Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Jun 3, 2021, 1:07 AM CDT (06:07 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Upton County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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071 
WGUS54 KMAF 030607
FFWMAF
TXC461-030915-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0020.210603T0607Z-210603T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
107 AM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 107 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  very heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate 
  is 3.5 to 5.5 inches in 1 hour in and near McCamey. Flash flooding 
  is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  McCamey, Rankin, Upton County Airport and King Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3144 10229 3146 10179 3108 10179 3109 10229

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...3.5-5.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Gregory Murdoch

279 
WGUS74 KMAF 030642
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
142 AM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

TXC461-030915-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210603T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Upton TX-
142 AM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN UPTON COUNTY...

At 142 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. 
The heaviest rain was southwest of Rankin, south of highway 67 and 
near highway 349. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  McCamey, Rankin, Upton County Airport and King Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3144 10229 3146 10179 3108 10179 3109 10229

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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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.