Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2005, 4:36 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2005, 4:36 PM MDT (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2005, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 4:44 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Ne Carlsbad, NM | FLOODING ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 34. |
| Jun 16, 5:04 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Carlsbad, NM | FLOODING REPORTED ALONG BRANTLEY LAKE ROAD ALONG WITH ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET OF WATER ACROSS EDDY COUNTY 34 FROM ILLINOIS TO 206. |
| Jun 16, 5:25 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 17 Ne Carlsbad, NM | JUST OFF HIGHWAY 62/180...WATER FLOWING INTO HOME AT THE RANCH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 407 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 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 162238
FFWMAF
NMC015-170130-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
436 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN EDDY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 730 PM MDT
* AT 433 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR AVALON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF CARLSBAD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SPOTTERS INDICATE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING
ACROSS HWY 30 NORTH OF CARLSBAD.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARLSBAD NORTH...
CARLSBAD...
LOVING...
MALAGA...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE...AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED
ROADS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY
AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3272 10425 3243 10446 3202 10401 3222 10375
3264 10383
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KMAF 162248
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
547 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
NMC015-170130-
EDDY-
447 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR EASTERN EDDY
COUNTY...
AT 443 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING WITH UP TO A FOOT OF WATER RUNNING ACROSS HWY 34. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR AVALON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF CARLSBAD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...CARLSBAD NORTH...CARLSBAD AND OTIS.
FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW
WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.
TO REPORT FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3272 10425 3243 10446 3202 10401 3222 10375
3264 10383
$$000
WGUS74 KMAF 162313
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
609 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
NMC015-170130-
EDDY-
509 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR EASTERN EDDY
COUNTY...
AT 506 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED UP TO A FOOT AND
A HALF OF WATER ON CR 34 FROM BRANTLEY LAKE TO NEAR CARLSBAD. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTIS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF
CARLSBAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...CARLSBAD...LOVING AND MALAGA.
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. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN
AROUND... DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3272 10425 3243 10446 3202 10401 3222 10375
3264 10383
$$000
WGUS74 KMAF 162333
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
630 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
NMC015-170130-
EDDY-
530 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR EASTERN EDDY
COUNTY...
AT 528 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED FLASH
FLOODING 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARLSBAD JUST OFF OF U.S. 62/180 WITH
TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME AND WATER FLOWING INTO A RANCHERS
HOME. THIS STORM WAS CURRENTLY LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOVING...OR
ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF CARLSBAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...EAST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN
AROUND... DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.
LAT...LON 3272 10425 3243 10446 3202 10401 3222 10375
3264 10383
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 70 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.