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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS El Paso, TX

July 11, 2008

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood watch at Jul 11, 2008, 4:18 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 11, 2008, 5:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2008, 4:18 AM MDT (10:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 11, 2008, 5:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 12, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 11, 3:41 AM MDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 3:41 AM MDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 11:00 AM MDT, 17 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1100 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2008

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-111800-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
1100 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS REMAIN OVER THE AREA AND WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
FLOODING LIKELY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND WILL LIKELY BE
EXTENDED THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY
BECOME FULL OF WATER. DRAINAGES AND ARROYOS MAY BE FULL WITH FAST
MOVING WATER FROM RAIN RUNOFF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MOIST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO
SHIFT WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE BUT DEEP MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER ALL AREAS. SATURATED SOILS FROM PREVIOUS
RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM SOME STORMS. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SCATTERED STORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH
ISOLATED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THIS OFFICE
OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BIRD

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 2:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZSierra3 hr
Jul 11, 2:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo, Luna3 hr
Jul 11, 5:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna45 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.