Flash Flood — Midland, Texas

2024-09-02 · near Midland, Midland, Texas

Event narrative

A video shows significant water over Industrial Ave. in south Midland, with at least one stranded vehicle. The property damage cost is an estimation.

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving upper-level low pressure over a stationary frontal boundary helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region. Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall within a tropical airmass caused significant flash flooding across many Permian Basin and Southeast New Mexico areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1202490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.