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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this areal flood warning at Aug 29, 2016, 1:25 AM CDT for Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 6 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
- Aug 29, 2016, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2016, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lea County, NM, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:27 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 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 28, 11:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 11:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 1:55 PM CDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 155 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-291900- 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- 155 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016 /1255 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAINFALL, LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ELEVATED FLOWS, IF NOT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE RIO GRANDE RIVER, OR THE PECOS RIVER IN NEW MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS, ALONG WITH FLOODING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, IF NOT THE PECOS RIVER IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 28, 10:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1058 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1056 PM HEAVY RAIN HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
08/28/2016 M4.19 INCH LEA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. STILL RAINING AT THIS
TIME.
&&
JULIE.PHILLIPSONLocal storm report, Aug 28, 11:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1102 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 N SEMINOLE 32.86N 102.65W
08/28/2016 GAINES TX PUBLIC
SIX TO 12 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 62/385
10-12 MILES NORTH OF SEMINOLE. MOTORISTS STUCK IN HIGH
WATER.
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 23 E SEMINOLE 32.72N 102.26W
08/28/2016 GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
MOTORISTS STUCK IN HIGH WATER ON HIGHWAY 62/180 ABOUT
23-24 MILES WEST OF SEMINOLE.
1009 PM FLASH FLOOD SEMINOLE 32.72N 102.65W
08/28/2016 GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 180 ON THE EAST SIDE OF SEMINOLE IS FLOODED WITH
SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.
1015 PM FLASH FLOOD 18 S HOBBS 32.47N 103.16W
08/28/2016 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 8 BETWEEN HOBBS AND EUNICE HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
1047 PM FLASH FLOOD HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
08/28/2016 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
JOE HARVEY BOULEVARD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HOBBS IS
FLOODING WITH SIX TO TWELEVE INCHES OF WATER OVER THE
ROAD.
&&
AKLLocal storm report, Aug 28, 11:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1138 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1131 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NW HOBBS 32.75N 103.19W
08/28/2016 LEA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
KNEE DEEP WATER OVER ROAD AT COPPER AND GRIMES.
&&
RHLUCHANLocal storm report, Aug 29, 12:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1218 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 AM FLASH FLOOD JAL 32.11N 103.19W
08/29/2016 LEA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
MONTANA AND THIRD STREET IN JAL HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
&&
AKLLocal storm report, Aug 29, 12:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1224 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1221 AM FLASH FLOOD SEMINOLE 32.72N 102.65W
08/29/2016 GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 180 ON THE EAST SIDE OF SEMINOLE IS COMPLETELY
FLOODED AND THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED.
&&
AKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 7:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Terrell | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 46 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson, Martin | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 7 more | 47 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 4 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 5:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Ward | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Texas, 2016Areal Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016
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.