Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Midland/Odessa TX ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 24 At 9:04PM CDT Until September 24 At 11:00PM CDT 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 issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Brewster County in southwestern Texas... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 904 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 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... Terlingua and Study Butte. This includes the following streams and drainages... Terlingua Creek, Comanche Creek, Well Creek, Dark Canyon Creek, Nine Point Draw, Cottonwood Creek and Dawson Creek.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Affected areas

  • Brewster County, TX

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m1s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3B4Y448SPFMEAZQ1PWFD92H
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4e9a1af791f050c8f0e49b2d918470b50c117ff.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.3015
WMO heading
XOUS54
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
54

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWMAF
WMOidentifierWGUS54 KMAF 250204
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KMAF.FF.W.0206.260925T0204Z-260925T0400Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-24T23:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Brewster County, TX
NameValue
SAME048043
UGCTXC043
Polygons
29.3,-103.7 29.31,-103.5 29.53,-103.53 29.51,-103.71 29.3,-103.7