Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Lubbock, TX

Issued

Jun 29, 2000, 1:22 AM CDT (06:22 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 2000, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Lubbock, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Lynn County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
122 AM CDT THU JUN 29 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  YOAKUM COUNTY
  TERRY COUNTY
  LYNN COUNTY
  IN NORTHWEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 120 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER FROM PLAINS EAST TO
  BROWNFIELD TO TAHOKA...AND THEN EAST TO POST AND JAYTON. THESE
  STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY NORTH...BUT CONTINUING TO REDEVELOP
  ALONG THIS LINE.

* BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
  THE DANGERS OF ROAD AND STREAM FLOODING. DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY.
  DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
  QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT
  STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LUBBOCK NWS RADAR IS ESTIMATING 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN YOAKUM
COUNTY BETWEEN 10 PM LAST NIGHT AND 1 AM THIS MORNING. OTHER
(RADAR ESTIMATES) TOTALS DURING THAT TIME FRAME INCLUDE 1 TO 2
INCHES JUST SOUTHEAST OF BROWNFIELD IN TERRY COUNTY...AND 1 TO 1.5
INCHES JUST WEST OF TAHOKA IN LYNN COUNTY. THIS HAS FALLEN IN
ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH ACCUMULATED OVER THIS SAME AREA
LATE YESTERDAY.

LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICES IN THESE COUNTIES ARE REPORTING MANY ROADS
COVERED WITH WATER IN SPOTS...AND THE FLOOD SITUATION WILL ONLY
BECOME WORSE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY IF THE HEAVY RAINS
CONTINUE.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

TO REPORT FLOODING...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
806-745-4260.

LAT...LON 3338 10157 3298 10158 3298 10302 3336 10302

JJ

NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 28, 2:15 PM CDT, 11 hours 7 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
215 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2000

WE CAN EXPECT INCREASING RAIN CHANCES OVER THE SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS
AND ROLLING PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONT
CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH OUT OF THE PANHANDLE INTO THE SOUTH PLAINS.
THE FRONT SHOULD HELP SLOWLY SHIFT THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAIN...WHICH
HAS REMAINED OVER THE PANHANDLE THE LAST 48 HOURS...SOUTHWARD INTO
THE SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE NORTHERN
PERMIAN BASIN.  ALSO...UPSLOPE EASTERLY FLOW OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WAS HELPING DEVELOP A LARGE AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS AREA WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP INTO AN MCS WHICH MAY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT.  UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE WEAK AND GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST
WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLOW MOVING STORMS...WHICH MAY REPEATEDLY TRACK
OVER THE SAME AREAS...THUS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING.  WITH ALREADY VERY MOIST SOILS OVER THE AREA...WILL
CONSIDER EXPANDING/SHIFTING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA FOR TONIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY...THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN RETREAT NORTHWARD AND WASH OUT
AS THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED TO OUR NORTH SHIFTS EAST
ALLOWING STRONGER SOUTHERLY FLOW TO BECOME MORE DOMINANT.  WITH THE
FRONT WEAKENING AND PULLING NORTHWARD...THE LACK OF A FOCUSING
MECHANISM SHOULD CAUSE RAIN CHANCES TO DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY.

GOING ON INTO THE EXTENDED...THE AVN MODEL IS SHOWING A NEW FRONT
PUSHING INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE FRIDAY WHILE THE ETA MODEL
DOES NOT SHOW THE NEW FRONT.  EVEN WITHOUT THE FRONT...ABUNDANT
MOISTURE UNDER THE WEAK SUBTROPICAL HIGH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
CONTINUE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOSTLY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FRIONA     061/082/063/090 6533
TULIA      061/082/063/090 6533
CHILDRESS  066/082/069/092 6533
BROWNFIELD 065/082/068/092 7533
LUBBOCK    065/082/068/092 7533
ASPERMONT  068/085/070/095 7533

.LBB...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY ZONES 21>32.
       WILL LIKELgY EXPAND THE WATCH TO INCLUDE ALL ZONES (21>43)
       TONIGHT.

LIPE

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