A strong upper low was over Arizona with the associated upper trough beginning to move over West Texas and southeast New Mexico providing lift. Plentiful moisture was across the area as well as good wind shear. Instability was kept lower across most of the area for much of the day due to persistent cloud cover, but the cloud cover cleared out across western portions of the area later in the day which increased instability. Low cloud bases were present and there was rotational spin in the atmosphere. These conditions resulted in severe thunderstorms with large hail, strong winds, and tornadoes.

Thunderstorm Wind in CULBERSON, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 18:34:00 to 12-MAR-19 18:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: VAN HORN
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust near Van Horn.

Hail in REEVES, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 18:38:00 to 12-MAR-19 18:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: ORLA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in REEVES, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 18:45:00 to 12-MAR-19 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ORLA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in PRESIDIO, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:01:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: RYAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced one inch hail near Ryan at the Aerostat site northwest of Marfa.

Thunderstorm Wind in REEVES, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:01:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: PECOS
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A thunderstorm moved across Reeves County and produced damage near Pecos. Roof and structural damage was reported approximately one half mile west of the Pecos Airport. The time was estimated from radar and the wind speed was estimated. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Hail in WARD, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:15:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: PYOTE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A thunderstorm moved across Ward County and produced baseball sized hail seven miles north of Pecos. Baseball sized hail was observed along County Road 200 north of Pecos. The hail severely damaged a vehicle. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Hail in WARD, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:16:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: BARSTOW
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A thunderstorm moved across Ward County and produced baseball sized hail six miles north of Pecos. The hail destroyed a vehicle. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Hail in REEVES, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:18:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: ORLA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFF DAVIS, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:30:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: FT DAVIS
Magnitude: 69.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A thunderstorm moved across Jeff Davis County and produced a 79 mph wind gust at the McDonald Observatory.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRESIDIO, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:33:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARFA
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 60 mph wind gust in Marfa.

Thunderstorm Wind in REEVES, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:35:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: PECOS
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

A thunderstorm moved across Reeves County and produced a 59 mph wind gust in Pecos.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRESIDIO, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:35:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARFA
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Reported by: Public

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 73 mph wind gust one mile east southeast of Marfa.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRANE, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:38:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: CRANE
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A thunderstorm moved across Crane County and produced a 62 mph wind gust one mile north northwest of Crane.

Hail in LOVING, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:40:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MENTONE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in CULBERSON, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 21:25:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: KENT
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Reported by: Public

A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 64 mph wind gust nineteen miles west southwest of Red Bluff.

Thunderstorm Wind in PECOS, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 21:32:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: FT STOCKTON
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced a 64 mph wind gust in Fort Stockton.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 21:39:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMESA JOHNSON ARPT
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A thunderstorm moved across Dawson County and produced wind damage five miles north northwest of Lamesa. There were multiple power poles snapped at the base and leaning over the road. The time was estimated from radar and the wind speed was estimated. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 21:45:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMESA
Magnitude: 68.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A thunderstorm moved across Dawson County and produced a 78 mph wind gust two miles southeast of Lamesa.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 21:55:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMESA
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

A thunderstorm moved across Dawson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust three miles northeast of Lamesa.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 22:25:00 to 12-MAR-19 22:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG SPRING
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a 64 mph wind gust in Big Spring.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDLAND, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 22:27:00 to 12-MAR-19 22:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: MIDLAND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A thunderstorm moved across Midland County and produced wind damage in the City of Midland. A power pole snapped at East Front Street and Terrell Street in Midland. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.

Thunderstorm Wind in BORDEN, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 22:30:00 to 12-MAR-19 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GAIL
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A thunderstorm moved across Borden County and produced a 58 mph wind gust two miles east southeast of Gail.

Thunderstorm Wind in REAGAN, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 22:35:00 to 12-MAR-19 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEST
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A thunderstorm moved across Reagan County and produced a 63 mph wind gust five miles southwest of St. Lawrence.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 22:35:00 to 12-MAR-19 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG SPRING
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a 58 mph wind gust four miles southwest of Big Spring.

Thunderstorm Wind in SCURRY, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 23:00:00 to 12-MAR-19 23:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNION
Magnitude: 83.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A thunderstorm moved across Scurry County and produced wind damage near Snyder. A storm survey was done and the first indications of damage were southwest of Snyder,  just west of Highway 351 and approximately 2 miles south of Highway 180. From this location, the swath of damage extended northeastward across the city of Snyder for nearly 4 miles. The NWS survey team found the damage to residential and business structures indicative of that produced by winds of 85 to 100 mph. With no circulations evident, the event has been determined to be a straight-line wind event. Multiple power lines were broken and RVs were toppled over. The time of the event was estimated from radar. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFF DAVIS, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 21:25:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: FT DAVIS
Magnitude: 69.00 MG
Reported by: COOP Observer

A thunderstorm moved across Jeff Davis County and produced a 79 mph wind gust at McDonald Observatory.

Funnel Cloud in REEVES, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 19:16:00 to 12-MAR-19 19:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: PECOS
Reported by: Public

Two funnel clouds were spotted north of Pecos.

Tornado in ANDREWS, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-19 20:55:00 to 12-MAR-19 21:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: ANDREWS CO ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 400.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A line of thunderstorms moved across Andrews County with small circulations called meso-vortices along this line. By 9:51 pm CDT, as the storm crossed Highway 385 south of Andrews, the presence of a hook echo was noted on radar. The survey team noted that damage extended from along County Road 2601 from SE 650 Road to SE 1000 Road, and then northeastward to just north of Hamrick Loop. The survey team also noted the majority of the damage coincided with the radar location of the meso-circulation and hook echo. The survey team determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. Damage to outbuildings, residential structures, power poles, and to a 300-foot transmission tower suggest that the most significant damage is indicative of a moderate to high end EF-1 tornado, with wind speeds estimated at 80-100 mph. The tornado was estimated to be 1/5 mile wide. Based on radar and damage information, it is believed that the tornado had a life span of 6 minutes, from approximately 9:55 pm to 10:01 pm. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.