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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 28, 2021Ector County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2021, 10:28 PM CDT for Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 2 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, 10:28 PM CDT (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Ector County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 18 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 177 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
177 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1053 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

747 
WGUS54 KMAF 290328
FFWMAF
TXC135-290530-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0034.210629T0328Z-210629T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1028 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Ector County in western Texas...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1028 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 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, Goldsmith, West Odessa and Odessa Schlemeyer Field.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3199 10263 3206 10233 3200 10229 3199 10229
      3193 10229 3190 10229 3183 10229 3179 10233
      3175 10255

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry
1 follow-up statement
256 
WGUS74 KMAF 290415
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1115 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

TXC135-290530-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210629T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ector TX-
1115 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT TUESDAY 
FOR NORTHEASTERN ECTOR COUNTY...

At 1115 PM 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, Goldsmith, West Odessa and Odessa Schlemeyer Field.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Monahans Draw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3199 10263 3206 10233 3200 10229 3199 10229
      3193 10229 3190 10229 3183 10229 3179 10233
      3175 10255

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFWard, Winkler3 hr
Jun 28, 7:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Jun 28, 8:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves3 hr
Jun 28, 9:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos, Reeves, Ward3 hr
Jun 28, 9:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFReagan55 min
Jun 28, 11:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFReeves, Ward1 min
Jun 29, 12:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMidland3 hr
Jun 29, 12:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor3 hr
Jun 29, 2:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos3 hr
Jun 29, 3:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin3 hr
Jun 29, 7:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson4 hr
Jun 29, 4:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFJeff Davis, Reeves3 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.