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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2026, 6:52 PM CDT for Pecos County, Terrell 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 30, 2026, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2026, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1724 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS54 KMAF 302352
FFWMAF
TXC371-443-310245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0048.260530T2352Z-260531T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
652 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
Northeastern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
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...
Sheffield, Iraan and Iraan Municipal Airport.
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.
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 3070 10235 3096 10196 3095 10192 3093 10191
3092 10188 3091 10187 3089 10189 3088 10186
3086 10185 3083 10185 3080 10183 3076 10184
3075 10182 3070 10181 3068 10178 3065 10177
3065 10171 3063 10167 3049 10223
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
952 follow-up statements
617
WGUS74 KMAF 310000
FFSMAF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
700 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
TXC371-443-310245-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-260531T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
700 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTIES...
At 700 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sheffield, Iraan and Iraan Municipal Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3070 10235 3096 10196 3095 10192 3093 10191
3092 10188 3091 10187 3089 10189 3088 10186
3086 10185 3083 10185 3080 10183 3076 10184
3075 10182 3070 10181 3068 10178 3065 10177
3065 10171 3063 10167 3049 10223
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
95588
WGUS74 KMAF 310022
FFSMAF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
722 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
TXC371-443-310245-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-260531T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
722 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTIES...
At 722 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
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...
Sheffield, Iraan and Iraan Municipal Airport.
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.
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 3070 10235 3096 10196 3095 10192 3093 10191
3092 10188 3091 10187 3089 10189 3088 10186
3086 10185 3083 10185 3080 10183 3076 10184
3075 10182 3070 10181 3068 10178 3065 10177
3065 10171 3063 10167 3049 10223
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
95What 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 May 30, 6:00 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 558 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
- Generally hot and dry conditions are expected through Monday with only isolated to widely scattered showers and storms, mainly in and around the higher terrain and towards the Lower Trans-Pecos.
- Cooler and wetter weather returns Tuesday and remains through the end of next week.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:00 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 600 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 558 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 - Generally hot and dry conditions are expected through Monday with only isolated to widely scattered showers and storms, mainly in and around the higher terrain and towards the Lower Trans-Pecos. - Cooler and wetter weather returns Tuesday and remains through the end of next week. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Sunday night) Issued at 132 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 WV imagery this afternoon shows the upper trough slowly ejecting northeast, and centered over southwest Wyoming, maintaining southwest flow aloft over West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. This feature is forecast to nudge up to the Canadian border by early Monday morning, leaving the synoptic pattern closer to home relatively static. Cloud cover is expected to diminish this afternoon NW-SE, and will assist downslope warming from southwesterly surface winds to add 3-4 F to yesterday's highs...which would be 4-5 F above climatology. These surface winds will mix the dryline east, leaving only a small window of opportunity for isolated convection over the lower Trans Pecos. CAMs diminish this convection shortly after sundown. The LLJ doesn't look to be as strong as last night's, and will combine with clearing skies and lower dewpoints to yield overnight minimums that, while still above normal, will be at least ~ 2-4 F cooler than this morning's, which felt like Houston on a dry day. Sunday, boundary layer moisture will encroach further into the CWA, the 50+ isodrosotherms all the way into Southeast New Mexico, and the dryline diffuse/nonexistent. Despite this, thicknesses will continue increasing, resulting in possibly the warmest day this forecast as highs plateau a good 6-8 F above normal, with even triple digits in a couple of choice locations in the Pecos River Valley. A shortwave moving up through Sonora/Chihuahua will open up a chance of convection from the Presidio Vally/Big Bend through the Davis Mountains. This activity should taper off to the northeast shortly after sundown. Lows Sunday night should be similar to tonight's, if not a degree warmer due to increased cloud cover. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Friday) Issued at 132 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 Warm and relatively dry conditions persist Monday. Much like Sunday, temperatures top out in the mid-to-upper 90s for most locations (some low 100s in typical warm spots). Low rain chances (10-40%) are confined mainly to the higher terrain west of the Pecos River. However, the pattern changes once again beginning Tuesday. Upper- level troughing develops out west and slowly moves towards west Texas and southeast New Mexico next week. As a result, ridging becomes displaced farther east and southwesterly flow aloft begins developing over the region. Meanwhile, moisture also increases again across the area (models indicate PWATs will be generally in the 1.0- 1.5 inch range). Because of this, rain chances begin to increase mainly out west Tuesday afternoon/evening, shifting over the rest of the area through the week. Some model disagreement still remains at this time (for instance, the ECMWF ensemble has tended to be more optimistic with rainfall totals than the GEFS, especially for eastern parts of the area). Nevertheless, the overall pattern supports increasing rain chances across the area next week. During this time, we will be keeping a close eye on the flash flooding potential, especially considering the very rich atmospheric moisture that will be in place. Increased cloud cover will help keep temperatures largely in the 80s, which is below normal for early June. This cloud cover will also help limit instability, which (combined with relatively weak deep-layer shear) will likewise help limit the severe weather potential. Sprang && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 558 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026 Any TS will remain east of the terminals through this evening. Expect southeast winds to return everywhere with a weak front providing a north wind briefly Sunday morning at KCNM. More widespread TSRA is expected toward the end of this period and will be included in later issuances. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 68 98 69 97 / 0 10 0 0 Carlsbad 61 99 66 100 / 0 0 0 10 Dryden 71 97 71 96 / 10 10 0 0 Fort Stockton 67 98 68 97 / 0 40 0 10 Guadalupe Pass 62 88 66 89 / 0 0 0 20 Hobbs 61 97 64 96 / 0 10 10 0 Marfa 57 91 56 92 / 0 40 0 40 Midland Intl Airport 67 97 68 95 / 0 20 0 0 Odessa 68 97 68 95 / 0 20 0 0 Wink 66 99 68 98 / 0 20 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM....13 AVIATION...29
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 30, 5:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
541 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
TXZ075-302330-
Pecos TX-
541 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTHERN
TERRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northwest of Sheffield, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Iraan and Iraan Municipal Airport.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 307 and 327.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3065 10198 3066 10206 3083 10220 3098 10198
3096 10195 3095 10193 3093 10192 3092 10188
3089 10189 3086 10185 3080 10183 3076 10184
3075 10182 3071 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 232DEG 26KT 3080 10203
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
29Special weather statement, May 30, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
542 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
TXZ075-082-302330-
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
542 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PECOS AND
NORTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 16 miles northeast of Sanderson, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Terrell County Gas Plant.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3023 10231 3040 10247 3071 10203 3039 10174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 232DEG 26KT 3036 10229
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
29Special weather statement, May 30, 6:29 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
629 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
TXZ075-082-310015-
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
629 PM CDT Sat May 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH
CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...
At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Sheffield, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Sheffield, Iraan, and Iraan Municipal Airport.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 314 and 327.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3060 10203 3072 10212 3093 10190 3092 10188
3089 10189 3086 10185 3080 10183 3076 10184
3074 10181 3070 10181 3068 10178 3066 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 240DEG 26KT 3072 10195
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
95The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 31 min |
| May 29, 8:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| May 30, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min | |
| May 30, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 48 min |
| May 30, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 38 min |
| May 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crockett | 46 min |
| May 30, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 54 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.