Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Jul 10, 1996, 1:30 AM CDT (06:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 10, 1996, 4:30 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
130 AM CDT WED JUL 10 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND TX HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHWEST TEXAS

   ...WESTERN ANDREWS COUNTY
   ...WESTERN GAINES COUNTY
 
AT 124 AM CDT...MIDLAND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT AS MUCH AS TWO
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER WESTERN GAINES AND NORTHWEST ANDREWS
COUNTIES OVER THE LAST HOUR.  DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.  MOTORISTS
TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAY 176 IN WESTERN ANDREWS COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT
TO WATER COVERING THE ROAD.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 9, 2:30 PM CDT, 11 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
230 PM CDT (130 PM MDT) TUE JUL 9 1996

KMAF 88D SHOWS A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALPINE
TO FORT STOCKTON.  18Z ANALYSIS SHOWS A DIFFUSE COLD FRONT EXTENDING
FROM JUST SOUTH OF ABILENE THRU BGS...JUST NORTH OF WINK TO NORTH
OF CARLSBAD.  LIGHTNING DATA ALSO SHOWS AN INCREASE IN DAVIS MOUNTAIN
ACTIVITY OVER THE PAST HOUR.

ANOTHER CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE
RIO GRANDE NEAR THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATED WITH
A WESTWARD DRIFTING UPPER LEVEL VORTEX.

WITH LIS AROUND -3...EXPECT THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR
SCATTERED TSTMS INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  WITH MODELS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT...OVERNIGHT LOWS AND POPS ARE A BLEND OF GUIDANCE AND
PERSISTANCE.

CNM  70/0
MAF  70/20
MRF  62/10
P07  75/10<

FAGEN

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