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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 1986, 3:18 PM CDT for Andrews County, Crane County, Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1986, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1986, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Andrews County, TX, Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 669 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAAOO KMAF 232008
FFWMAF
TXC003-NMC025-TXC103-135-240015-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
318 PM CDT MON JUN 23 1986
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHWEST TEXAS
..SOUTHWESTERN ANDREWS
IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
..SOUTHERN LEA
IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS
..CRANE..ECTOR
AT 312 PM CDT THE CITY OF GOLDSMITH HAS RECIEVED 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN
IN THE PAST HOUR. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF REPORTED IT TO BE STILL RAINING
AND STREETS ARE FLOODED. HEAVY RAINS HAVE CONTINUED OVER THESE
COUNTIES FOR THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS. IN ADDITION OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN
FEEL IN THE EUNICE AREA SINCE NOON YESTERDAY.
MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES, DIPS, OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOhWING STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE,
ON FOOT.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 10:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1035 AM CDT MON JUN 23 1986 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS... AT 1030 AM CDT..RAIN WAS SCATTERED FROM SOUTH OF ALPINE TO THE GUADALUPE PASS AREA TO EAST OF ROSWELL NEW MEXICO TO WEST OF BROWNFIELD TEXAS TO WEST OF ANDREWS. OTHER PATCHES OF RAIN WERE LOCATED SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF RANKIN. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY HAS DECREASED SOMEWHAT IN THE PAST HOUR..THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDER- STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jun 23, 11:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
DELAYED LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1125 AM CDT MON JUNE 23 1986 FOR SUNDAY JUNE 22, 1986 1245 MDT THREE PERSONS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN EUNICE, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO STANDING NEXT TO PICK-UP. TWO APPARENTLY UNINJURED, ONE REMAINS IN HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION. TWO OIL TANKS BURNED LAST NIGHT 3 MILES SOUTH OF EUNICE, NEW MEXICO. WATER OVER HIGHWAY WEST OF EUNICE NEW MEXICO WITH A TOTAL OF 4.2 INCHES OF RAINFALL BETWEEN NOON SUNDAY AND 8AM THIS MORNING.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 11:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1140 AM CDT MON JUN 23 1986 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS..AND LEA COUNTY OF NEW MEXICO FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... AT 1130 AM CDT..THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN CONTINUES IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO AND WERE SCATTERED FROM SOUTH OF ALPINE TO ARTESIA NEW MEXICO TO EAST OF ROSWELL..AND FROM SOUTH OF ODESSA TO NEAR PANDALE. HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF RANKIN. VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1245 PM CDT MON JUN 23 1986 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS..AND LEA COUNTY OF NEW MEXICO FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... AT 1233 PM CDT..THUNDERSTORMS..SOME VERY HEAVY..AND RAIN WAS SCATTERED OVER A 210 MILE WIDE AREA FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF TEXAS TO 30 MILES NORTH OF TATUM NEW MEXICO. HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONAHANS..20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEMINOLE..AND 15 MILES WEST OF HOBBS NEW MEXICO. VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WRNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 130 PM CDT MON JUN 23 1986 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS..AND LEA COUNTY OF NEW MEXICO FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... AT 125 PM CDT..NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO..FAR WEST TEXAS THE PECOS REGION..PERMAIN BASIN AND THE SOUTH PLAINS..SOME OF THE STORMS HAVE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE BIG BEND REGION. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITION!AL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WRNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 2:28 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 230 PM CDT MON JUN 23 1986 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS..AND LEA COUNTY OF NEW MEXICO FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... AT 225 PM CDT..NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO..FAR WEST TEXAS..PECOS REGION..PERMAIN BASIN..BIG BEND REGION.. AND THE SOUTH PLAINS.THE HEAVIER STORMS WERE IN A NARROW BAND FROM NORTHWEST OF HOBBS TO NEAR OZONA. HEAVY RAIN IN INDICATED IN SOME OF THESE STORMS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE STAY TUNMED TO RADIO..TV..OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WRNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Winkler | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1986Every flash flood warning in 1986
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.