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Areal Flood Advisory 155, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 12, 2021Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2021, 6:25 PM CDT for Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 12, 6:03 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 6:03 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 2:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
202 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-131915-
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-
202 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021 /102 PM MDT Mon Jul 12 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible today and tonight, mainly south of I-20.
Any thunderstorms that do develop will be accompanied by frequent
lightning, small hail, gusty winds, and brief, heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
506 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

TXZ047-051>053-062-063-122245-
Midland TX-Mitchell TX-Martin TX-Glasscock TX-Howard TX-Borden TX-
506 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GLASSCOCK...WEST CENTRAL
MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND...SOUTHERN BORDEN...HOWARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

At 505 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms near
Forsan, or 11 miles southeast of Big Spring, moving northwest at 15
mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible.

Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Garden City, Stanton, Coahoma, Forsan, Sand Springs,
Lomax, Big Spring Country Club, Vincent, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle
Airpark, Stanton Municipal Aiport and Elbow.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 153 and 202.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10122 3209 10126 3203 10126 3175 10147
      3213 10189 3257 10127 3230 10106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 138DEG 12KT 3215 10131

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor40 min
Jul 11, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Midland62 min
Jul 11, 8:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEctor3 hr
Jul 11, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane41 min
Jul 12, 3:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
Jul 12, 9:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Pecos, Terrell3 hr
Jul 12, 10:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFPecos, Terrell3 hr
Jul 12, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Howard39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.