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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 3, 2021Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2021, 4:38 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 4 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, 4:38 PM MDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 190 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°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.

667 
WGUS54 KMAF 032238
FFWMAF
NMC015-040300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0048.210703T2238Z-210704T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 900 PM MDT.

* At 438 PM MDT, 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...
  Carlsbad, Loving, Malaga, Carlsbad North, Whites City, Avalon, 
  Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Otis, 
  Cavern City Air Terminal, Living Desert State Park and Lake Avalon.

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 3255 10443 3259 10397 3200 10392 3200 10398
      3200 10402 3200 10425 3200 10433 3200 10444

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
923 
WGUS74 KMAF 040032
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
632 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NMC015-040300-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210704T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Eddy NM-
632 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY...

At 632 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain moved 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...
  Carlsbad, Loving, Malaga, Carlsbad North, Whites City, Avalon, 
  Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Otis, 
  Cavern City Air Terminal, Living Desert State Park and Lake Avalon.

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 3255 10443 3259 10397 3200 10392 3200 10398
      3200 10402 3200 10425 3200 10433 3200 10444

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 6:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea3 hr
Jul 3, 2:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy5 hr
Jul 3, 3:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEddy5 hr
Jul 3, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy57 min

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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.