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 13, 1:41 PM CST, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
241 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005
.SHORT TERM...
POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION IS HIGH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS DAYTIME HEATING... ABUNDANT MOISTURE... AND
REMAINING BOUNDARIES FROM LAST NIGHTS STORMS INTERACT TO INITIATE
STORMS. LOOK FOR LOW LEVEL WINDS TO CONTINUE TO BRING UP GULF
MOISTURE WHILE MID TO UPPER LEVEL WINDS BRING UP PACIFIC MOISTURE.
KMAF 12Z PRECIPITABLE WATER THIS MORNING WAS 1.56 INCHES. COMBINING
THE MOISTURE AND EXPECTED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA HAVE KEPT PREVIOUS FORECASTS LIKELY POPS IN THE NORTH
DECREASING TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CWA. NORTHERN ZONES
ARE FAVORED AS FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA... CONVECTION WILL LIKELY
OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN ABOVE
AVERAGE KMAF MORNING AND AREA MODEL SOUNDING PWAT VALUES OF GREATER
THAN 1.5 INCHES.
PORTIONS OF LEA... ANDREWS... AND SCURRY COUNTIES RECEIVED HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. IF STORMS DEVELOP OVER THESE AREAS
WILL BE CONCERNED WITH FLASH FLOODING... BELIEVE MAIN HEAVY RAIN
THREAT WILL BE SUNDAY SO WILL ONLY HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL TONIGHT IN
HWO.
.LONG TERM...
LIKE THE GFS HANDLING OF THE FRONT BRINGING IT THROUGH QUICKER
SUNDAY AS WIDESPREAD CONVECTION SHOULD AID ITS PROGRESS AND GFS
HAS PERFORMED BETTER THE LAST FEW FRONTS. THE COMBINATION OF
A DECENT LOW LEVEL FOCUS AND POTENT SHORTWAVES MAKE HEAVY RAINFALL
A CONCERN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. WILL
THEREFORE ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AREAWIDE.
BUMPED POPS INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY MANY AREAS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE MID LEVEL FLOW WILL INTERACT WITH
AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND RESULT IN CHANCE POPS MONDAY. BY TUESDAY
THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE EAST BEGINS TO BUILD WESTWARD A BIT BUT
A SHEAR AXIS/COL REGION WILL EXIST AND INTERACT WITH AN UNSTABLE
AIR MASS. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS TUESDAY.
BY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE POPS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA AS THE UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO
BUILD WESTWARD. WENT WITH SLIGHT POPS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
AND ADJACENT PLAINS IN THE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE MAXIMUM.
THE LATER HALF OF NEXT WEEK WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED FOR THE NEXT
NORTHERN STREAM COLD FRONT.
COOLED HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
COVER AND PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. BEEFED UP QPF GRIDS SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. WENT WITH THE MAV SURFACE WINDS THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 68 84 68 86 / 50 70 70 50
CARLSBAD NM 67 83 67 87 / 50 70 50 40
DRYDEN TX 71 89 70 88 / 30 40 70 50
FORT STOCKTON TX 70 86 68 86 / 40 70 70 50
GUADALUPE PASS TX 65 77 63 82 / 50 70 50 40
HOBBS NM 68 81 66 86 / 50 70 50 40
MARFA TX 60 80 59 82 / 30 70 60 50
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 69 84 68 87 / 50 70 70 50
ODESSA TX 70 86 69 90 / 50 70 70 50
WINK TX 71 91 70 92 / 50 70 60 50
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM MDT SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDREWS...BIG BEND
AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA
PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO
VALLEY...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR...WARD...AND WINKLER.
&&
72/12HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 250 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-132200- 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- 250 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 /150 PM MDT SAT AUG 13 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL TO QUARTER SIZE AND 60 MPH WIND. THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE ON SUNDAY. THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE PECOS RIVER. 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 433 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 TXZ062-132230- MIDLAND- 433 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND COUNTY. A DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VALLEY VIEW AT 433 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIDLAND...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 531 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 TXZ063-132330- GLASSCOCK- 531 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ST. LAWRENCE AT 531 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 533 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 TXZ061-132330- ECTOR- 533 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN ECTOR COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH COWDEN AT 533 PM CDT...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF ODESSA NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 385. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH WITH THIS STORM. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE PREPARED TO ACT SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN OR IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 628 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005 NMZ028-140030- EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- 528 PM MDT SAT AUG 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LOVING AT 528 PM MDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 225 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:39 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A local radio station reported that flash flooding was inundating yards and businesses in Alpine. The public reported nearly half a foot of water running over Holland Street. Portions of Eighth Street also were closed due to flash flooding.
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