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 Jul 3, 8:11 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1011 PM CDT WED JUL 3 2002 UPDATED ZONES HAVE BEEN SENT. HAVE UPPED THE POPS OVER SE NEW MEXICO AND NW PERMIAN BASIN...CULBERSON COUNTY...AN THE BIG BEND REGION. THE BIGGEST STORMS AS OF THIS WRITING CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER SE NEW MEXICO...WITH INFRARED CLOUD TOP TEMPS OVER S-SW CHAVES COUNTY TO A CHILLY -75C. T-STORMS EARLIER WITH SIMILAR FEATURES PRODUCED 2.8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER VALENTINE OF WESTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. THE ABOVE AREA OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SLIDE SSE IN THE PREVAILING NNW FLOW ALOFT...PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS ESPECIALLY FOR EDDY COUNTY. HAVE A FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FOR NE EDDY COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM MDT. IF INTENSITY OF ONGOING PRECIP PERSISTS OVER SE NEW MEXICO...MAY HAVE TO RELEASE MORE STATEMENTS AND/OR WARNINGS THERE. LATEST PRECIP ESTIMATES HAS RANGED OVER 3 INCHES PER RADAR AND SATELLITE ESTIMATES. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SHOWERS...NOW ON A DIMINISHING TREND OVER THE MARFA PLATEAU. RUNOFF FROM THOSE MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR RISES ON THE RIO GRANDE OVERNIGHT. OTHER SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR...AND OVER THE NORTHERN AND NE PERMIAN BASIN JUST N-E OF MIDLAND. A DIFFLUENT PATTERN ALOFT...WILL HELP TO GET MORE SHOWERS GOING. THE HIGHER PRECIP WATER AMOUNTS OVER THE NE BASIN AND SW LOW ROLLING PLAINS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AS NOTED IN CURRENT ZONES. WE STILL HAVE SOME RESIDUAL SUBSIDENCE OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN...THUS HAVE KEPT POPS LOCALLY...SOUTH TO PECOS COUNTY ON THE LOWER SIDE. .MAF... TX...NONE. NM...NONE. BOYD
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-041030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1103 PM CDT WED JUL 3 2002 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE LOCATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WILL SLOWLY MOVE WEST OVERNIGHT. AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE FLOW WILL BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO THE REGION. THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...AND AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO AFFECT PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. .WEATHER HAZARDS... THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL... MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS... AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. SLOW MOVING STORMS ARE LIKELY... DUE TO A WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW WEST OF THE MAIN UPPER DISTURBANCE. SLOW STORM MOTION...AND A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. AREAS ALONG THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE CULBERSON COUNTY SALT FLATS...AND THE BIG BEND COUNTRY COULD BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS. THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN...AND SOUTHWEST LOW ROLLING PLAINS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY INDEPENDENCE DAY... AS MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DEVELOP FROM THE APPROACHING DISTURBANCE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER... THUNDERSTORMS WILL LOCALLY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL... AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS...CREEKS...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. PERSONS WHO TRAVEL TONIGHT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPID RISES OF WATER IN LOW AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATERS. FLASH FLOODING DURING THE NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. RSB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall rates up to two inches per hour resulted in flooding in and around the city of Carlsbad. Flooding of underpasses and surrounding county roads was reported by the cooperative observer. Addtionally, there were several reports in Carlsbad of flooding up to doorways and in garages.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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