Alert archive / New Mexico / Areal Flood Advisories in 2021

Areal Flood Advisory 271, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 4, 2021Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this areal flood advisory at Sep 4, 2021, 8:51 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2021, 8:51 PM MDT (02:51 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 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.

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 Sep 4, 5:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 5:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 7:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 4, 3:19 PM MDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
319 PM MDT Sat Sep 4 2021

NMZ028-034-042145-
Southern Lea County NM-Eddy County Plains NM-
319 PM MDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Eddy
and southwestern Lea Counties through 345 PM MDT...

At 319 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northeast of Malaga, or 22 miles east of Carlsbad, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Loving.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3236 10417 3250 10407 3230 10359 3205 10385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 306DEG 8KT 3230 10387

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

88
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 3:45 PM MDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
345 PM MDT Sat Sep 4 2021

NMZ028-042215-
Eddy County Plains NM-
345 PM MDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Eddy County
through 415 PM MDT...

At 345 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Carlsbad North, or over Carlsbad, moving west at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Carlsbad, Brantley Lake State Park, Avalon, Carlsbad North, Lake
Avalon, Otis, Cavern City Air Terminal and Living Desert State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 10409 3231 10409 3232 10446 3257 10439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 104DEG 25KT 3243 10420

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

88

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews29 min
Sep 5, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews31 min
Sep 5, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock24 min
Sep 5, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward32 min
Sep 5, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell23 min
Sep 5, 4:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFHoward, Martin, Midland115 min
Sep 5, 4:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell36 min
Sep 5, 4:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFMitchell2 hr
Sep 5, 5:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFHoward2 hr
Sep 5, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea39 min
Sep 5, 2:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea2 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in New Mexico, 2021Every areal flood advisory in 2021

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.