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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 20, 2026, 12:41 PM CDT for Andrews County, Ector 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
- May 20, 2026, 12:41 PM CDT (17:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2026, 3:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 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
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 349 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -811 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
653
WGUS54 KMAF 201741
FFWMAF
TXC003-135-202045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0021.260520T1741Z-260520T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1241 PM CDT Wed May 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Andrews County in western Texas...
Northern Ector County in western Texas...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 1241 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 0.8 inches of
rain have fallen. Heavy rainfall rates will result in flash
flooding of urban and rural areas.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Andrews, Goldsmith, Andrews County Airport and Florey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10275 3211 10276 3227 10270 3251 10258
3252 10221 3236 10221 3209 10223 3209 10229
3205 10229 3192 10248 3190 10270 3207 10274
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
211 follow-up statement
007
WGUS74 KMAF 202018
FFSMAF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
318 PM CDT Wed May 20 2026
TXC003-135-202028-
/O.CAN.KMAF.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260520T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Andrews TX-Ector TX-
318 PM CDT Wed May 20 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN ANDREWS AND NORTHERN
ECTOR COUNTIES...
Rain has ended and flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.
Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10275 3211 10276 3227 10270 3251 10258
3252 10221 3236 10221 3209 10223 3209 10229
3205 10229 3192 10248 3190 10270 3207 10274
$$
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 30 min |
| May 20, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector | 24 min |
| May 20, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 33 min |
| May 20, 11:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 25 min |
| May 20, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 30 min |
| May 20, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 36 min |
| May 20, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 31 min |
| May 20, 12:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 26 min |
| May 20, 1:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 3 hr |
| May 20, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 34 min |
| May 20, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 34 min |
| May 20, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 3 hr |
| May 20, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio | 37 min |
| May 20, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 20 min |
| May 20, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos | 33 min |
| May 20, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 3 hr |
| May 20, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 32 min |
| May 20, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 26 min |
| May 20, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 33 min |
| May 20, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 31 min |
| May 20, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 27 min |
| May 20, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 48 min |
| May 20, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 18 min |
| May 20, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 29 min |
| May 20, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 65 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.