Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Midland/Odessa TX ยท US

Updated

Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 24 At 3:47AM MDT Until September 24 At 6:00AM MDT By NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico... Northwestern Culberson County in southwestern Texas... * Until 600 AM MDT /700 AM CDT/. * At 347 AM MDT /447 AM CDT/, Doppler radar continued to indicate thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen during the past three hours. Additional heavy rainfall can be expected as storms train over the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Pine Springs, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, McKittrick Canyon, Whites City, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Lincoln National Forest and Queen.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

Affected areas

  • Eddy County, NM
  • Culberson County, TX

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m7s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M39D1BXJZ7JGZYRQMSVGPTAS
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d4a4ba449069e034911a776f2464b9677c21db2.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
AWIPS ID
CAPMAF
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6702
WMO heading
XOUS54
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
54

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWMAF
WMOidentifierWGUS54 KMAF 240947
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KMAF.FF.W.0200.000000T0000Z-260924T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-24T06:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Eddy County, NM
  • Culberson County, TX
NameValue
SAME035015
SAME048109
UGCNMC015
UGCTXC109
Polygons
31.99,-104.92 32.0,-104.9 32.0,-104.85 32.04,-104.85 32.31,-104.82 32.37,-104.66 32.31,-104.3 32.12,-104.3 31.88,-104.31 31.63,-104.45 31.65,-104.69 31.68,-104.89 31.87,-104.92 31.99,-104.92