Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 22, 1993, 7:41 PM CDT for Ector County, Midland County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 1993, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1993, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 12 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
- 396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 230043 FFWMAF TXC135-329-230245- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 741 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST TEXAS ...ECTOR COUNTY...MIDLAND COUNTY AT 739 PM CDT...STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN ODESSA AS WELL IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN ECTOR COUNTY. AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES THROUGH MIDLAND COUNTY...FLOODING SHOULD BEGIN IN THE AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCED FLOODING FRIDAY EVENING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. &
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 22, 5:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-222340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 527 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 525 PM CDT...SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN FROM NORTHWEST OF LAMESA EXTENDING SOUTHWEST OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN VICINITY OF SARAGOSA...WEST AND NORTH OF WINK...AND WEST OF ANDREWS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN... HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 22, 5:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-222340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 527 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 525 PM CDT...SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN FROM NORTHWEST OF LAMESA EXTENDING SOUTHWEST OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN VICINITY OF SARAGOSA...WEST AND NORTH OF WINK...AND WEST OF ANDREWS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN... HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 22, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 634 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 628 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERAL WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF LAMESA TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED WEST OF THE LINE FROM VICINITY OF SEMINOLE TO VICINITY OF MARFA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN... HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 22, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 634 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 628 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERAL WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF LAMESA TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED WEST OF THE LINE FROM VICINITY OF SEMINOLE TO VICINITY OF MARFA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN... HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:30 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 730 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 725 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERAL WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTH OF LUBBOCK TO VICINITY OF MIDLAND AND ODESSA THEN TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN... HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:33 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 730 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND PART OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 725 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERAL WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTH OF LUBBOCK TO VICINITY OF MIDLAND AND ODESSA THEN TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN... HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Nearby
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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.