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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 3, 2021Jeff Davis County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT for Jeff Davis 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 3, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Jeff Davis County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 229 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 229 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 558 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 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
558 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 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.

290 
WGUS54 KMAF 031840
FFWMAF
TXC243-032145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0046.210703T1840Z-210703T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Jeff Davis County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 140 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 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...
  Fort Davis, McDonald Observatory, Davis Mountains State Park, 
  Bloys Camp, Indian Lodge and Fort Davis National Historical Site.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Cienega Creek, Alamito Creek, Cherry Creek, Big Aguja Canyon, 
  North Fork Cienega Creek, Limpia Creek, Madera Canyon, Cook Creek, 
  Barrilla Draw and Musquiz Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3069 10420 3069 10383 3054 10383 3054 10420

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry
1 follow-up statement
105 
WGUS74 KMAF 031944
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
244 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

TXC243-032145-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210703T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jeff Davis TX-
244 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY...

At 244 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...
  Fort Davis, McDonald Observatory, Davis Mountains State Park, 
  Bloys Camp, Indian Lodge and Fort Davis National Historical Site.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Cienega Creek, Alamito Creek, Cherry Creek, Big Aguja Canyon, 
  North Fork Cienega Creek, Limpia Creek, Madera Canyon, Cook Creek, 
  Barrilla Draw and Musquiz Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3069 10420 3069 10383 3054 10383 3054 10420

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, 6:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin5 hr
Jul 3, 8:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMitchell3 hr
Jul 3, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFMitchell39 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.