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Record flooding, tornadoes, and severe thunderstorms associated with 3 to 4 days of thunderstorms and heavy rain occurred over West Texas and southeastern New Mexico between April 2 and April 4. A powerful upper level low pressure system located in southwestern Arizona from Thursday, April 1 through Monday, April 5 played a major role in the development of thunderstorms over the Midland County Warning Area (CWA). A series of mid and upper level disturbances rounded the base of the low and tracked across the WFO Midland CWA during the first week in April. Near the surface, moist, easterly upslope flow helped feed abundant amounts of moisture into the area. Intensification of thunderstorms was noted in areas of locally maximized instability and upper level diffluent flow, and closely coincided with the timing of mid-level shortwave troughs crossing the area.
During this severe weather outbreak, the National Weather Service in Midland was in close contact with emergency management and other officials within our county warning area. It was only through the dedicated teamwork of emergency management, state and local law enforcement personnel, the media, the amateur radio community, SKYWARN spotters, firefighters, EMS personnel, the National Weather Service, and many other groups working together that these early April severe weather events resulted in no direct fatalities. We are accustomed to severe weather during the springtime across West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. However, the extreme nature of these events within such a short span of time, make the severe weather episodes of April 2004 quite historic.
Thunderstorms developed over Lea County, New Mexico during Saturday afternoon on April 3. The most notable of these thunderstorms was a supercell thunderstorm that developed near Eunice at 3:36 PM and moved northeast into Gaines County. This storm moved slowly northeast across western portions of Gaines County, crossing Highway 62/180 from 15 miles west of Seminole to the New Mexico border.
Due to the slow storm movement and the large size of the storm, higher intensities stayed over Highway 62/180 from 3:54 PM to 5:00 PM. This resulted in up to 1 ½ feet of hail accumulation and the closing of Highway 62/180. Below is a photo from this hail event taken during the late afternoon on April 3.
Two more supercell thunderstorms developed after the initial storm moved north of Gaines County. One storm formed in extreme northwestern Andrews County, and moved into southwestern Gaines County just after 6:00 PM. The second thunderstorm produced a brief tornado at 7:05 PM, thirteen miles southwest of Seminole. No damage was reported with this tornado. This thunderstorm continued to produce funnel clouds as it slowly drifted to the north over Gaines County. The third thunderstorm developed over eastern Lea County in New Mexico by 7:00 PM CST, causing flash flooding in Lea County and nickel size hail in Eunice, NM.
Reflectivity radar image of tornadic thunderstorms over western Gaines county.
Storm relative velocity radar image of tornadic thunderstorms over western Gaines county.
Flash flooding of Salt Draw near Toyah, TX (west of Pecos) caused the failure of a protective levee around Toyah, extensive flooding of most homes and property in Toyah, and the destruction of the I-20 bridge over Salt Draw between Toyah and Pecos, TX in Reeves County. Indirectly, 5 lives were also lost in a weather related traffic accident on U.S. Hwy. 285 south of Pecos, which was being used as a detour because of the bridge failure.
This radar image shows widespread rain over the Davis and Apache mountains as well as western Reeves county. Notice how Salt Draw originates at the foothills of the Davis and Apache mountains.
The weather-related fatalities in West Texas occurred in a four-vehicle wreck at about 4:30 a.m. on U.S. Hwy. 285 in southeastern Reeves County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. That two-lane highway was used as a detour for eastbound traffic on I-20 after a bridge over the normally dry Salt Draw was washed away Sunday evening by fast-moving water that had broken an upstream dam earlier in the day. No one was hurt when the I-20 bridge crumbled into the Salt Draw about 15 miles west of Pecos. Authorities said they had advance warning that the collapse was coming and were able to close the road to both eastbound and westbound traffic.
Bill Powell, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation in Austin, said that about 80 feet of roadway in the eastbound lanes fell into the river, and that additional 40-foot segments on each side of the river were also damaged. On the westbound side, Powell said one of the upright supports holding up the bridge had moved six to eight inches, opening a crack in the roadway. He said TxDOTengineers were assessing the extent of the damage. "The water below the bridge looks like the Mississippi -- strong, muddy-brown currents," he said. "It's very strong under the bridge."
The following are images from this catastrophic weather event that impacted Reeves County.
This section of protective levee around Toyah washed out causing flash flooding through the town. The levee was built in 1940 to protect the town from flooding. A debris line exists along remaining sections of the levee very near the top, suggesting that the failure was caused by water going over the top.
This bridge over Salt Draw is immediately downstream of the point of failure in the levee. This bridge was most likely a contributing cause of the failure as it acted as a dam across Salt Draw during high flow. Although water flowed around the bridge through a wide low lying section to it’s north, one cannot help but notice that the point of failure was immediately upstream of the bridge.
This bridge was about ½ mile downstream of the other bridge at the point of levee failure. Looking at the high water debris line, it was obvious that even this lower profile bridge was acting as a dam. The high water mark was within 6 inches of topping the levee at this point. One can only speculate as to whether the levee would have been topped if the bridge were not existent or if both were of this lower profile.
A faint line across the road near the top of the levee indicates the high water debris line. Note it sloped downward to the left or downstream side of the bridge.
Another view of the section of levee that failed
This is a typical home in Toyah. Most buildings in Toyah experienced 2 to 4 feet of muddy flood waters. We were told that almost all of the cities dumpsters, spare lumber, and everything else outside was washed downstream and lost.
Note the high-water mark on brick (dark section lower left) on an old bank building in downtown Toyah.
Collapsed east bound lane of I-20 bridge between Toyah and Pecos over Salt Draw
Notice the middle bridge support is tilted and lower than the others
In the next 3 photos, notice the drop in the stream level as it enters the bridge area. It is believe the rock embankment caused a hydrologic jump with associated standing wave, which undermined the bridge supports and very significantly deepened the channel through the bridge area. It should be noted that the high watermark line was well below the bridge level. At the ends of the bridge area, it was up about 1 foot on the concrete embankment at the west end.
This is a view of Salt Draw upstream from the bridge. This wash is normally dry. The photo was taken the day after the bridge collapsed.
This is Salt Draw crossing a county road southwest of Pecos, TX (downstream from the bridge collapse).
A sinkhole was beginning to open up along this county road southwest of Pecos.
In addition to the flooding near Toyah, a tornado was reported a few miles northwest of Balmorhea around 7:17 pm. See the radar imagery of this torm below.
Reflectivity image at four elevations of tornadic thunderstorm over Reeves County.
Storm-relative velocity image at four elevations of tornadic thunderstorm over Reeves County.
In addition, this supercell thunderstorm near Verhalen likely produced large hail as it moved across southern Reeves county.
Reflectivity image at four elevations of severe thunderstorm producing hail over Reeves County.
A high precipitation supercell formed in extreme southwestern Pecos County early in the morning on Sunday, April 4th, and moved to the northeast, eventually affecting Fort Stockton. This thunderstorm produced extremely heavy rainfall, very high wind gusts (80 mph estimated), hail up to the size of golfballs, and flooding as it moved across the city of Fort Stockton. Several areas of Fort Stockton were affected by the storm. One of the hardest hit areas was the James Rooney Memorial Park. Comanche Creek, which runs through this park, was well out of its banks as can be seen in the following pictures. The radar imagery and loop shows that the most intense reflectivities of the storm went over the southeastern half of the city, which is where the park is located.
The storm hit the Fort Stockton area at around 5 AM CDT. While possible, early morning severe weather events are quite rare across West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The following chart shows a 40-year climatology of severe weather events for this area broken down by hour of the day.
The following are some images from James Rooney Memorial Park in Fort Stockton showing the extent of the flooding that occurred. Photos are courtesy of Ron M. in Fort Stockton.
In a rare early morning event such as this, receiving warning information can be very difficult. When people are asleep, radios and televisions are often turned off. Additionally, loss of power can result in the loss of key weather information during an event. Having NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) with a battery backup can make a huge impact by providing a tone alert, which allows for those that are sleeping to awaken and receive vital life saving information.
Currently, Reeves County, adjacent to Pecos County, is in the process of applying for a Rural Utility Services Grant Program through the USDA to fund the installation of a NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in Reeves County. If approved and installed, this NOAA Weather Radio system will not only provide key information to the communities of Pecos, Saragosa, and Balmorhea, but also provide coverage in the Fort Stockton area.
Here are additional photos showing some of the hail that fell during this rare early morning severe weather event.
This radar image shows the severe thunderstorm as it moves into the Fort Stockton area.
The Eddy County flood survey revealed that three different factors contributed to the record flooding in and near Carlsbad. Floodwaters from Rocky Arroyo Draw fed into the Pecos River north of Avalon Reservoir. This flow along with heavy rainfall from thunderstorms resulted in a required release of water from the Avalon Reservoir. Radar estimated rainfall totals of 3 to 4 inches fell near and west of Avalon Reservoir between 900 PM MST on April 3rd through 100 AM MST on Sunday, April 4th. Releases from the reservoir began near 800 PM MST on April 3rd, with a measured peak rate of 14,800 cfs (cubic-feet per second) at around 400 AM MDT Sunday morning. This release of water eliminated the potential danger of a dam failure, but resulted in the washout of Callaway Drive just downstream from the release point on Avalon Reservoir. The following pictures are of the main release point of Avalon Reservoir and the effects of the release on Callaway Drive.
Figure 1. Avalon Reservoir
Figure 2. Pecos River washing our Callaway Drive
The second factor contributing to the record flooding was extremely high flow through the Dark Canyon Draw into downtown Carlsbad. Radar estimated rainfall of 1 to 3 inches fell over and southwest of Dark Canyon during the evening and overnight hours of Saturday April 3rd. This rainfall led to catastrophic flash flooding along the Dark Canyon Draw from southwest portions of Carlsbad into the downtown area. A wall of water moved down Dark Canyon Draw at approximately 1:30 AM MST Sunday morning. The pictures below show some of the effects of the flooding. The first picture shows a water tanker that flowed down Dark Canyon Draw, and eventually was pushed up against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge just east of Highway 285 bridge. The second picture shows the washout of Hidalgo Road at Dark Canyon Draw. The third picture shows the washout of Boyd Drive at Dark Canyon Draw.
Figure 3. Dark Canyon flowing across railroad bridge.
Figure 4. Dark Canyon Draw flowing across Hidalgo Road
Figure 5. Dark Canyon Draw washing out Boyd Drive.
The third factor that contributed to the flooding was the failure at several points of the CID (Carlsbad Irrigation District) canals. These CID channels, used primarily to irrigate areas alfalfa fields, began failing due to runoff from the 8-12 inches of rainfall over the three days crossing perpendicular to the CID channels. Erosion of the channels began occurring due to the high volume of water flowing over them. As the channels finally failed, water flowed into adjacent neighborhoods. The community hardest hit by this runoff was the La Huerta neighborhood in northeastern Carlsbad. The following picture shows the major points at which the CID canals were breached and allowed water to flow through the La Huerta neighborhood. As a result of this flooding, 6 to 12 inches of water was left standing throughout most of the La Huerta area with higher amounts at isolated points.
Figure 6.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
106 AM CST SAT APR 03 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM HAIL CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 1.00 INCH EDDY NM PUBLIC
1123 PM HAIL CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 1.25 INCH EDDY NM TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN
CARLSBAD.
1136 PM HAIL CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 0.88 INCH EDDY NM TRAINED SPOTTER
1140 PM FLOOD CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 EDDY NM TRAINED SPOTTER
1 FOOT OF WATER REPORTED COVERING CITY STREETS IN
CARLSBAD.
1140 PM HAIL CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 1.75 INCH EDDY NM PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
1140 PM HAIL CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 1.50 INCH EDDY NM TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
1145 PM FLOOD CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/02/2004 EDDY NM TRAINED SPOTTER
4 FEET OF WATER COVERING THE STREETS IN CARLSBAD.
1205 AM FLOOD 10 WSW CARLSBAD 32.35N 104.39W
04/03/2004 EDDY NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS REPORTED TO BE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER ON DARK
CANYON ROAD.
1205 AM HAIL 10 WSW CARLSBAD 32.35N 104.39W
04/03/2004 1.00 INCH EDDY NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON DARK CANYON ROAD.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1252 AM CST SUN APR 04 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0422 AM HAIL 20 SW TOYAH 31.11N 104.03W
04/03/2004 4.25 INCH REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0445 PM HAIL 10 W PAYNES CORNER 32.73N 102.97W
04/03/2004 0.75 INCH GAINES TX AMATEUR RADIO
0450 PM HAIL 10 E PRESIDIO 29.56N 104.20W
04/03/2004 1.00 INCH PRESIDIO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0508 PM HAIL 36 NW FORT DAVIS 30.96N 104.33W
04/03/2004 1.75 INCH JEFF DAVIS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0508 PM HAIL 15 W TOYAH 31.32N 104.05W
04/03/2004 1.75 INCH REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0525 PM HAIL LAJITAS 29.26N 103.77W
04/03/2004 0.75 INCH BREWSTER TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM HAIL 20 W SEMINOLE 32.72N 103.00W
04/03/2004 2.75 INCH GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0547 PM HAIL LAJITAS 29.26N 103.77W
04/03/2004 4.25 INCH BREWSTER TX PUBLIC
0547 PM HAIL 20 SW MARFA 30.11N 104.26W
04/03/2004 1.00 INCH PRESIDIO TX PUBLIC
0555 PM HAIL VALENTINE 30.59N 104.50W
04/03/2004 0.88 INCH JEFF DAVIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0615 PM HAIL 6 W TOYAH 31.32N 103.90W
04/03/2004 1.00 INCH REEVES TX PUBLIC
0635 PM FLASH FLOOD HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
04/03/2004 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 62/180 HOBBS TO SEMINOLE AND HIGHWAY 18 HOBBS TO
EUNICE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0637 PM HAIL EUNICE 32.44N 103.19W
04/03/2004 0.88 INCH LEA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
0705 PM TORNADO 13 SW SEMINOLE 32.59N 102.81W
04/03/2004 GAINES TX TRAINED SPOTTER
CONFIRMED TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST 15 MPH TOWARD SEMINOLE
0717 PM TORNADO 2 NW BALMORHEA 31.00N 103.77W
04/03/2004 REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONFIRMED TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH
0751 PM TORNADO 5 SW PECOS 31.36N 103.56W
04/03/2004 REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONFIRMED TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST 1O MPH TOWARD PECOS
0809 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 SW SEMINOLE 32.67N 102.71W
04/03/2004 GAINES TX PUBLIC
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD OR UNCONFIRMED TORNADO
0810 PM HAIL 8 W EUNICE 32.44N 103.33W
04/03/2004 0.75 INCH LEA NM FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0810 PM FLASH FLOOD EUNICE 32.44N 103.19W
04/03/2004 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALL ROADS LEADING OUT OF EUNICE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0834 PM HAIL 15 S PECOS 31.20N 103.50W
04/03/2004 1.75 INCH REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0835 PM HAIL 15 SW SEMINOLE 32.56N 102.83W
04/03/2004 1.00 INCH GAINES TX TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUDS ALSO REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
506 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 12 NW WHITES CITY 32.18N 104.38W
04/03/2004 EDDY NM OFFICIAL NWS OBS
DARK CANYON ROAD 5 MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY 137 UNDER 7 FEET
OF WATER.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
04/03/2004 EDDY NM OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SEVERAL ROADS IN THE CARLSBAD AREA UNDER WATER.
1035 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 N BALMORHEA 31.13N 103.74W
04/03/2004 REEVES TX EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ALONG PORTONS OF FM 2903 BETWEEN TOYAH AND
BALMORHEA WITH ROAD IMPASSABLE.
1210 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 SSE SEVEN RIVERS 32.51N 104.37W
04/04/2004 EDDY NM OFFICIAL NWS OBS
HIGHWAY 285 IMPASSABLE BETWEEN CARLSBAD AND ARTESIA.
0123 AM HAIL 5 ENE ALPINE 30.39N 103.59W
04/04/2004 1.75 INCH BREWSTER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
0300 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 WSW PECOS 31.39N 103.61W
04/04/2004 REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG FM 869.
0300 AM FLASH FLOOD TOYAH 31.32N 103.79W
04/04/2004 REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIKE BROKE NEAR TOYAH RESULTING IN MAJOR FLOODING AND
EVACUATION. WATER WAIST DEEP IN SOME HOMES. FLASH
FLOODING ALSO OCCURRING ALONG FM 2903 NEAR TOYAH.
0330 AM HAIL 25 W FORT STOCKTON 30.94N 103.30W
04/04/2004 0.88 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0335 AM HAIL 1 SE HOVEY 30.59N 103.33W
04/04/2004 1.75 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DEPUTY
0410 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 SW CARLSBAD 32.32N 104.32W
04/04/2004 EDDY NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
EVACUATIONS DUE TO FLOODING ALONG COUNTY ROADS 658 AND
672 SOUTHWEST OF CARLSBAD.
0459 AM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
04/04/2004 1.75 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0500 AM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
04/04/2004 1.75 INCH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0510 AM HAIL FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
04/04/2004 1.00 INCH PECOS TX PUBLIC
QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC FOR
A 10 MINUTE DURATION. REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO 3 INCHES IN
DEPTH ON ROADWAYS.
0515 AM TSTM WND GST FORT STOCKTON 30.89N 102.89W
04/04/2004 80 MPH PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY A SHERIFFS DEPUTY
0625 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 ENE BELDING 30.83N 102.95W
04/04/2004 PECOS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
OLD ALPINE HIGHWAY CLOSED. ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN FORT
STOCKTON TO BELDING.
0838 AM HAIL FORT DAVIS 30.59N 103.90W
04/04/2004 0.88 INCH JEFF DAVIS TX PARK/FOREST SRVC
0900 AM FLASH FLOOD NADINE 32.62N 103.13W
04/04/2004 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 18 BETWEEN EUNICE AND HOBBS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
0930 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW PAYNES CORNER 32.73N 102.80W
04/04/2004 GAINES TX EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 331 AND
HIGHWAY 180 AT SEMINOLE DRAW.
1020 AM FLASH FLOOD PECOS 31.41N 103.50W
04/04/2004 REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 285.
1027 AM FLASH FLOOD BARSTOW 31.46N 103.39W
04/04/2004 WARD TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING REPORTED IN BARSTOW.
1125 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW THORNTONVILLE 31.56N 102.99W
04/04/2004 WARD TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING REPORTED AT THE JUNCTION OF FM 1219 AND
INTERSTATE 20.
1203 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW CARLSBAD 32.36N 104.29W
04/04/2004 EDDY NM OFFICIAL NWS OBS
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AROUND CARLSBAD CONTINUING
ALONG THE PECOS RIVER...DARK CANYON DRAW...DAGGER
DRAW...HACKBERRY DRAW...AND HIGBY HOLE...
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
852 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM FLASH FLOOD PECOS 31.41N 103.50W
04/04/2004 REEVES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 17, 2903, 869, AND 1450 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0143 PM FLASH FLOOD NE ODESSA 31.85N 102.37W
04/04/2004 ECTOR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALL LOW LYING AREAS IN NE ODESSA TO W ODESSA ARE FLOODED.
0145 PM FLASH FLOOD 18 W SEMINOLE 32.72N 102.96W
04/04/2004 GAINES TX TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING ACROSS WCS GUARDHOUSE, WATER FLOWING FAST.
0210 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 SW SEMINOLE 32.65N 102.74W
04/04/2004 GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HWY 181. ALSO COUNTY ROAD 308,
COUNTY ROAD 331, COUNTRY ROAD 347 FLOODED.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD MIDLAND 32.00N 102.08W
04/04/2004 MIDLAND TX TRAINED SPOTTER
S.MIDKIFF FROM ANDREWS BLVD TO WALL ST WATER RUNNING CURB
TO CURB. MIDLAND DR AND LOOP 250 FLOODED.
0333 PM FLASH FLOOD W SEMINOLE 32.72N 102.65W
04/04/2004 GAINES TX CO-OP OBSERVER
SEVERAL FEET OF WATER RUNNING OVER FIELD ROADS IN WESTERN
ANDREWS COUNTY.
0415 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W MIDLAND 32.00N 102.13W
04/04/2004 MIDLAND TX NWS EMPLOYEE
PORTIONS OF HWY 80 FLOODED WITH WATER RUNNING OVER HWY.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
349 PM CDT MON APR 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM HAIL 4 W FORT DAVIS 30.59N 103.97W
04/05/2004 0.88 INCH JEFF DAVIS TX PARK/FOREST SRVC
0240 PM HAIL 20 NW MARFA 30.51N 104.26W
04/05/2004 0.88 INCH JEFF DAVIS TX OTHER FEDERAL
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
945 PM CDT MON APR 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 PM HAIL 4 N STUDY BUTTE 29.39N 103.53W
04/05/2004 0.75 INCH BREWSTER TX NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM CROSSED HIGHWAY 118.
0515 PM HAIL BALMORHEA 30.98N 103.74W
04/05/2004 1.75 INCH REEVES TX PUBLIC
PECOS COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED AT 915 PM LOCAL TIME THAT
FM 1450 FROM COYANOSA TO PECOS IS CLOSED DUE TO STANDING
WATER AND HAIL STILL ON THE ROAD.
0557 PM HAIL GREENWOOD 32.03N 101.90W
04/05/2004 0.88 INCH MIDLAND TX TRAINED SPOTTER
0620 PM TSTM WND GST HEATH CANYON 29.45N 102.82W
04/05/2004 70 MPH BREWSTER TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0620 PM HAIL HEATH CANYON 29.45N 102.82W
04/05/2004 4.00 INCH BREWSTER TX CO-OP OBSERVER
HOUSE WINDOWS AND CARS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0920 PM FLASH FLOOD BIG SPRING 32.25N 101.48W
04/05/2004 HOWARD TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HEAVY RAINS FORCED ROAD CLOSURES INSIDE TOWN.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1124 PM CDT MON APR 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 N WESTBROOK 32.46N 101.01W
04/05/2004 MITCHELL TX TRAINED SPOTTER
SIX INCHES OF WATER ON FM 1229
1013 PM FLASH FLOOD HERMLEIGH 32.64N 100.76W
04/05/2004 SCURRY TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ROADS IN TOWN COVERED WITH WATER.
1028 PM FLASH FLOOD SNYDER 32.71N 100.92W
04/05/2004 SCURRY TX TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO 18 INCHES OF WATER ON AVEENUE E. CITY CLOSING SOME
STREETS.
1050 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 SE HERMLEIGH 32.58N 100.69W
04/05/2004 SCURRY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER AND DEBRIS RUNNING ACROSS HWY 84.
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