Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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WGUS74 KMAF 082026
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
326 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2015

TXC461-082115-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0062.000000T0000Z-151008T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UPTON TX-
326 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
UPTON COUNTY...

AT 326 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MCCAMEY...RANKIN...MIDKIFF...KING MOUNTAIN AND UPTON COUNTY AIRPORT. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3109 10230 3165 10232 3165 10178 3108 10178

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
651 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2015

.DISCUSSION...

Please see the 12Z aviation discussion below.

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.AVIATION...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue across the area
for most of the forecast period, with MVFR/IFR conditions
dominating. Winds will gradually shift to the east, with variable
gusts to 20-30kt possible near thunderstorms. Have included TEMPOs
for TSRA for all west Texas TAF sites late this afternoon where
confidence is highest, though thunder for CNM and HOB cannot be
ruled out. Improvements to VFR are expected to be short-lived
until late in the period when precipitation begins to wind down.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 329 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2015/

DISCUSSION...
An upper low over Srn AZ continuing to bring potential of heavy rain
to the area.  This low is expected to slowly move southward into
Mexico today and then pass off into the Pacific.  Eventually models
take this low in a circle and bring it back to Baja by next weekend
but will have to see how things develop.

Currently a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for SE NM and most
of W TX.  Have extended the watch out to 12z Friday.  As of 08z have
a large area of showers and thunderstorms on radar over the Western
Permian Basin... SE NM... the Trans Pecos... down into the Marfa
Plateau.  Have had a number of Flash Flood Warnings and advisories
overnight for heavy rain but have not heard much reports.  This
should change as the morning comes.

Even as the low moves south... showers and thunderstorms are
expected to develop east of the low as it pulls moisture around.
Model qpf develops significant amounts of precip today across the
Permian Basin southward to the Big Bend and Lower Trans Pecos.
Diffluent flow aloft and good PW values may result in additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches or more.  Will keep high pops for
the region today... tonight... and Friday.  Pops begin to decrease
Friday night with a dry forecast from Saturday night on.

Abundant cloud cover should keep temps below normal today and
tomorrow.  A weak boundary sags down into the area early today with
the wind becoming northerly before returning to the east during the
afternoon.  Temps begin to warm over the weekend into next week.

Heavy rain the last couple of days along the Rio Grande has resulted
in some river flooding near Candelaria.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
      Central Lea County...Eddy County Plains...Guadalupe
     Mountains NP/Lincoln NF/LNZ...Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy
     County...Northern Lea County...Southeast Plains/BLM
     Roswell/LNZ...Southern Lea County.

TX...Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES... Andrews...Big Bend Area...Crane...Davis/Apache
     Mountains Area...Dawson...Ector...Gaines...Glasscock...
     Guadalupe Mountains...Loving...Marfa Plateau...Martin...
     Midland...Pecos...Presidio Valley...Reagan...Reeves County
     and Upper Trans Pecos...Terrell...Upton...Van Horn and
     Highway 54 Corridor...Ward...Winkler.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
331 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2015

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-090845-
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-
331 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2015 /231 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2015/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING THE PRIMARY
THREAT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE...PARTICULARLY
IN THE BIG BEND AREA...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WIND AND LARGE
HAIL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ALL
LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER...WHERE LOCATIONS
COULD RECEIVE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN CHANCES WILL LINGER THROUGH
FRIDAY...WHICH COULD PROLONG THE THREAT OF FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DECISION MAKERS SHOULD CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF FLOODING OF URBAN AND RURAL ROADS...ARROYOS...AND OTHER LARGER
TRIBUTARIES.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
816 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COYANOSA                31.24N 103.07W
10/07/2015                   PECOS              TX   PUBLIC

            ROOF TORN OFF THE COYANOSA FOOD CENTER AND PECAN TREE
            KNOCKED DOWN FROM WIND GUSTS.

&&

ANDREW.ARNOLD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
821 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JAL                     32.11N 103.19W
10/08/2015                   LEA                NM   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THE JAL PD REPORTED 3 ROADS WERE BLOCKED OFF DUE TO 2-3
            FEET OF WATER OVER THEM.

&&

AKL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
821 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2015

TXZ068-069-081400-
CRANE TX-UPTON TX-
821 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN UPTON AND EASTERN
CRANE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...

AT 820 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF CORDONA LAKE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRANE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KING MOUNTAIN AROUND 830 AM CDT.
  CRANE AND CRANE COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 835 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 10241 3134 10253 3164 10249 3164 10191
      3127 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1320Z 226DEG 27KT 3130 10243

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
842 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     HAIL             18 SW CARLSBAD          32.22N 104.45W
10/07/2015  M1.75 INCH       EDDY               NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

&&

ANDREW.ARNOLD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
851 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT DAVIS              30.59N 103.90W
10/08/2015                   JEFF DAVIS         TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 CLOSED BETWEEN KENT AND
            THE FOTRT DAVIS STATE PARK.

0745 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT DAVIS              30.59N 103.90W
10/08/2015                   JEFF DAVIS         TX   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            REPORTS OF HIGHWAY 118 CLOSED BETWEEN FORT DAVIS AND FORT
            DAVIS STATE PARK. ALSO A ROCK SLIDE AND OTHER DEBRIS
            REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 118 NORTH OF THE MCDONALD
            OBSERVATORY.

&&

AKL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
931 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALPINE                  30.36N 103.67W
10/08/2015                   BREWSTER           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UNDERPASSES ON HIGHWAY 90 IN ALPINE ARE FLOODED WITH
            ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER.

&&

AKL