Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Sep 11, 2014, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)

Expired

Sep 12, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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207 
WGUS54 KMAF 120412
FFWMAF
TXC003-165-120700-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0041.140912T0412Z-140912T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1112 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
  ANDREWS COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 1102 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL ANDREWS COUNTY...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.  THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING 
  NORTH INTO GAINES COUNTY.  RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 3 1/2 
  INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN FROM THESE STORMS NEAR FRANKEL CITY 
  OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 HOURS.  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 1/2 INCHES PER 
  HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GAINES
  COUNTY PARK...GAINES COUNTY AIRPORT...CEDAR LAKE...FAIRVIEW...
  FAIRVIEW IN GAINES COUNTY...SEMINOLE...SEAGRAVES...PAYNES CORNER...
  LOOP...FLOREY AND ASHMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STREAMS AND DRAINAGES AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
SEMINOLE DRAW...WARDSWELL DRAW...MCKENZIE DRAW...MONUMENT DRAW AND
SULPHUR SPRINGS DRAW.

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.

FOR ROAD CONDITIONS IN TEXAS...PLEASE CALL THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AT 1 800 452 9292...OR VISIT
HTTP://WWW.DOT.STATE.TX.US.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10222 3209 10248 3208 10306 3233 10307
      3296 10290

$$

516 
WGUS74 KMAF 120603
FFSMAF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
103 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2014

TXC003-165-120700-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140912T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GAINES-ANDREWS-
103 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES...

AT 101 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL.  THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEMINOLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...FAIRVIEW...FAIRVIEW IN GAINES COUNTY...CEDAR LAKE AND
ASHMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STREAMS AND DRAINAGES AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
SEMINOLE DRAW...WARDSWELL DRAW...MCKENZIE DRAW...MONUMENT DRAW AND
SULPHUR SPRINGS DRAW.

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.

FOR ROAD CONDITIONS IN TEXAS...PLEASE CALL THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AT 1 800 452 9292...OR VISIT
HTTP://WWW.DOT.STATE.TX.US.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10222 3209 10248 3208 10306 3233 10307
      3296 10290

$$

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