Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 19, 2014, 6:52 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson 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
- Sep 19, 2014, 6:52 AM MDT (12:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2014, 9:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Eddy County, NM, Culberson County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 423 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
190
WGUS54 KMAF 191252
FFWMAF
NMC015-TXC109-191545-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0076.140919T1252Z-140919T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
752 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT/945 AM MDT/
* AT 746 AM CDT...HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA WAS PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING. WATER RESCUES WERE REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY
EARLIER THIS MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL HOURS AND MORE IS EXPECTED TODAY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALT
LAKE...CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK...WHITES CITY...MALAGA AND
LOVING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STREAMS AND DRAINAGES AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PECOS
RIVER...SALT CREEK...DELAWARE RIVER...SALT DRAW...LAST CHANCE
CANYON...BLACK RIVER...RED BLUFF DRAW...WILD HORSE DRAW...COTTONWOOD
CREEK...HERDS PASS DRAW...CHINA DRAW...DARK CANYON...DOUBLE CANYON
DRAW...CROOKED CREEK...HAY HOLLOW AND OWL DRAW.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3232 10463 3232 10373 3202 10374 3201 10404
3125 10411 3125 10467
$$
RHLUCHAN3 follow-up statements
665
WGUS74 KMAF 191305
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
805 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
NMC015-TXC109-191545-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-140919T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULBERSON-EDDY-
805 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT/945 AM
MDT/ FOR SOUTHERN EDDY AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES...
AT 800 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER OVER
HIGHWAY 62/180 AT MILE MARKER 9 AND THE HIGHWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THIS
IS APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITES CITY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALT LAKE...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK...WHITES CITY...MALAGA AND LOVING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STREAMS AND DRAINAGES AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PECOS
RIVER...SALT CREEK...DELAWARE RIVER...SALT DRAW...LAST CHANCE
CANYON...BLACK RIVER...RED BLUFF DRAW...WILD HORSE DRAW...COTTONWOOD
CREEK...HERDS PASS DRAW...CHINA DRAW...DARK CANYON...DOUBLE CANYON
DRAW...CROOKED CREEK...HAY HOLLOW AND OWL DRAW.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3232 10463 3232 10373 3202 10374 3201 10404
3125 10411 3125 10467
$$
RHLUCHAN058
WGUS74 KMAF 191450
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
950 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
NMC015-TXC109-191545-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-140919T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULBERSON-EDDY-
950 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT/945 AM
MDT/ FOR SOUTHERN EDDY AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES...
AT 944 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT HEAVY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALT LAKE...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK...WHITES CITY...MALAGA AND LOVING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STREAMS AND DRAINAGES AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PECOS
RIVER...SALT CREEK...DELAWARE RIVER...SALT DRAW...LAST CHANCE
CANYON...BLACK RIVER...RED BLUFF DRAW...WILD HORSE DRAW...COTTONWOOD
CREEK...HERDS PASS DRAW...CHINA DRAW...DARK CANYON...DOUBLE CANYON
DRAW...CROOKED CREEK...HAY HOLLOW AND OWL DRAW.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN AROUND... DONT
DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3232 10463 3232 10373 3202 10374 3201 10404
3125 10411 3125 10467
$$
RHLUCHAN871
WGUS74 KMAF 191535
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1035 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
NMC015-TXC109-191545-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0076.000000T0000Z-140919T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULBERSON-EDDY-
1035 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT/945 AM
MDT/ FOR SOUTHERN EDDY AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES...
AT 1028 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTHERN EDDY
AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALT LAKE...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK...WHITES CITY...MALAGA AND LOVING.
THIS INCLUDES THE LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT...
FM 1108 CROSSING DELAWARE RIVER...
U.S. 62/180 AT MILE MARKER 9 ABOUT 7 SOUTHWEST OF WHITES CITY...
LOW WATER CROSSING OVER 4 MILE ARROYO AT LAKE ROAD 4 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LAKEWOOD...
MANY LOCATIONS ALONG WHITES CITY ROAD WEST OF U.S. 62/180
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
DRAWS AND ARROYOS...OIL FIELD LEASE ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF DRAWS AND ARROYOS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN AROUND... DONT
DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MIDLAND.
&&
LAT...LON 3232 10463 3232 10373 3202 10374 3201 10404
3125 10411 3125 10467
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 8:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 4 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:43 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:35 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 5 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:05 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 6:14 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:06 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 15 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:06 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 13 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:20 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:10 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Lea | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:48 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:20 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Upton | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 29 min |
| Sep 18, 6:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 7:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reagan | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 36 min | |
| Sep 18, 9:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reeves | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:06 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Reeves | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:50 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson | 4 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:40 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves | 4 hr |
| Sep 19, 6:31 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 7:25 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Pecos | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 7:43 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves | 4 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:30 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:53 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 10:29 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Midland, Upton | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 11:47 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Ward, Winkler | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.