Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 1992, 11:35 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 1992, 11:35 PM MDT (05:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1992, 2:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Eddy County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 338 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KABQ 080540 FFWROW NMC015-080800- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROSWELL NM ISSUED BY ALBUQUERQUE NM 1135 PM MDT SUN JUN 07 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2 AM MDT MONDAY MORNING FOR PEOPLE... IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ...EDDY COUNTY AT 1130 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EDDY COUNTY. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY. FOUR AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED WEST OF ARTESIA AT HOPE FROM 7 PM TO 9 PM MDT. ONE AND SEVEN TENTHS INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT LAKEWOOD JUST PRIOR TO 10 PM MDT. RAIN...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH IN TWENTY MINUTES...WAS REPORTED IN THE WHITES CITY AREA FROM 8 PM TO 9 PM MDT. A FLASH 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.
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 7, 7:47 PM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-080245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 845 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...A TORNDO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND ALSO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. AT 825 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED SOUTH FROM ROSWELL TO NEAR CARSLBAD NEW MEXICO AND INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS TO NEAR MARATHON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING NEAR CARLSBAD NEW MEXICO AND NORTH OF SARAGOSA TEXAS. ELSEWHERE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPED NEAR SNYDER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 8:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-080445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 945 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...A TORNDO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND ALSO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO UNTIL 300 AM CDT. AT 925 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED SOUTH FROM ROSWELL...TO CARSLBAD NEW MEXICO AND INTO WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM PECOS TO SOUTH OF ALPINE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING NEAR CARLSBAD AND EAST OF WHITES CITY NEW MEXICO AND IN TEXAS NORTHEAST OF FORT DAVIS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 8:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-080800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 945 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO UNTIL 300 AM CDT (200 AM MDT)... AT 925 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED SOUTH FROM ROSWELL...TO CARSLBAD NEW MEXICO AND INTO WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM PECOS TO SOUTH OF ALPINE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING NEAR CARLSBAD AND EAST OF WHITES CITY NEW MEXICO AND IN TEXAS NORTHEAST OF FORT DAVIS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. .
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 9:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-080800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1045 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO UNTIL 300 AM CDT (200 AM MDT)... AT 1025 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED SOUTHEAST FROM FROM ROSWELL...TO HOBBS...TO WEST JAL NEW MEXICO AND EXTENDED SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS FROM EAST OF GRANDFALLS TO SOUTH OF MARATHON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING EAST OF HOBBS AND EUNICE NEW MEXICO AND IN TEXAS NORTHWEST OF MARATHON. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER FRADIO AND LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. .
Local storm report, Jun 7, 10:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TEXAS
1100 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992
DAY JUNE 7
TIME (CDT) COUNTY EVENT
1715 PECOS PECOS COUNTY DEPUTY REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
TXC371 35 SOUTH OF FORT STOCKTON BETWEEN HIGHWAY
385 AND 285Special weather statement, Jun 7, 10:48 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-080800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1145 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO UNTIL 300 AM CDT (200 AM MDT)... AT 1125 PM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY RAIN... EXTENDED SOUTH FROM NORTHERN LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO...TO CARLSBAD AND EXTENDED EAST TO NEAR SEMINOLE AND ANDREWS. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXTENDED SOUTH INTO WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS FROM GUADALUPE PASS TO SOUTH OF LONGFELLOW. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING JUST WEST OF SEMINOLE AND ANDREWS AND JUST WEST OF MCCAMEY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES A4N HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 7:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Chaves | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 82 min |
| Jun 7, 8:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Eddy | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 8:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 118 min |
| Jun 7, 9:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy | 73 min |
| Jun 8, 3:55 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Eddy | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 63 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 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.