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 4, 1:45 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2002 500MB SHEAR AXIS JUST TO THE NORTH OF OUR CWA SHOULD STAY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS ANOTHER 500MB LOW OVER THE AZ/NM BORDER MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE AREA. THE PERMIAN BASIN AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE SUBSIDENT SIDE OF THE SHEAR AXIS NOW OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...IF THE TROUGH EDGES JUST SLIGHTLY MORE WEST OR SOUTH...WE COULD DEFINITELY SEE SOME DECENT RAIN HERE. WITH THAT IN MIND...WILL PROBABLY GO WITH LOW-GRADE CHANCE POPS OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN...LOWER TRANS PECOS AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE CWA STILL RUNS THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WILL HAVE TO KEEP POPS HIGHER THERE. THE OTHER LOW THEN APPROACHES THE AREA WHILE ALSO SHIFTING A BIT TO THE SOUTH WHICH WILL ENHANCE ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE DAVIS/GLASS MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW...AND ALSO HELP WITH OUR CHANCES FOR CONVECTION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN AND TRANS PECOS REGIONS. THROUGHOUT THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS...SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY TAKE PLACE AS MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL NOT BE MOVING VERY FAST. MODELS TEND TO AGREE WITH KEEPING A SHEAR AXIS/INVERTED 500MB TROUGH HANGING AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE GIVEN THE SLOW-MOVING HISTORY OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE LACK OF A JET STREAM TO MOVE THE DISTURBANCE ALONG. SO WILL KEEP 20 OR 30 PERCENT CHANCE POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH SETS UP OVER THE ROCKIES THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED CONSISTENTLY BY THE EXTENDED AVN/MRF. WITH POSSIBLY DEEP EASTERLY FLOW AND WAVES SWINGING AROUND THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THAT HIGH...WE COULD SEE CONVECTION HERE NEXT WEEK. WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW ON INSERTING SLIGHT CHANCE OR CHANCE POPS MOST PLACES CONSIDERING THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE STRENGTH/POSITIONING OF THE HIGH AND TIMING OF ANY SHORTWAVES THAT MOVE THROUGH IT. THE PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE BELOW IS FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ZONE FORECAST. MAF 68/88/69/91 3343 LSA 66/87/67/90 6443 6R6 70/91/71/92 3343 MRF 61/87/63/89 4554 CNM 68/93/69/95 4433 .MAF... TX...NONE. NM...NONE. SN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water was reported covering Highway 137, north of Highway 158.
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