Flash Flood Warning 105, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Sep 14, 1996, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)

Expired

Sep 15, 1996, 12:15 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
611 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND TX HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN WEST TEXAS

   ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PECOS COUNTY
   ...SOUTHERN TERRELL COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS

   ...REAGAN COUNTY
   ...UPTON COUNTY
 
AT 6 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING OVER SEVERAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS. DUE TO SATURATED
GROUND OVER MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY WITH THESE
STORMS. SATELLITE AND RADAR HAD ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO
TWO INCHES OVER SOME OF THESE AREAS.
 
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. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 14, 9:41 AM CDT, 8 hours 30 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
941 AM CDT SAT SEP 14 1996

AREA OF MODERATE/HEAVY PRECIPITATION MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD PERMIAN
BASIN ATTM. THIS PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH VORT MAX LIFTING NE
AHEAD OF REMNANTS OF FAUSTO. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RADAR CHART
SUGGEST BEST LIFT STILL OVER NM AND FAR W TX AHEAD OF STRONG VORT
MAX MOVING EAST OVER AZ. MID AND UPPER MOISTURE SHOULD INCREASE
TODAY WITH APPROACH OF VORT MAX AND FAUSTO. FLASH FLOOD WATCH
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT WEST OF PECOS RIVER AND IN LEA AND EDDY COUNTIES
OF SE NM. MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER EXPANDING FLASH FLOOD WATCH INTO
PERMIAN BASIN LATER TODAY. REFER TO AFOS PRODUCTS 94Q...94E...AND
QPFERD FOR ADDITIO@NAL DETAILS.

TURNAGE

In the hours before

NMZ027>029-TXZ045>048-050>052-057>063-067>070-074-075-079>082-142130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
328 PM CDT (228 PM MDT) SAT SEP 14 1996

FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF PERSONS THIS
AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF WEST TEXAS. NONE OF THE FUNNELS HAS REACHED
THE GROUND AND NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED. WITH A MOIST...TROPICAL
ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS FOR THE REST OF
THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF ONE OF THE FUNNEL
CLOUDS PASSES NEAR YOUR LOCATION. AVOID OPEN AREAS WHERE DEBRIS
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT SHOULD ONE OF THE FUNNELST TOUCH THE GROUND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1996Every flash flood warning in 1996

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