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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 28, 2021Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2021, 1:45 PM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 28, 2021, 1:45 PM MDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Culberson County, TX, Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 28, 2:55 PM MDT	FLASH FLOOD	18 S Loving, NM	VIDEO SHOWS FLOWING WATER OVER HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN LOVING, NEW MEXICO AND ORLA, TEXAS.
Jun 28, 3:17 PM MDT	FLASH FLOOD	12 Sse Malaga, NM	RELAYED REPORT THAT EDDY COUNTY CLOSED LONGHORN ROAD AT PECOS RIVER CROSSING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

665 
WGUS54 KMAF 281945
FFWMAF
NMC015-025-TXC109-301-389-495-282245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0031.210628T1945Z-210628T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
145 PM MDT Mon Jun 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Southwestern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Northeastern Culberson County in southwestern Texas...
  Northwestern Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
  Loving County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Winkler County in western Texas...

* Until 445 PM MDT /545 PM CDT/.

* At 145 PM MDT /245 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 
  inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 
  inches in 2 hours. 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...
  Jal, Mentone, Red Bluff Reservoir, Orla, Malaga, Slash Ranch, Red 
  Bluff and Bennett.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Salt Creek, Hay Hollow, Owl Draw, Delaware River, Black River, Red 
  Bluff Draw, Fourmile Draw and Pecos River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3225 10418 3224 10320 3180 10319 3176 10333
      3165 10344 3165 10361 3163 10353 3163 10411

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS

$$

Johnson

1 follow-up statement

234 
WGUS74 KMAF 282125
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
325 PM MDT Mon Jun 28 2021

NMC015-025-TXC109-301-389-495-282245-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210628T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-Culberson TX-Loving TX-Reeves TX-Winkler TX-
325 PM MDT Mon Jun 28 2021 /425 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT/545 PM 
CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDDY, SOUTHWESTERN LEA, 
NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON, NORTHWESTERN REEVES, LOVING AND NORTHWESTERN 
WINKLER COUNTIES...

At 325 PM MDT /425 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches 
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 
2 hours. 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...
  Jal, Mentone, Red Bluff Reservoir, Orla, Malaga, Slash Ranch, Red 
  Bluff and Bennett.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Salt Creek, Hay Hollow, Owl Draw, Delaware River, Black River, Red 
  Bluff Draw, Fourmile Draw and Pecos River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3225 10418 3224 10320 3180 10319 3176 10333
      3165 10344 3165 10361 3163 10353 3163 10411

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS

$$

JP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 11:53 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	4 hr
Jun 28, 12:19 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	4 hr
Jun 28, 3:18 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Eddy	3 hr
Jun 28, 4:17 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	3 hr
Jun 28, 3:44 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Dawson	4 hr
Jun 28, 3:52 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 28, 4:45 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	105 min
Jun 28, 5:00 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:05 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Gaines	4 hr
Jun 28, 6:24 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Reagan	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:34 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:43 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson, Martin	3 hr
Jun 28, 8:13 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 28, 9:32 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	4 hr
Jun 28, 9:50 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson, Martin	4 hr
Jun 28, 11:27 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Scurry	7 hr
Jun 28, 2:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Jun 28, 2:36 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves	3 hr
Jun 28, 3:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	3 hr
Jun 28, 4:03 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Midland	98 min
Jun 28, 4:45 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	3 hr
Jun 28, 5:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Jeff Davis	3 hr
Jun 28, 5:12 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Upton	3 hr
Jun 28, 5:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Jeff Davis	3 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.