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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 2, 2021Martin County, Midland County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT for Martin County, Midland County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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: Jul 2, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:35 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
Jul 3, 12:40 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nne Midland Internati, TX	SEVERAL ROADS UNDER WATER ACROSS WESTERN MIDLAND COUNTY INCLUDING FM 1788.

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 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 11 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

004 
WGUS54 KMAF 030431
FFWMAF
TXC317-329-030745-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0041.210703T0431Z-210703T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1131 PM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Martin County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Midland County in western Texas...

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 1131 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...
  Midland, Odessa, Midland International Air and Space Port, Midland 
  Airpark, Cotton Flat and Warfield.

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 3208 10229 3208 10224 3209 10221 3212 10221
      3220 10221 3220 10219 3220 10218 3219 10213
      3218 10210 3209 10196 3205 10195 3201 10194
      3193 10196 3191 10198 3189 10203 3186 10213
      3185 10224 3186 10227 3191 10229

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Rick Hluchan

1 follow-up statement

111 
WGUS74 KMAF 030550
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1250 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

TXC317-329-030745-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210703T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Martin TX-Midland TX-
1250 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN AND NORTHWESTERN MIDLAND COUNTIES...

At 1250 AM 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 with reports of several roads 
under water across northern and western portions of Midland county. 
Travel is highly discouraged!

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...
  Midland, Odessa, Midland International Air and Space Port, Midland 
  Airpark, Cotton Flat and Warfield.

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 3208 10229 3208 10224 3209 10221 3212 10221
      3220 10221 3220 10219 3220 10218 3219 10213
      3218 10210 3209 10196 3205 10195 3201 10194
      3193 10196 3191 10198 3189 10203 3186 10213
      3185 10224 3186 10227 3191 10229

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, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.