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, 9:42 AM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1042 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002 HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SPREAD W INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER OF CWA THIS MORNING. SATL SHOWS SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING NW/SE ACROSS W TX WITH UPPER LOW OVER NM BEGINNING TO DRAW MOISTURE AND LIFT FURTHER WWD. RADAR LOOP SHOWS PRECIP ROTATING SLOWLY AROUND AXIS OVER LOW ROLLING PLAINS. THIS WILL PLACE NE CORNER IN LINE FOR RECEIVING EXCESSIVE RAIN NEXT FEW HOURS. HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACROSS NE ZNS THROUGH THIS AFTN AS A RESULT. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DEVELOPING ACROSS ERN PLAINS OF NM ASSCD WITH UPPER LOW WILL MV ACROSS NRN ZNS THIS AFTN. WILL UP POPS ACROSS MOST OF NRN AREAS FOR REMAINDER OF TODAY. WILL HAVE TO WATCH EDDY COUNTY NM FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING POTENTIAL THIS AFTN/EVE AS THEY HAVE RECEIVED HEAVIEST RAINS OVER PAST COUPLE DAYS. .MAF... TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM TXZ047-048-052-053. NM...NONE. COBB
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-062000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 500 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL DRIFT EASTWARD LATER TODAY TOWARDS WEST TEXAS. THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN. .WEATHER HAZARDS... HEAVY RAIN... AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF MOISTURE AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ARROYOS...AND CREEKS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS WILL PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. PV/03
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was reported along Highway 84. This resulted in two car accidents. However, no injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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