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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 25, 2021Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM CDT for Borden County, Scurry 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
May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2021, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-243 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-3.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

396 
WGUS54 KMAF 260036
FFWMAF
TXC033-415-260345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0007.210526T0036Z-210526T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
736 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Borden County in western Texas...
  Western Scurry County in western Texas...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 736 PM CDT, 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...
  Snyder, Fluvanna, J B Thomas Reservoir, Randalls Corner, Knapp, 
  Winston Field and Ira.

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 3257 10117 3257 10141 3280 10141 3296 10113
      3296 10086 3296 10085 3296 10083 3257 10082

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Matt Salerno
1 follow-up statement
230 
WGUS74 KMAF 260200
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
900 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

TXC033-415-260345-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210526T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Borden TX-Scurry TX-
900 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR EASTERN BORDEN AND WESTERN SCURRY COUNTIES...

At 900 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 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...
  Snyder, Fluvanna, J B Thomas Reservoir, Randalls Corner, Knapp, 
  Winston Field and Ira.

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 3257 10117 3257 10141 3280 10141 3296 10113
      3296 10086 3296 10085 3296 10083 3257 10082

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

David Hennig

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Howard, Scurry2 hr
May 25, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Mitchell76 min
May 25, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry76 min
May 25, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward, Mitchell46 min
May 25, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry48 min
May 26, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves23 min
May 26, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves52 min
May 26, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving48 min
May 26, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines61 min
May 26, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard29 min
May 26, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard, Winkler53 min
May 26, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF37 min
May 26, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio53 min
May 26, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard, Winkler62 min
May 26, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis29 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.