Alert archive / New Mexico / Areal Flood Warnings in 2014
Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this areal flood warning at Sep 18, 2014, 10:01 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2014, 10:01 AM MDT (16:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 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 206 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
- 1291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Sep 18, 9:40 AM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 9:40 AM MDT, 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 3:12 AM MDT, 6 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 412 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-190915- 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- 412 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 /312 AM MDT THU SEP 18 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST TEXAS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN MANY AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT NOTED ABOVE MAY CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...AND SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH. THE RIO GRANDE WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO RELEASES FROM RESERVOIRS IN MEXICO AND HEAVY RAINFALL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. IN ADDITION...NORMALLY DRY OR LOW FLOW ARROYOS IN EDDY COUNTY...SUCH AS THE RIO PENASCO...MAY RUN HIGH DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOULD STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN FLASH FLOODING OR RIVER FLOODING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 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 44
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 18, 4:53 AM MDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
553 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 AM FLASH FLOOD GREENWOOD 32.03N 101.90W
09/18/2014 MIDLAND TX TRAINED SPOTTER
FM307 BETWEEN CR1120 AND CR1110 WAS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT.
&&
72Local storm report, Sep 18, 6:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
751 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 AM FLASH FLOOD CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
09/18/2014 EDDY NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CARLSBAD.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD 15 SE ANDREWS 32.17N 102.37W
09/18/2014 ANDREWS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTIONS OF FARM TO MARKET 1788 CLOSED DUE TO 2.5 FEET OF
WATER OVER THE ROAD, ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF STATE
HIGHWAY 176. VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION.
&&
AKLLocal storm report, Sep 18, 7:10 AM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
810 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM FLASH FLOOD HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
09/18/2014 LEA NM DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION REPORTED 4 TO
6 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN HOBBS. NO
ROADS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME.
&&
AKLLocal storm report, Sep 18, 7:52 AM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
852 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 AM HEAVY RAIN PINE SPRINGS 31.89N 104.81W
09/18/2014 E0.00 INCH CULBERSON TX PUBLIC
MUD AND ROACKS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH
GUADLUPE PASS
&&
AKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 6:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 30 min |
| Sep 17, 7:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 8:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 22 min |
| Sep 17, 9:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Martin, Midland | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:04 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Martin, Midland | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:42 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:30 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:21 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:39 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:13 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:08 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min | |
| Sep 18, 2:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 32 min | |
| Sep 18, 3:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Winkler | 29 min |
| Sep 18, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 34 min | |
| Sep 18, 3:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Winkler | 35 min |
| Sep 18, 3:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 34 min |
| Sep 18, 4:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 4:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 28 min |
| Sep 18, 5:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Reeves | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:45 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:38 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:21 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 6 hr |
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Areal Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2014Every areal flood warning in 2014
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.