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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 15, 2020Ector County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this areal flood advisory at May 15, 2020, 6:45 PM CDT for Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2020, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2020, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Ector County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 34 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2781 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1062 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 advisory went out at May 15, 6:26 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 6:26 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 1:32 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
132 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-161845-
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-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
132 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020 /1232 PM MDT Fri May 15 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening
across West Texas mainly from the Lower Trans Pecos extending north
and northeast into much of the Permian Basin. Large damaging hail
and damaging winds, localized flooding, and cloud to ground
lightning are the main concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed by this afternoon across
the Permian Basin, Lower Trans Pecos and Big Bend Region of west
Texas.

Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS while following all local, state and CDC guidelines.

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...
https://weather.gov/midland

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 5:58 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
558 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE MIDLAND           32.05N 102.05W
05/15/2020                   Midland            TX   PUBLIC

            WIND DAMAGE TO MUTIPLE FENCES, WITH 70 MPH WIND GUST
            ESTIMATED.

&&

CAMERON.SIMCOE

Local storm report, May 15, 6:08 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
608 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SW ST. LAWRENCE       31.65N 101.60W
05/15/2020  M67 MPH          Reagan             TX   MESONET

&&

AMBER.HLUCHAN

Local storm report, May 15, 6:12 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
612 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2020

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

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W COLORADO CITY       32.40N 100.91W
05/15/2020                   Mitchell           TX   PUBLIC

            SEVERE WIND GUST ALONG I-20, FLIPPING A SEMI-TRAILER.
            GUST ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH OR GREATER.

&&

CAMERON.SIMCOE

Local storm report, May 15, 6:16 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 6:24 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 6:32 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	48 min
May 14, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	58 min
May 15, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	34 min
May 15, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	43 min
May 15, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	27 min
May 15, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	59 min
May 15, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	26 min
May 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	25 min
May 15, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Martin	35 min
May 15, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	57 min
May 15, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Martin	40 min
May 15, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	30 min
May 15, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	41 min
May 15, 3:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
May 15, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	37 min
May 15, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Martin	82 min
May 15, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	66 min
May 15, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	50 min
May 15, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	64 min
May 15, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	31 min
May 15, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	61 min
May 15, 3:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin	3 hr
May 15, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	58 min
May 15, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	39 min
May 15, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector	53 min
May 15, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	59 min
May 15, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	59 min
May 15, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	27 min
May 15, 3:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector	3 hr
May 15, 3:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	3 hr
May 15, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	31 min
May 15, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	47 min
May 15, 4:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector	3 hr
May 15, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	59 min
May 15, 4:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	6 hr
May 15, 4:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
May 15, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	24 min
May 15, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	49 min
May 15, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	43 min
May 15, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	42 min
May 15, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Midland	38 min
May 15, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crockett	44 min
May 15, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	27 min
May 15, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock	62 min
May 15, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector	30 min
May 15, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan	49 min
May 15, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	46 min
May 15, 5:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Midland, Reagan, Upton	3 hr
May 15, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	43 min
May 15, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard	54 min
May 15, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	54 min
May 15, 5:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	3 hr
May 15, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell	56 min
May 15, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock	62 min

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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.