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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveEctor, TX; Midland, TX
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
FFWMAF
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Ector County in western Texas... Midland County in western Texas...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 704 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated showers producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...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... Midland, Odessa, Greenwood, Goldsmith, Midland International Air and Space Port, West Odessa, Warfield, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Skywest Airport, Cotton Flat, Midland Airpark, Penwell and Spraberry.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.
Data from the National Weather Service
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