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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 25, 2021Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 25, 2021, 7:21 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. 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 25, 2021, 7:21 PM MDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 10:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 325 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

048 
WGUS54 KMAF 260121
FFWMAF
NMC015-260430-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0057.210726T0121Z-210726T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
721 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

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

* Until 1030 PM MDT.

* At 721 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 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...
  Lincoln National Forest and Queen.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Last Chance Canyon.

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 3217 10476 3223 10476 3224 10473 3222 10470
      3217 10470

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry
1 follow-up statement
107 
WGUS74 KMAF 260137
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
737 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

NMC015-260430-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210726T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Eddy NM-
737 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WESTERN EDDY COUNTY...

At 737 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 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...
  Lincoln National Forest and Queen.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Last Chance Canyon.

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 3217 10476 3223 10476 3224 10473 3222 10470
      3217 10470

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 1:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea46 min
Jul 26, 2:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea115 min
Jul 26, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy48 min
Jul 26, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea41 min
Jul 26, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy46 min
Jul 26, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea43 min
Jul 26, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy40 min
Jul 26, 5:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy2 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.