Marfa, Texas
5-day forecast
Short-term forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:40 PM CDT on September 7, 2008
An area of showers...with a few embedded thunderstorms...will continue to move northeast around 25 mph over southeast New Mexico...the upper trans Pecos and northern Permian Basin. Through 6 PM CDT...the thunderstorms are expected to stay west of a Andrews and Monahans line. Rainfall amounts will generally be one tenth to one quarter inch with isolated amounts around one inch with any of the thunderstorms. Gusty winds to 40 mph...frequent cloud to ground lightning and local flooding of low lying areas may accompany any thunderstorms.
As of 2:28 PM CDT on September 7, 2008
Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains...light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande...east winds around 10 mph.
Monday Night...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows 55 to 62. East winds around 10 mph.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:59 am CDT on September 07, 2008
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rio Grande at Presidio international bridge.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9am Sunday the stage was 18.0 feet (5.5 meters).
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 19.1 feet (5.8
meters) by after midnight tomorrow then begin falling.
* Impact... at 20.0 feet (6.1 meters)... river remains between levees.
The flood plain between the levees inundates. Erosion of the
levee is likely. Seepage of water through the levee may result in
flooding of area farm land.
959 am CDT sun Sep 07 2008
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5se.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9am Sunday the stage was 12.5 feet (3.8 meters).
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet (2.7 meters).
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 15.0 feet (4.6
meters) by tomorrow evening then begin falling.
* Impact... at 16.0 feet (4.9 meters)... major flooding begins and
levees near Redford may be damaged. Significant portions of
farmland will be indundated. Highway 170 may also flood.
944 am CDT sun Sep 07 2008
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Rio Grande at Lajitas.
* From Monday afternoon until further notice... or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 8am Sunday the stage was 11.5 feet (3.5 meters).
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters).
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon and
continue to rise to near 13.5 feet (4.1 meters) by early Tuesday
morning.
* Impact... at 11.5 feet (3.5 meters)... water approaches the fenced
in
park area at 11.5 feet.
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National Weather Service: Flood Warning |
Short-term forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:40 PM CDT on September 7, 2008
An area of showers...with a few embedded thunderstorms...will continue to move northeast around 25 mph over southeast New Mexico...the upper trans Pecos and northern Permian Basin. Through 6 PM CDT...the thunderstorms are expected to stay west of a Andrews and Monahans line. Rainfall amounts will generally be one tenth to one quarter inch with isolated amounts around one inch with any of the thunderstorms. Gusty winds to 40 mph...frequent cloud to ground lightning and local flooding of low lying areas may accompany any thunderstorms.
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Forecast
As of 2:28 PM CDT on September 7, 2008
Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains...light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande...east winds around 10 mph.
Monday Night...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows 55 to 62. East winds around 10 mph.
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Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:59 am CDT on September 07, 2008
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rio Grande at Presidio international bridge.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9am Sunday the stage was 18.0 feet (5.5 meters).
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 19.1 feet (5.8
meters) by after midnight tomorrow then begin falling.
* Impact... at 20.0 feet (6.1 meters)... river remains between levees.
The flood plain between the levees inundates. Erosion of the
levee is likely. Seepage of water through the levee may result in
flooding of area farm land.
959 am CDT sun Sep 07 2008
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5se.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9am Sunday the stage was 12.5 feet (3.8 meters).
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet (2.7 meters).
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 15.0 feet (4.6
meters) by tomorrow evening then begin falling.
* Impact... at 16.0 feet (4.9 meters)... major flooding begins and
levees near Redford may be damaged. Significant portions of
farmland will be indundated. Highway 170 may also flood.
944 am CDT sun Sep 07 2008
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Rio Grande at Lajitas.
* From Monday afternoon until further notice... or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 8am Sunday the stage was 11.5 feet (3.5 meters).
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters).
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon and
continue to rise to near 13.5 feet (4.1 meters) by early Tuesday
morning.
* Impact... at 11.5 feet (3.5 meters)... water approaches the fenced
in
park area at 11.5 feet.
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