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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood watch at May 13, 2012, 5:23 AM CDT for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 13, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2012, 5:23 AM CDT (10:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 13, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Flood severity
- None
All 21 counties
Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 1909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 WGUS64 KMAF 131023 FFAMAF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 523 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN ... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS AFTERNOON...ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN OVER THE REGION MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THE SOIL IS STILL WET FROM HEAVY RAIN LAST THURSDAY...SO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-058>063-067>070-075-132100- /O.NEW.KMAF.FF.A.0002.120514T0000Z-120515T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS... STANTON...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 523 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 /423 AM MDT SUN MAY 13 2012/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY. IN TEXAS...ANDREWS... CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...LOVING... MARTIN...MIDLAND...PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...UPTON...WARD AND WINKLER. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT...AND INTO MONDAY. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
4 follow-up statements
035 WGUS64 KMAF 131854 FFAMAF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 154 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN ... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN OVER THE REGION MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THE SOIL IS STILL WET FROM HEAVY RAIN LAST THURSDAY...SO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-058>063-067>070-075-140300- /O.CON.KMAF.FF.A.0002.120514T0000Z-120515T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS... STANTON...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 154 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 /1254 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2012/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY. IN TEXAS...ANDREWS...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR... GAINES...GLASSCOCK...LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...PECOS... REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...UPTON...WARD AND WINKLER. * FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT...AND INTO MONDAY. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
427 WGUS64 KMAF 140948 FFAMAF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 448 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND OVER WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THE SOIL IS STILL WET FROM HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT AND LAST THURSDAY...SO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING. TXZ047-048-052-053-142100- /O.EXB.KMAF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120515T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 448 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WEST TEXAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BORDEN...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND SCURRY. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-058>063-067>070-075-142100- /O.EXT.KMAF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120515T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS... STANTON...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 448 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 /348 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY. IN TEXAS...ANDREWS...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR... GAINES...GLASSCOCK...LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...PECOS... REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...UPTON...WARD AND WINKLER. * OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS EVENING. * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
982 WGUS64 KMAF 141532 FFAMAF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1032 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS...PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVED INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING...THEY WILL MOVE OVER WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THE SOIL IS STILL WET FROM HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT AND LAST THURSDAY...SO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING. NMZ027-TXZ074-082-258-142345- /O.EXB.KMAF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120515T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...SANDERSON... PINE SPRINGS 1032 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 /932 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE TERRELL COUNTY AND THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-142345- /O.EXT.KMAF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120515T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 1032 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 /932 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY. IN TEXAS...ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON... ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN... MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...UPTON...WARD AND WINKLER. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
007 WGUS64 KMAF 141945 FFAMAF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...MOST OF THE TRANS PECOS REGION...PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...THE SOIL IS STILL WET FROM HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT AND LAST THURSDAY...SO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-074-075-082- 258-150600- /O.CON.KMAF.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120515T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM... HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... ALPINE...FORT STOCKTON...SANDERSON...PINE SPRINGS 245 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 /145 PM MDT MON MAY 14 2012/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY. IN TEXAS...ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL... PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...WARD AND WINKLER. * UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF ROADS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Texas, 2012Flash Flood Watches in New Mexico, 2012Every flash flood watch in 2012
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.