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Areal Flood Advisory 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 14, 2012Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this areal flood advisory at May 14, 2012, 12:40 AM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 14, 2012, 12:40 AM CDT (05:40 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2012, 3:45 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at May 14, 12:20 AM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 12:20 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 2:02 PM CDT, 10 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 11:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 11:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 11:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 11:49 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 12:35 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 14, 12:38 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	61 min
May 13, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	59 min
May 13, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward	59 min
May 14, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	66 min
May 14, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	61 min
May 14, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Terrell	58 min
May 14, 2:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
May 14, 10:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson	115 min
May 14, 11:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector	2 hr
May 14, 12:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos, Reeves, Ward	3 hr
May 14, 1:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Ector, Pecos	3 hr
May 14, 2:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	3 hr
May 14, 2:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton	115 min
May 14, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	60 min
May 14, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio	54 min
May 14, 3:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard	112 min
May 14, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	60 min
May 14, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	66 min
May 14, 4:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Mitchell	3 hr
May 14, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	61 min
May 13, 8:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy	3 hr
May 13, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	55 min
May 13, 9:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Eddy	3 hr
May 13, 9:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Eddy	3 hr
May 14, 9:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.