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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 13, 2015, 3:23 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2015, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2015, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Lamesa, TX | THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 180 AND STATE HIGHWAY 349 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Apr 13, 4:38 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Seagraves, TX | THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 83 AND US HIGHWAY 385 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
827
WGUS54 KMAF 132023
FFWMAF
TXC033-115-165-227-335-415-132315-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0004.150413T2023Z-150413T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
323 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DAWSON COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
EASTERN GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 314 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
MODERATE RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF EASTERN GAINES COUNTY AND DAWSON
COUNTY WHERE FLASH FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. ADDITIONAL
FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL
AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAS FALLEN FROM NEAR VINCENT TO CUTHBERT
TO LAKE JB THOMAS SINCE 1 PM CDT...AND IS LIKELY RESULTING IN
FLASH FLOODING OF PORTIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY 350 AND FM 1289 IN
THESE AREAS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAMESA
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CEDAR LAKE...FAIRVIEW...FAIRVIEW IN GAINES
COUNTY...WELCH...SEAGRAVES...SAND...PUNKIN CENTER...PRIDE...
MESQUITE...LOOP...LAMESA...KEY...HANCOCK...GRANDVIEW...GAIL...
ASHMORE AND ARVANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...
LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 3268 10128 3264 10105 3261 10093 3248 10099
3233 10118 3242 10128 3253 10147 3253 10256
3296 10266 3297 10150
$$2 follow-up statements
064
WGUS74 KMAF 132148
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
448 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015
TXC033-115-165-227-335-415-132315-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150413T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAWSON-GAINES-HOWARD-MITCHELL-SCURRY-BORDEN-
448 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
BORDEN...SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY...NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN
HOWARD...EASTERN GAINES AND DAWSON COUNTIES...
AT 438 PM CDT...THE DAWSON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE
INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 180 AND STATE HIGHWAY 349 CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER. VEHICLES ARE STRANDED IN THE HIGH WATER THERE.
IN ADDITION...THE GAINES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THE
INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 385 AND STATE HIGHWAY 83 AT SEAGRAVES
IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. DESPITE HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OUT
OF AREAS INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL
LIKELY UNTIL WATER FROM HEAVY RAINS RECEDE THIS EVENING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAMESA
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...LAKE J B THOMAS...CEDAR LAKE...UNION...UNION IN
DAWSON COUNTY...MIDWAY...MIDWAY IN DAWSON COUNTY...FAIRVIEW...
FAIRVIEW IN GAINES COUNTY...WELCH...TENMILE...SPARENBERG...
SEAGRAVES...SAND...PUNKIN CENTER...PRIDE...PATRICIA...MESQUITE...
LOOP...LAMESA...KNAPP...KLONDIKE...KEY...IRA...HANCOCK...GRANDVIEW...
GAIL...FRIENDSHIP...ASHMORE AND ARVANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE... AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED
ROADS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER TO QUICKLY
CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3268 10128 3264 10105 3261 10093 3248 10099
3233 10118 3242 10128 3253 10147 3253 10256
3296 10266 3297 10150
$$058
WGUS74 KMAF 132308
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
608 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015
TXC033-115-165-227-335-415-132316-
/O.EXP.KMAF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150413T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAWSON-GAINES-HOWARD-MITCHELL-SCURRY-BORDEN-
608 PM CDT MON APR 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT FOR BORDEN...
SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY...NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN HOWARD...
EASTERN GAINES AND DAWSON COUNTIES...
AT 606 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
HAD EXITED THE WARNED AREA. EVEN THOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
AS IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MORE HOURS FOR WATER TO RECEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE...AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS
DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED
ROADS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER TO QUICKLY
CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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 3268 10128 3264 10105 3261 10093 3248 10099
3233 10118 3242 10128 3253 10147 3253 10256
3296 10266 3297 10150
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 65 min |
| Apr 12, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 7:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Gaines | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 2:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 3:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Reagan, Upton | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.