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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 3, 20215 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2021, 6:15 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 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 3, 2021, 6:15 AM CDT (11:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:15 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1700 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
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.

674 
WGUS54 KMAF 031115
FFWMAF
TXC033-115-165-227-317-031415-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0044.210703T1115Z-210703T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
615 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Borden County in western Texas...
  Dawson County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Gaines County in western Texas...
  Northern Howard County in western Texas...
  Northern Martin County in western Texas...

* Until 915 AM CDT.

* At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is likely already occurring.

  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...
  Lamesa, Ackerly, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lenorah, Luther, Welch, 
  Los Ybanez, Sparenberg, Tenmile, Key, Klondike, Hancock, Patricia, 
  Vealmoor, Arvana, Knott, Tarzan, Punkin Center and Vincent.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10180 3282 10162 3269 10123 3243 10122
      3237 10133 3223 10177 3222 10202 3224 10207
      3232 10212 3250 10213 3271 10222 3296 10242

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Rick Hluchan
1 follow-up statement
272 
WGUS54 KMAF 031403
FFWMAF
TXC033-115-165-227-317-031615-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FF.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210703T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
903 AM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Borden County in western Texas...
  Dawson County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Gaines County in western Texas...
  Northern Howard County in western Texas...
  Northern Martin County in western Texas...

* Until 1115 AM CDT.

* At 903 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen in some places over the past 3 hours. Flash flooding 
  is already occurring.

  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...
  Lamesa, Ackerly, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lenorah, Luther, Welch, 
  Los Ybanez, Sparenberg, Tenmile, Key, Klondike, Hancock, Patricia, 
  Vealmoor, Arvana, Knott, Tarzan, Punkin Center and Vincent.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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 3296 10180 3282 10162 3269 10123 3243 10122
      3237 10133 3223 10177 3222 10202 3224 10207
      3232 10212 3250 10213 3271 10222 3296 10242

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFDawson, Gaines3 hr
Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson46 min
Jul 2, 7:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFDawson, Gaines3 hr
Jul 2, 7:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Gaines, Winkler3 hr
Jul 2, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler47 min
Jul 2, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines43 min
Jul 2, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWinkler64 min
Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFDawson4 hr
Jul 2, 8:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFWinkler2 hr
Jul 2, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard, Winkler53 min
Jul 2, 9:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFDawson5 hr
Jul 2, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden4 hr
Jul 2, 11:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Ector3 hr
Jul 2, 11:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMartin, Midland3 hr
Jul 3, 12:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Martin, Scurry3 hr
Jul 3, 1:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry3 hr
Jul 3, 1:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFHoward, Mitchell3 hr
Jul 3, 3:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock3 hr
Jul 3, 5:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin3 hr
Jul 3, 8:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMitchell3 hr
Jul 3, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFMitchell39 hr
Jul 3, 1:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Jul 3, 3:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson5 hr
Jul 3, 3:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPresidio3 hr
Jul 3, 4:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCulberson5 hr
Jul 3, 4:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
Jul 3, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson52 min
Jul 3, 6:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFScurry2 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.