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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 5, 2025Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2025, 4:12 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 4 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: Jun 5, 2025, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 146 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2228 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.6
Supercell composite: 13.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

087 
WGUS54 KMAF 052112
FFWMAF
TXC371-060015-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0021.250605T2112Z-250606T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
412 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 412 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. 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...
  Fort Stockton, Firestone Test Track and Fort Stockton-Pecos County 
  Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Coyanosa Draw, Hackberry Draw, Barrilla Draw, Comanche Creek and 
  Leon Creek.

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 3093 10277 3085 10278 3086 10301 3081 10309
      3082 10341 3089 10347 3092 10344 3099 10338
      3100 10336 3104 10333 3106 10330 3093 10298

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

DeBerry

2 follow-up statements

867 
WGUS74 KMAF 052145
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
445 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

TXC371-060015-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250606T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pecos TX-
445 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...

At 445 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. 
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...
  Fort Stockton, Firestone Test Track and Fort Stockton-Pecos County 
  Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Coyanosa Draw, Hackberry Draw, Barrilla Draw, Comanche Creek and 
  Leon Creek.

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 3093 10277 3085 10278 3086 10301 3081 10309
      3082 10341 3089 10347 3092 10344 3099 10338
      3100 10336 3104 10333 3106 10330 3093 10298

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

DeBerry

907 
WGUS54 KMAF 060012
FFWMAF
TXC371-060100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250606T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
712 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar continue to indicate thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 
  inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 
  2.5 inches in 1 hour. 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...
  Fort Stockton, Firestone Test Track and Fort Stockton-Pecos County 
  Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Hackberry Draw, Coyanosa Draw, Leon Creek, Comanche Creek and 
  Barrilla Draw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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 3093 10277 3085 10278 3086 10301 3081 10309
      3082 10341 3089 10347 3092 10344 3099 10338
      3100 10336 3104 10333 3106 10330 3093 10298

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio	46 min
Jun 4, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		49 min
Jun 4, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos	47 min
Jun 4, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	46 min
Jun 5, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves, Ward	34 min
Jun 5, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	48 min
Jun 5, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reeves	47 min
Jun 5, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Pecos	48 min
Jun 5, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves	48 min
Jun 5, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	46 min
Jun 5, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reeves, Ward	51 min
Jun 5, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves	64 min
Jun 5, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Presidio	49 min
Jun 5, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	47 min
Jun 5, 4:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Jun 5, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	51 min
Jun 5, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	48 min
Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	29 min
Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	41 min
Jun 5, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	46 min
Jun 5, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	38 min
Jun 5, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos	33 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.