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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 7, 2022Culberson County, Jeff Davis County, Reeves County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2022, 3:58 PM CDT for Culberson County, Jeff Davis County, Reeves 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 7, 2022, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Culberson County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 2022-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 29 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 2022-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-406 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2067 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

261 
WGUS54 KMAF 072058
FFWMAF
TXC109-243-389-080000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0021.220707T2058Z-220708T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
358 PM CDT Thu Jul 7 2022

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Culberson County in southwestern Texas...
  North Central Jeff Davis County in southwestern Texas...
  Southwestern Reeves County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 700 PM CDT /600 PM MDT/.

* At 358 PM CDT /258 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
  Kent and Buffalo Trail Scout Camp.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Ninemile Draw, Canyon Creek, Cherry Creek, Toyah Creek and Madera 
  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 3112 10423 3121 10410 3118 10396 3087 10386
      3075 10404 3086 10419

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry
1 follow-up statement
103 
WGUS74 KMAF 072135
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
435 PM CDT Thu Jul 7 2022

TXC109-243-389-080000-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220708T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Culberson TX-Jeff Davis TX-Reeves TX-
435 PM CDT Thu Jul 7 2022 /335 PM MDT Thu Jul 7 2022/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT/6 PM MDT/ 
THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL CULBERSON, NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS 
AND SOUTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTIES...

At 435 PM CDT /335 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 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...
  Kent and Buffalo Trail Scout Camp.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Ninemile Draw, Canyon Creek, Cherry Creek, Toyah Creek and Madera 
  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 3112 10423 3121 10410 3118 10396 3087 10386
      3075 10404 3086 10419

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

James DeBerry

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 4:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio3 hr
Jul 7, 5:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Jul 7, 6:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCulberson, Reeves3 hr

Nearby

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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.