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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 26, 2017Glasscock County, Martin County, Midland County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 26, 2017, 2:35 PM CDT for Glasscock County, Martin County, Midland 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 26, 2017, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired
Sep 26, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Glasscock County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 32 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2017-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 323 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2017-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
323 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

934 
WGUS54 KMAF 261935
FFWMAF
TXC173-317-329-262230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0040.170926T1935Z-170926T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
235 PM CDT TUE SEP 26 2017

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Glasscock County in western Texas...
  Eastern Midland County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Martin County in western Texas...

* Until 530 PM CDT

* At 234 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Midland, Stanton, Greenwood, Spraberry, Courtney and Stanton
  Municipal Aiport.

This includes the following low water crossing locations CR 120
Crossing Midland Draw, CR 1130 Crossing Midland Draw, CR 1140
Crossing Midland Draw, CR 1150 Crossing Midland Draw, FM 307 Crossing
Midland Draw, CR 715 Crossing Monahans Draw, and FM 1150 Crossing
South Draw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3218 10172 3166 10176 3166 10210 3218 10199

$$

Strobin
1 follow-up statement
248 
WGUS74 KMAF 262103
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
403 PM CDT TUE SEP 26 2017

TXC173-317-329-262230-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-170926T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Glasscock TX-Midland TX-Martin TX-
403 PM CDT TUE SEP 26 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN GLASSCOCK...EASTERN MIDLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN
COUNTIES...

At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area.  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Midland, Stanton, Greenwood, Spraberry, Courtney and Stanton
Municipal Aiport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3218 10172 3166 10176 3166 10210 3218 10199

$$

Strobin

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves28 min
Sep 25, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves47 min
Sep 25, 7:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFMidland3 hr
Sep 25, 8:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMidland3 hr
Sep 25, 8:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Sep 25, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis34 min
Sep 25, 9:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
Sep 26, 1:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Martin, Midland3 hr
Sep 26, 1:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Pecos, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Sep 26, 1:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFHoward, Martin3 hr
Sep 26, 1:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Crane, Ector3 hr
Sep 26, 2:21 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAF19 hr
Sep 26, 2:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Mitchell, Scurry3 hr
Sep 26, 3:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFPresidio66 hr
Sep 26, 3:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Martin, Midland3 hr
Sep 26, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis49 min
Sep 26, 4:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFUpton3 hr
Sep 26, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves30 min

Nearby

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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.