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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 21, 2022Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 21, 2022, 1:45 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Aug 22, 2022, 5:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2022, 1:45 PM MDT (19:45 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2022, 5:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 26, 2022, 7:14 PM MDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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 river

Written for the forecast point Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia (ATSN5).

Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
12.5 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08396500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 21, 1:15 PM MDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 1:15 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 1:20 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
220 PM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-221930-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
220 PM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022 /120 PM MDT Sun Aug 21 2022/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast New Mexico,
southwest Texas and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected this afternoon
and tonight across the area. The main concern with these storms will
be heavy rain that could produce flooding and flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible through Tuesday and may produce
heavy rainfall which could result in flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
https://weather.gov/midland

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 7:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGaines3 hr
Aug 20, 7:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor, Midland3 hr
Aug 20, 8:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Ector, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Aug 20, 8:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGaines2 hr
Aug 21, 12:35 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Ward3 hr
Aug 21, 2:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry63 min
Aug 21, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry45 min
Aug 21, 3:57 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningMAFPresidio15 hr
Aug 21, 5:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Scurry96 min
Aug 20, 9:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea62 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2022Every river flood warning in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.