading good rain chances (40-60%) into the Permian Basin and lower Trans Pecos. Highs today and tomorrow will be in the 80s as climatologically low heights aloft provide little subsidence. && .LONG TERM... (Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 137 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 An upper level low develops over northern Mexico Friday and moves northeast into West Texas Saturday. Lift ahead of the low and abundant low level moisture brings our last good rain chances for the week. NBM has PoPs at 30-60% primarily focused in the eastern Permian Basin where moisture will be deepest. After the departure of the low pressure system, a ridge builds over Texas ending rain chances and bringing temperatures back up to near to above normal. Highs next week will generally be in the 90s with a few 100s in the Rio Grande and Pecos River valleys. Hennig && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 622 AM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 Current radar shows TS affecting CNM and moving towards HOB from the north. This activity is along outflow boundaries moving into the area. These boundaries could bring TS to other TAF sites but confidence is lower and not included in the TAFs. Otherwise, MVFR CIGs have developed and affecting HOB/MAF. Upper clouds are making these CIGs hard to detect but these conditions should be expected for at least the next couple of hours before VFR conditions return. Hennig && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 88 68 84 65 / 20 30 30 70 Carlsbad 88 65 87 63 / 20 10 20 20 Dryden 89 68 84 67 / 20 40 50 50 Fort Stockton 88 66 85 63 / 40 10 50 40 Guadalupe Pass 80 63 78 62 / 20 20 30 30 Hobbs 86 63 84 61 / 20 20 20 40 Marfa 82 54 78 53 / 50 50 40 30 Midland Intl Airport 86 67 82 64 / 20 20 30 60 Odessa 86 66 83 64 / 20 20 20 60 Wink 88 66 86 64 / 20 20 30 50 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && SHORT TERM...10 LONG TERM....10 AVIATION...10
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:45 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management reported standing water on Highway 18 between Lovington and Hobbs. The total time of occurrence is estimated from radar and from the time of the initial report. No damage was reported.
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