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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 28, 2021Andrews County, Ector County, Gaines County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2021, 7:05 AM CDT for Andrews County, Ector County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 4 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: Jun 28, 2021, 7:05 AM CDT (12:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2021, 11:15 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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: 34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

777 
WGUS54 KMAF 281205
FFWMAF
TXC003-135-165-281615-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0030.210628T1205Z-210628T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
705 AM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Andrews County in western Texas...
  Northern Ector County in western Texas...
  Eastern Gaines County in western Texas...

* Until 1115 AM CDT.

* At 705 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. 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...
  Odessa, Andrews, Goldsmith, West Odessa, Andrews County Airport, 
  Florey, McKenzie Lake and Loop.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10270 3293 10258 3293 10222 3209 10221
      3209 10222 3209 10229 3207 10229 3205 10229
      3201 10243 3182 10238 3179 10256 3197 10272

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Gregory Murdoch

1 follow-up statement

758 
WGUS74 KMAF 281420
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
920 AM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

TXC003-135-165-281615-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210628T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Andrews TX-Ector TX-Gaines TX-
920 AM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR EASTERN ANDREWS, NORTHERN ECTOR AND EASTERN GAINES 
COUNTIES...

At 920 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms 
producing moderate rain across parts of the warned area. Around 0.5 
inches of rain have fallen since 7 AM. Rain has decreased, but 
flooding and flash flooding is still likely through 1115 AM.

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...
  Odessa, Andrews, Goldsmith, West Odessa, Andrews County Airport, 
  Florey, McKenzie Lake and Loop.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10270 3293 10258 3293 10222 3209 10221
      3209 10222 3209 10229 3207 10229 3205 10229
      3201 10243 3182 10238 3179 10256 3197 10272

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Gregory Murdoch

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 4:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Dawson	4 hr
Jun 28, 4:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 28, 5:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	105 min
Jun 28, 6:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 28, 7:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Reagan	3 hr
Jun 28, 7:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Jun 28, 7:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson, Martin	3 hr
Jun 28, 9:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 28, 10:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	4 hr
Jun 28, 10:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson, Martin	4 hr
Jun 28, 12:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Scurry	7 hr
Jun 28, 12:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves, Winkler	4 hr
Jun 28, 2:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves, Winkler	3 hr
Jun 28, 3:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Jun 28, 3:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves	3 hr
Jun 28, 4:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	3 hr
Jun 28, 5:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Midland	98 min
Jun 28, 5:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Jeff Davis	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Upton	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Jeff Davis	3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.