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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 2, 2021Andrews County, Ector County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2021, 11:14 PM CDT for Andrews County, Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 3 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: Jul 2, 2021, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2021, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 33 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: 1700 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1302 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

332 
WGUS54 KMAF 030414
FFWMAF
TXC003-135-030715-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0040.210703T0414Z-210703T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1114 PM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

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

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 1114 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have 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...
  Andrews.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10273 3218 10273 3221 10270 3230 10261
      3232 10251 3232 10244 3231 10239 3227 10235
      3216 10225 3211 10223 3209 10225 3208 10229
      3203 10229 3199 10230 3197 10233 3197 10237
      3204 10254 3205 10262 3205 10268 3206 10271

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Rick Hluchan

1 follow-up statement

341 
WGUS74 KMAF 030547
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1247 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

TXC003-135-030715-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210703T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Andrews TX-Ector TX-
1247 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS AND NORTHEASTERN ECTOR COUNTIES...

At 1247 AM CDT, Heavy rain has moved east, but flooding will 
continue across the area.

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...
  Andrews.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10273 3218 10273 3221 10270 3230 10261
      3232 10251 3232 10244 3231 10239 3227 10235
      3216 10225 3211 10223 3209 10225 3208 10229
      3203 10229 3199 10230 3197 10233 3197 10237
      3204 10254 3205 10262 3205 10268 3206 10271

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Rick Hluchan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 7:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	46 min
Jul 2, 7:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Gaines, Winkler	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	47 min
Jul 2, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	43 min
Jul 2, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Winkler	64 min
Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson	4 hr
Jul 2, 8:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Winkler	2 hr
Jul 2, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ward, Winkler	53 min
Jul 2, 9:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson	5 hr
Jul 2, 10:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden	4 hr
Jul 2, 11:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Martin, Midland	3 hr
Jul 3, 12:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Martin, Scurry	3 hr
Jul 3, 1:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry	3 hr
Jul 3, 1:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	3 hr
Jul 3, 3:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock	3 hr
Jul 3, 5:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin	5 hr
Jul 3, 8:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Mitchell	3 hr
Jul 3, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Mitchell	39 hr
Jul 3, 1:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis	3 hr
Jul 3, 3:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson	5 hr
Jul 3, 3:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Presidio	3 hr
Jul 3, 4:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Culberson	5 hr
Jul 3, 4:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	52 min
Jul 3, 6:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Scurry	2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.