1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 2:15 PM CST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 315 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001 WEAK UPR LVL TROF LOCATED OVER THE AREA NOW WILL CONTINUE ITS SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT. GOOD DRYING INDICATED ON WATER VAPOR SAT IMAGERY AND IS BEING HANDLED WELL BY THE ETA. ETA 6HR PRECIP ACCUMULATIONS LINES UP WELL WITH CURRENT ONGOING PRECIP...SO HAVE DECIDED TO USE ETA AS MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY. FLOW REGIME OVER THE AREA BECOMES WEAK IN THE WAKE OF TODAYS TROF...AS WEAK RIDGE BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WRN STATES. PWATS REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD AND FOR THAT REASON ONE COULD ARGUE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM EACH DAY ACROSS THE WHOLE AREA. HOWEVER...AFTER TONIGHT WILL NOT MENTION POPS EXCEPT FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOMORROW DUE TO MID LEVEL DRYING AS INDICATED BY MODELS AND DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF POPS WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STRONGER NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA AGAIN. FOR THE EXTENDED...HAVE CHOSEN TO LEAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS MOST AREAS DUE TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. HOWEVER...LATE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...MODELS ADVERTISE STRONG RIDGE TO BUILD BACK OVER TEXAS. IF THIS HAPPENS...PRECIP WILL BE CONCENTRATED TO THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. MAF 67/88/67/90 2000 LSA 65/87/65/89 2000 6R6 68/93/68/94 2000 MRF 59/85/60/86 2222 CNM 65/92/66/93 2000 .MAF... TX...NONE. NM...NONE. MARTIN
NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-010100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 115 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001 ...TROPICAL FUNNELS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON... A MOIST UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THIS TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE FAVORS THE FORMATION OF TROPICAL FUNNELS. TYPICALLY TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE SHORT LIVED AND SMALL. HOWEVER IF THEY ARE ABLE TO REACH THE GROUND THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE...AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS DANGEROUS. TAKE SHELTER IF A FUNNEL APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-010900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 400 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001 .SYNOPSIS... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. DAYTIME HEATING...ALONG WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL COMBINE WITH THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. .THREATS... THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG WITH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER THOSE AREAS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. TROPICAL FUNNELS... CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL FAVOR THE FORMATION OF TROPICAL FUNNELS. TYPICALLY TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE SHORT LIVED AND SMALL. HOWEVER IF THEY ARE ABLE TO REACH THE GROUND THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE...AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS DANGEROUS. TAKE SHELTER IF A FUNNEL APPROACHES. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:05 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Major urban flooding occurred after a slow moving thunderstorm passed over the city of Odessa. Water depth of over 2 ft. flooded many intersections with 20 vehicles reported to have water up to the windows.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2001
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