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Flash Flood Warning 208, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 25, 2026, 4:46 AM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2026, 4:46 AM MDT (10:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2026, 7:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 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 nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 1652 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 25, 2:34 AM MDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:34 AM MDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 25, 2:00 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
200 AM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
NMZ027-028-250830-
Eddy County Plains NM-Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County NM-
200 AM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY THROUGH
230 AM MDT...
At 159 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Lincoln National Forest, or 24 miles south of Hope,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hope, Brantley Lake State Park, Seven Rivers Airport, Lincoln
National Forest, and Lakewood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3296 10484 3297 10480 3260 10422 3230 10485
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 222DEG 28KT 3247 10487
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
94Special weather statement, Sep 25, 3:53 AM MDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
453 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
NMZ028-TXZ273-251030-
Eddy County Plains NM-Eastern Culberson County TX-
453 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EDDY AND
NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM CDT/430 AM MDT/...
At 453 AM CDT/353 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 9 miles south of Whites City, or 25 miles south of
Carlsbad, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Carlsbad, Loving, Malaga, Whites City, Carlsbad Caverns National
Park, and Cavern City Air Terminal.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3185 10428 3208 10455 3243 10439 3216 10376
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 222DEG 28KT 3204 10432
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
94Special weather statement, Sep 25, 4:25 AM MDT, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
425 AM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
NMZ028-029-033-034-251100-
Southern Lea County NM-Eddy County Plains NM-Northern Lea County NM-
Central Lea County NM-
425 AM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN EDDY AND
NORTHWESTERN LEA COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM MDT...
At 425 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles west of Maljamar to 19 miles northeast
of Loving. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Maljamar, Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport, Halfway, and Loco
Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3329 10363 3236 10334 3237 10387 3285 10400
3297 10390 3297 10376 3313 10377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1025Z 243DEG 26KT 3281 10393 3246 10384
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
94Special weather statement, Sep 25, 4:30 AM MDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
430 AM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
NMZ028-034-251100-
Southern Lea County NM-Eddy County Plains NM-
430 AM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EDDY...SOUTHWESTERN
LEA AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM MDT...
At 430 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Malaga, or 17 miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Carlsbad, Loving, Malaga, Otis, and Cavern City Air Terminal.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3265 10408 3222 10340 3200 10403 3200 10414
3218 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 234DEG 23KT 3217 10410
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
94The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 6:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 40 min |
| Sep 24, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 46 min | |
| Sep 24, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 39 min |
| Sep 24, 7:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 40 min |
| Sep 24, 8:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 116 min |
| Sep 24, 8:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 40 min |
| Sep 24, 8:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 46 min |
| Sep 25, 2:12 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 8 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:34 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 9:37 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 39 min |
| Sep 25, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves | 42 min |
| Sep 25, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 35 min |
| Sep 25, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 47 min |
| Sep 24, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 44 min |
| Sep 24, 6:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 118 min |
| Sep 25, 2:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 30 min |
| Sep 25, 2:26 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:53 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 37 min |
| Sep 25, 4:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 35 min |
| Sep 25, 4:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 30 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.