Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Sep 4, 1996, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 1996, 12:30 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties

County Martin County, TX

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TTAA00 KMAF 050240
FFWMAF
TXC317-050530-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
938 PM CDT WED SEP 4 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND TX HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHWEST TEXAS

   ...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARTIN COUNTY
 
AT 936 PM CDT... MIDLAND DOPPLER RADAR WAS ESTIMATING BETWEEN 1 AND
2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY
OVER THE LAST HOUR.  THE STORMS PRODUCING THIS RAINFALL ARE MOVING
SLOWLY SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.  AS A RESULT... THESE STORMS
HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO.  PEOPLE LIVING IN LENORAH AND TARZAN SHOULD BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR FLOODING.

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.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 4, 8:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
835 PM CDT WED SEP 4 1996

CURRENT FORECASTS LOOK ON TRACK.  NO SUGGESTED CHANGES... EXCEPT TO
LOWER POPS OVER FA EXCEPT IN THE EAST.

LATEST WV IMAGERY SHOWS AREA OF MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE OVER MUCH OF
FA... EXCEPT EAST.  LATEST KMAF 88D REFL PRODUCT TRENDS SHOW MOST
OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ON THE DECREASE EXCEPT OVER EASTERN
HOWARD COUNTY.  THE AREA OF ENHANCED ACTIVITY OVER HOWARD
AND MITCHELL COUNTIES CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH.
BELIEVE THIS AREA WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
AND SHOULD BE GONE BY MIDNIGHT.  THEREFORE... WOULD AT LEAST LOWER
POPS OVER MUCH OF FA EXCEPT EAST WHERE THUNDERHSTORMS CONTINUE.

OTHERWISE... FORECASTS LOOK GOOD.

EARLE

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