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 6, 1:08 PM MST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 308 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002 SAT WV IMAGERY SHOWS MID LVL LOW OVR SE NM...W/CONVECTION FIRING ON THE EAST SIDE OF IT ON THE NOSE OF A DRY SLOT WORKING AROUND THE BASE OF IT. ONE OF THESE STORMS HAS ALREADY PEAKED W/A 79 VIL OVR RURAL AREAS...BUT IT DID MANAGE TO KICK OUT DIMES NR HIGGINBOTHAM ON A LOWER PULSE. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST INTO THE AREA...THIS COULD MERGE W/NW-SE ORIENTED SHEAR AXIS FURTHER E FOR BETTER RAIN POTENTIAL. STORMS FROM LAST NIGHT/THIS MORNINGS MCS HAVE ALREADY SATURATED THE NE PART OF THE CWA TDY...W/THE COLORADO RVR AND TRIBUTARIES RUNNING ABV NORMAL...AND EXPECTED TO RUN HIGHER IN THE NEXT FEW HRS. W/CURRENT SATURATED CONDITIONS/RADAR TRENDS...WILL PROBABLY GO W/A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EDDY-LEA-ECTOR-CRANE COUNTIES AND EWD. PROGGED MOISTURE FIELDS SUGGEST MORE CLOUD COVER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED OVR THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND H85 TEMPS WARRANT LOWERING TEMPS A CAT OR SO TOMORROW...AND GRADUALLY WARMING DRYING THE CWA AS RIDGE BUILDS OVR THE SW BY MONDAY NIGHT. RIDGE TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED...SO BACK TO BALMY AND DRY CONDITIONS... SAVE FOR THE USUAL DIURNAL MTN CONVECTION. THE PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE BELOW IS FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ZONE FORECAST. MAF 71/85/69/91 6543 LSA 67/84/67/88 6543 6R6 70/89/70/89 3322 MRF 64/80/58/82 4332 CNM 68/87/65/90 5332 .MAF... TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR TXZ045>048-051>053- 061>063-068>070. NM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 330 AM MDT FOR NMZ028-029-033-034. 44
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-071000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 328 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TOWARDS WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. .WEATHER HAZARDS... HEAVY RAIN... AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF MOISTURE AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ARROYOS...AND CREEKS IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRENGTH OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY DECREASE AROUND SUNSET. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AKL
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-071000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 333 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TOWARDS WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. .WEATHER HAZARDS... HEAVY RAIN... AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF MOISTURE AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ARROYOS...AND CREEKS IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRENGTH OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY DECREASE AROUND SUNSET. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AKL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported on the New Mexico Highway 524 Truck Bypass. Flood waters were as high as one and a half feet deep. Two to three inches of standing water was also reported on roadways across the city of Carlsbad.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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