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 20, 9:42 AM MST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1142 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 .UPDATE... SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER NEW MEXICO EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS DISSIPATED AS HAS THE ISOLATED CONVECTION IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...THE TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS THAT EXTENDS FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE SOUTH OF THE BAJA PENINSULA... ACROSS WEST TEXAS...AND INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS IS STILL IN PLACE. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WHICH APPEARED TO INSTIGATE THE EARLIER CONVECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CHIHUAHUA IN MEXICO WILL MEANDER SLOWLY NORTHWARD AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EXPECT THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE... AND ALONG WITH LIFT FROM THE WAVE OVER CHIHUAHUA RESULT IN SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OR SO OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...HAVE UPPED THE POPS OUT WEST. STORM MOTION COULD PROPAGATE SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EXTREME EASTERN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...IF NOT THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. THE LATTER WOULD PROBABLY OCCUR AFTER 21/00Z THOUGH. COULD SEE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS THEY HAD WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OVER 1 INCH LAST NIGHT...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 5 INCHES. IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE A BIT FURTHER WEST THAN YESTERDAY EVENING/LAST NIGHT SO WILL MENTION THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IN THE AFTERNOON HWO. FURTHER EAST...A TUTT LOW OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS IS TAKING A NORTHWARD TRACK AWAY FROM THE AREA AS IT CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER RIDGE. CONVECTION LIT UP TO THE EAST OF THIS FEATURE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...AND SEE NO REASON WHY THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. HOWEVER...THE AFFECTS OVER THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN APPEAR MINIMAL AS WE REMAIN SOLIDLY WEST OF THIS FEATURE. WILL SEND AN UPDATE SHORTLY FOR THESE CHANGES...ALONG WITH A FEW TWEAKS TO AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 99/99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-211945- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 245 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 /145 PM MDT SAT AUG 20 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AREA... UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE... WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING AS MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MOST OF THESE AREAS...AND ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A CONTINUED CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING ON MONDAY. THEREAFTER...THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY AS THERE IS A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LOCAL SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE UPPER TRANS PECOS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS WHERE HEAVY RAINS FELL LAST NIGHT. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 196 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A National Weather Service trained spotter reported two feet of water flowing over Eddy County Road 720 making the road impassable.
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