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Flash Flood Warning 97, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 5, 2008, 6:55 PM CDT for Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 5, 2008, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ector County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -251 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS54 KMAF 052355 FFWMAF TXC135-060300- /O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0097.081005T2355Z-081006T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 655 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ECTOR COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GARDENDALE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN ODESSA AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... GARDENDALE... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3207 10270 3207 10232 3168 10239 3167 10270 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KMAF 060030 FFSMAF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 730 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 TXC135-060300- /O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0097.000000T0000Z-081006T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ECTOR- 730 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL ECTOR COUNTY... AT 725 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODED ROADWAYS IN ODESSA. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ODESSA...NORTH COWDEN...GOLDSMITH AND GARDENDALE MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE... AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER TO QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3207 10270 3207 10232 3168 10239 3167 10270 $$
000 WGUS74 KMAF 060051 FFSMAF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 751 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 TXC135-060300- /O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0097.000000T0000Z-081006T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ECTOR- 751 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL ECTOR COUNTY... AT 744 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ODESSA. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF ODESSA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ODESSA...NORTH COWDEN...GOLDSMITH AND GARDENDALE MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE... AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER TO QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND. LAT...LON 3207 10270 3207 10232 3168 10239 3167 10270 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 5, 2:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 2:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
228 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008
.UPDATE...
UPDATING PRODUCTS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH BOX 911 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 02Z FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.
UPDATED PRODUCTS TO BE SENT SHORTLY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
INCLEMENT WEATHER IS ON THE WAY TONIGHT AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS BY MONDAY MORNING. INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE GREAT
WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH CAPES PROGGED FROM 500 TO 1500 J/KG AHEAD OF
THE SURFACE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT. NONETHELESS VERY STRONG FORCING
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER JET AND STRONG
SHEAR SHOULD MORE THAN COMPENSATE FOR MARGINAL INSTABILITY. WILL
CONTINUE TO MENTION SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WORDING IN THE ZONES FOR A
GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. (SEE SWODY1).
QUIET WEATHER SHOULD RETURN BY MONDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
EAST AND A SURFACE COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH. COOLING WILL BE MINIMAL
PER LESS CLOUDINESS AND LACK OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK
WITH STABLE AIR IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE NEAR NORMAL.
ANOTHER WESTERN UPPER TROUGH MAY COMBINE WITH A TROPICAL SYSTEM
BY NEXT WEEKEND. THERE IS STILL MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH THIS
SYSTEM. WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANOTHER RUN OR TWO BEFORE MENTIONING
WEATHER IN THE GRIDS. WILL INCREASE CLOUDS AND POPS THOUGH FOR
NOW.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 60 84 53 76 / 80 10 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 53 85 52 82 / 30 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 64 90 60 84 / 50 10 10 10
FORT STOCKTON TX 58 87 56 80 / 70 10 0 10
GUADALUPE PASS TX 53 79 48 72 / 30 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 53 82 49 78 / 50 10 0 0
MARFA TX 49 81 45 75 / 40 10 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 60 83 53 78 / 80 10 0 10
ODESSA TX 61 84 52 79 / 70 10 0 10
WINK TX 61 87 55 84 / 60 10 0 10
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... PRESIDIO VALLEY.
&&
12Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 1:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 128 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-061830- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 128 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 /1228 PM MDT SUN OCT 5 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...NEAR THE PECOS RIVER... AND IN THE PERMIAN BASIN. A LINE OF STORMS MAY EVENTUALLY FORM. STORMS WILL BE MOVING FAST INCREASING THE CHANCE OF STRONG WINDS. ALSO A BRIEF ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLOODING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE FROM NEAR PRESIDIO TO RIO GRANDE VILLAGE WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO RELEASES FROM LUIS LEON. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IT WILL ONLY ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FLOODING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE RELEASE RATE FROM LUIS LEON HAS LEVELED OFF... BUT RIVER AND LOWLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A CARLSBAD TO FORT STOCKTON LINE. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 4:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 446 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 TXZ050-052215- ANDREWS- 446 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR WESTERN ANDREWS COUNTY. A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKEL CITY AT 446 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL ANDREWS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Local storm report, Oct 5, 5:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
501 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM HAIL 6 N GRANDFALLS 31.43N 102.85W
10/05/2008 E1.25 INCH WARD TX BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
RBARNESSpecial weather statement, Oct 5, 5:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 530 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 TXZ059-052300- LOVING- 530 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EASTERN LOVING COUNTY. AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN OPEN COUNTRY...10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENTONE IN EASTERN LOVING COUNTY AT 530 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. PEOPLE IN EASTERN LOVING COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 5:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 536 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 TXZ060-052300- WINKLER- 536 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR WESTERN WINKLER COUNTY. AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF WINK NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 302 AT 536 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. PEOPLE IN WESTERN WINKLER COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
Local storm report, Oct 5, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
539 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL 16 NW CRANE 31.56N 102.54W
10/05/2008 E0.88 INCH CRANE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RBARNESSpecial weather statement, Oct 5, 6:13 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 613 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 TXZ060-052345- WINKLER- 613 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EASTERN WINKLER COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KERMIT AT 613 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving | 37 min |
| Oct 5, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 42 min |
| Oct 5, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ward | 46 min |
| Oct 5, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 29 min |
| Oct 5, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Winkler | 55 min |
| Oct 5, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Ward | 38 min |
| Oct 5, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector | 34 min |
| Oct 5, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 60 min |
| Oct 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 35 min |
| Oct 5, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| Oct 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Midland, Upton | 36 min |
| Oct 5, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 31 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.