A series of severe thunderstorms moved through the extreme southern portions of the South Plains and the northern portions of the Texas Permian Basin late Sunday September 7th and early Monday morning on September 8th. These storms produced a variety of severe weather across WFO Midland’s County Warning Area. The following is a summary of findings from the WFO Midland Damage Survey Team.
The majority of the damage occurred in Dawson, Martin, and Andrews counties. Martin County and eastern portions of Andrews County experienced high winds and flooding. There were an estimated 38 power poles either damaged or destroyed across these counties. This damage was concentrated near the intersection of Highway 349 and 176. Flooding was also viewed in Martin County along Highway 349...12-15 miles north of the Midland County line as well as in Andrews County along Highways 115 and 176 east of the city of Andrews.
One interesting observation near the intersection of Highways 349 and 176 was that of hail up to the size of quarters, remaining on the ground over nine hours after the last severe storm had passed. Also at that intersection, a 50 foot light pole rated to withstand 80 mph winds, was snapped at the base. All survey observations indicated that the damage was produced by straight line winds.
Severe thunderstorms over the western and eastern portions of Dawson County produced large hail and flooding. This resulted in catastrophic damage to cotton, sunflower, and sorghum crops in two separate portions of the county.
Along Farm to Market road 1210, indentations from golf ball to ping pong ball size hail were noted along the sides of the roadway in the muddy areas. Residents in the area noted that it hailed for 20 minutes across this area...while the hail fell for approximately 28 minutes south of Sand in western portions of Dawson County.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
404 AM CDT MON SEP 8 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0510 PM 6 E ANDREWS TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 ANDREWS REPORTED ON SH 176
BY PUBLIC.
0605 PM MIDLAND TX 60 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/03 MIDLAND REPORTED IN THE CITY
OF MIDLAND BY OFF DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0635 PM MIDLAND TX FLOOD
09/07/03 MIDLAND FLOODING AT INTERSECTION
OF LOOP 250 AND FAIRGROUNDS.
CARS STALLED ON ROAD.
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
0648 PM 5 SE MIDLAND TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 MIDLAND NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED
HAIL ON SH 158. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER.
0648 PM 5 SE MIDLAND TX 65 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/03 MIDLAND RECORDED ON SH 158 BY
STORM SPOTTER.
0648 PM 5 SE MIDLAND TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 MIDLAND NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED
HAIL ON SH 158.
0650 PM GREENWOOD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 MIDLAND REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
0650 PM GREENWOOD TX FLOOD
09/07/03 MIDLAND FLOODING OF CITY STREETS.
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
0654 PM 3 S MIDLAND TX WIND DAMAGE
09/07/03 MIDLAND STORAGE BUILDINGS BLOWN OVER
ON SH 158.
0923 PM 2 E ARVANA TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 DAWSON GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL
SIZED HAIL ALONG FM 2411.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0925 PM 12 NE LAMESA TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 DAWSON REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS
EMPLOYEE.
0930 PM 5 E ARVANA TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 DAWSON PENNY SIZED HAIL COVERING
THE GROUND ON FM 2411.
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
0945 PM 3 E HANCOCK TX 1.50 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 DAWSON WINDOWS BROKEN BY PING PONG
SIZED HAIL. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER
0950 PM 2 E HANCOCK TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 DAWSON GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND.
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
0955 PM 2 S KEY TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/03 DAWSON COTTON CROPS DAMAGED BY
LARGE HAIL ALONG FM 178.
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
1000 PM 2 N HANCOCK TX FLOOD
09/07/03 DAWSON WATER COVERING FM 178.
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
1013 PM 12 NE LAMESA TX FLOOD
09/07/03 DAWSON CARS STALLED IN WATER
OVER U.S. HWY 87. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER.
1014 PM 3 N KEY TX FLOOD
09/07/03 DAWSON 5 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER
FM 178 MAKING ROAD
IMPASSABLE. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER.
1200 AM SAND TX FLOOD
09/08/03 DAWSON WATER COVERING U.S. HIGHWAY
180 NEAR SAND. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0150 AM 15 SW TARZAN TX FUNNEL CLOUD
09/08/03 MARTIN FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 8 MILES
SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF
SH 349 AND SH 176. REPORTED
BY TV METEOROLOGIST AND NWS
EMPLOYEE.
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