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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 8, 2018, 7:28 PM CDT for Howard County, Mitchell County, Scurry 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
- Oct 8, 2018, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2018, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
841 WGUS54 KMAF 090028 FFWMAF TXC227-335-415-090330- /O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0049.181009T0028Z-181009T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 728 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018 The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Mitchell County in western Texas... Southeastern Scurry County in western Texas... Southeastern Howard County in western Texas... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 726 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly, or is already occurring. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Colorado City, Coahoma, Loraine, Westbrook, and Hermleigh. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 3209 10127 3217 10146 3282 10066 3209 10067 $$ 44
1 follow-up statement
694 WGUS74 KMAF 090200 FFSMAF Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 900 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018 TXC227-335-415-090330- /O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-181009T0330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Mitchell TX-Scurry TX-Howard TX- 900 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL...SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES... At 859 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. The threat of flash flooding continues. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Colorado City, Coahoma, Loraine, Westbrook, and Hermleigh. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 3209 10127 3217 10146 3282 10066 3209 10067 $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 7:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Midland, Pecos, Upton | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 33 min |
| Oct 8, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 23 min |
| Oct 8, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 22 min |
| Oct 8, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 48 min |
| Oct 8, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 43 min |
| Oct 8, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 25 min | |
| Oct 8, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 20 min |
| Oct 8, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 51 min | |
| Oct 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves | 44 min |
| Oct 8, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Terrell | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 38 min |
| Oct 8, 9:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Midland, Reagan | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves, Ward | 32 min |
| Oct 8, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 14 min |
| Oct 8, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 27 min |
| Oct 8, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 41 min |
| Oct 8, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 10:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 27 min |
| Oct 8, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 27 min |
| Oct 8, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 25 min |
| Oct 8, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 22 min |
| Oct 8, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 21 min |
| Oct 8, 11:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Martin, Midland | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 31 min |
| Oct 8, 11:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 24 min |
| Oct 8, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 32 min |
| Oct 9, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 12:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 48 min |
| Oct 9, 12:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Midland | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 52 min |
| Oct 9, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crockett | 50 min |
| Oct 9, 1:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Scurry | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reagan | 4 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Midland | 4 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 36 min |
| Oct 9, 6:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Midland | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Midland | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Midland | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Midland | 4 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.