Since it’s spring, there’s a potential of severe weather in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. Rain, strong gusts, and hail were all present on Saturday. In Sterling County, a tornado even made landfall.
Although there was little precipitation at the airport, Chris Stickney, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Midland, reported that “a couple of spots saw around four inches of rain and ping pong- to golf ball-sized hail near McCamey” on Monday.
With a chance every day, the storm tendency will continue throughout this week.
“This is a pretty typical springtime setup for us,” Stickney said. “Tuesday is looking like a dry line day setting up near Midland-Odessa or just to the west. Weak upper-level disturbances each day over several days add to the ingredients for showers and storms.”
The most of the storms will be isolated.
“Hail and tornadoes are possible Tuesday and Wednesday, and the picture is still coming together for Thursday and Friday,” Stickney said.
“Know where you can take shelter, especially before you travel. And make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings,” he added.
After 4 p.m. on Tuesday, there is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. In the evening, this likelihood rises to 40%, and it falls until Wednesday morning.
There is a 20% probability of showers on Wednesday between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., a 30% chance of storms after 1 p.m., and a 40% likelihood in the evening.
NWS predicts a 40% probability of showers on Thursday, which will increase to a 20% chance of thunderstorms at night as of Monday afternoon.
According to Friday’s forecast, there is a remote probability of showers after 1:00 pm and the potential for storms later in the day. On Saturday, the weather might be similar.
