Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 4, 2004, 11:00 AM CDT for Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2004, 11:00 AM CDT (16:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2004, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KMAF 041559
FFWMAF
NMC025-TXC003-165-042145-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1100 AM CDT SUN APR 4 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS REISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS
ANDREWS COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT(345 PM MDT)
* AT 1045 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO GAINES...ANDREWS...
AND LEA COUNTIES. THESE AREAS WERE INUNDATED WITH HEAVY RAINS IN THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS AND ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LEAD TO MORE FLOODING
AND FLASH FLOODING. THESE STORMS ARE LOCATED FROM NEAR JAL...TO HOBBS...
TO HIGGINBOTHAM. MOVEMENT IS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE
FAIRVIEW COMMUNITY...SEMINOLE...PAYNES CORNER...OIL CENTER...
MONUMENT...LOVINGTON...KNOWLES...JAL...HUMBLE CITY...
HIGGINBOTHAM...FRANKEL CITY...FLOREY...EUNICE...BUCKEYE AND
RURAL AREAS OF WEST ANDREWS COUNTY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS...AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3311 10351 3204 10364 3205 10309 3212 10315
3213 10293 3215 10239 3237 10239 3290 10232
3293 10293
$$4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KMAF 041805 FFSMAF NMC025-042145- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1204 PM MDT SUN APR 4 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEA COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM MDT... AT 1030 AM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 176 AND STATE ROAD 8 WAS FLOODED. AT 1156 AM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING AT 15 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL LEA COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS... WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THEREFORE... ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 18 FROM JAL TO EUNICE TO HOBBS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LEA COUNTY. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
000 WGUS74 KMAF 041921 FFSMAF TXC003-042145- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 220 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ANDREWS COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 145 PM CDT...LOCAL SPOTTERS REPORTED ANDREWS HIGHWAY NEAR THE WESTERN BORDER OF ANDREWS COUNTY FLOODED WITH WATER RUNNING ACROSS THE ROADWAY. AT 215 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH ACROSS ANDREWS COUNTY. THE RAINFALL ACTIVITY SHOULD END IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING STILL REMAINS AS RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS STORMS CONTINUES AND NEW STORMS REDEVELOP. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PECOS COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
000 WGUS74 KMAF 041922 FFSMAF TXC165-042145- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 221 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR GAINES COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 210 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER STILL OVER HIGHWAY 181...7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEMINOLE. IN ADDITION... COUNTY ROAD 308...OFF HIGHWAY 181...COUNTY ROAD 331...16 MILES WEST OF SEMINOLE...AND COUNTY ROAD 347 NEAR THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO STATELINE WERE ALL FLOODED. AT 213 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH ACROSS GAINES COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR GAINES COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
000
WGUS74 KMAF 042130
FFSMAF
NMC025-TXC003-165-371-389-042300-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
429 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR LEA...GAINES...ANDREWS...REEVES...
AND PECOS COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
AT 421 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD
MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES. HOWEVER...STANDING OR RUNNING WATER
IN EACH OF THESE COUNTIES WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS TO RUNOFF.
THEREFORE...RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING DUE TO SATURATED
GROUND.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3188 10227 3166 10228 3170 10182 3207 10182
3207 10227
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 6:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 6:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 7:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Reeves | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 7:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 8:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Reeves, Ward | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 8:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 8:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 10:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 64 min |
| Apr 4, 12:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 4:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 60 min |
| Apr 4, 6:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 6:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 9:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Winkler | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Midland | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Lea | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 8:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:49 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2004Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.