Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 1992, 9:29 AM CDT for Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 1992, 9:29 AM CDT (14:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 1992, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 313 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMAF 231445 FFWMAF TXC003-165-240230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 929 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST TEXAS ...ANDREWS COUNTY...GAINES COUNTY AT 924 AM CDT (824 AM MDT)...RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTY. IN COMBINATION WITH SATURATED GROUND...THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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, May 23, 6:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
TXZ013-014-016-051-053-NMZ013-231245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 640 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... AT 634 AM CDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OCCURRING FROM NEAR LUBBOCK TO THE BIG BEND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG A LINE BETWEEN JAL NEW MEXICO AND GRANDFALLS TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL RADIO FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 23, 6:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-231245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 640 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... AT 634 AM CDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OCCURRING FROM NEAR LUBBOCK TO THE BIG BEND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG A LINE BETWEEN JAL NEW MEXICO AND GRANDFALLS TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL RADIO FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 23, 7:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-231345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 740 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... AT 734 AM CDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OCCURRING FROM NEAR LUBBOCK TO THE BIG BEND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR SEMINOLE TO NORTH OF DRYDEN. SOME OF THE STORMS ALONG TwHIS LINE MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL RADIO FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 23, 8:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
TXZ013-014-016-051-053-NMZ013-231430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 817 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE MIDLAND-ODESSA AREA FROM THE NORTH... AT 815 AM CDT RADAR REPORTS SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY INH ODESSA AND MIDLAND DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND URBAN FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 23, 8:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
TXZ013-014-016-051-053-NMZ013-231430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 817 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE MIDLAND-ODESSA AREA FROM THE WEST... AT 815 AM CDT RADAR REPORTS SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY IN ODESSA AND MIDLAND DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND URBAN FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINNGS.
Special weather statement, May 23, 8:34 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-231445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 835 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 1992 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... AT 830 AM CDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN... WERE OCCURRING FROM NEAR LUBBOCK TO THE BIG BEND. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM NEAR ANDREWS TO WEST OF SHEFFIELD. AS THESE STORMS MOVED THROUGH BAKERFIELD WITHIN THE LAST HOUR...THE PUBLIC REPORTED WIND GUSTS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS MORNING... BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BE EXPECTED WITH FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE LOW-LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 3 hr |
| May 22, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 59 min |
| May 22, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 63 min |
| May 22, 8:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| May 22, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 67 min |
| May 23, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 60 min |
| May 23, 8:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 64 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992
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.