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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS El Paso, TX

September 16, 2009Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 16, 2009, 4:48 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 16, 2009, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Sep 16, 2009, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Otero County, NM

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 16, 3:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 3:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 1:22 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
122 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-171930-
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-
122 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT TO GIVE US A THREAT OF ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
STRONG WINDS...BUT WE COULD ALSO SEE SOME ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WE'LL SEE
DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER VIA OUR 800 NUMBER OR TO
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 16, 3:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 16, 4:03 PM MDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
403 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0349 PM     HAIL             4 E MONTANA VISTA       31.83N 106.10W
09/16/2009  M1.00 INCH       EL PASO            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

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Local storm report, Sep 16, 4:12 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
412 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0408 PM     HAIL             W FORT BLISS            31.81N 106.42W
09/16/2009  E1.25 INCH       EL PASO            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL

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Local storm report, Sep 16, 4:23 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 16, 4:37 PM MDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
437 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     HAIL             EL PASO                 31.85N 106.44W
09/16/2009  E1.50 INCH       EL PASO            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED FROM MONTWOOD AND YARBOROUGH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 16, 2:05 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Doña Ana, Luna, Otero, Sierra	4 hr
Sep 16, 2:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	65 min
Sep 16, 3:34 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Otero	4 hr
Sep 16, 4:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Doña Ana, Otero	54 min
Sep 16, 5:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	48 min
Sep 16, 5:42 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Otero	2 hr
Sep 16, 3:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	El Paso, Hudspeth	60 min
Sep 16, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	El Paso	63 min
Sep 16, 5:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	El Paso	56 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.