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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 21, 2021, 8:25 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2021, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Brewster County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 8:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Rio Grande Village, TX | SEVERAL DIRT ROADS ARE REPORTED CLOSED OR IMPASSIBLE DUE TO DEBRIS AND MUD REMAINING FROM LOACALIZED FLASH FLOODING IN BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK NEAR RIO GRANDE VILLAGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2296 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1171 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted.
712
WGUS54 KMAF 220125
FFWMAF
TXC043-220430-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0071.211022T0125Z-211022T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
825 PM CDT Thu Oct 21 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 825 PM CDT, 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...
Panther Junction, Lajitas, Big Bend National Park, Chisos Basin,
Study Butte, Castolon, Terlingua, Terlingua Ranch Lodge, Terlingua
Ranch Airport and Barton Warnock Environmental Educational Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
&&
LAT...LON 2932 10379 2955 10330 2963 10300 2964 10273
2952 10281 2940 10281 2935 10288 2926 10291
2922 10287 2918 10300 2910 10303 2906 10310
2898 10312 2898 10328 2904 10333 2902 10339
2907 10347 2916 10355 2916 10365 2923 10378
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Rick Hluchan1 follow-up statement
199
WGUS74 KMAF 220222
FFSMAF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
922 PM CDT Thu Oct 21 2021
TXC043-220430-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211022T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Brewster TX-
922 PM CDT Thu Oct 21 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY...
At 922 PM CDT, heavy rain has ended, but runoff and flash flooding
continues across the Big Bend. Low water crossings may be flooded or
washed out. Travel is not recommended.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Panther Junction, Lajitas, Big Bend National Park, Chisos Basin,
Study Butte, Castolon, Terlingua, Terlingua Ranch Lodge, Terlingua
Ranch Airport and Barton Warnock Environmental Educational Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
&&
LAT...LON 2932 10379 2955 10330 2963 10300 2964 10273
2952 10281 2940 10281 2935 10288 2926 10291
2922 10287 2918 10300 2910 10303 2906 10310
2898 10312 2898 10328 2904 10333 2902 10339
2907 10347 2916 10355 2916 10365 2923 10378
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Rick HluchanThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 51 min |
| Oct 21, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min | |
| Oct 21, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Presidio | 3 hr |
| Oct 21, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 44 min |
| Oct 21, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 52 min |
| Oct 21, 10:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 6:07 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.