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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS El Paso, TX

June 28, 2010Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2010, 7:48 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. 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
Jun 28, 2010, 7:48 PM MDT (01:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2010, 8:45 PM MDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, El Paso County, TX

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 Jun 28, 3:00 PM MDT, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 3:00 PM MDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 11:15 AM MDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1115 AM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-291715-
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-
1115 AM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
STORM ACTIVITY SHOULD INCREASE IN THE EVENING BECOMING SCATTERED. A
SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVED IN FROM THE EAST OVERNIGHT AND THIS
CONVERGENCE LINE HAS STALLED OVER THE AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT
MOISTURE LEVELS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE REGION ON EASTERLY LOW LEVEL
WINDS. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE NOW NEAR AN INCH. ALOFT A
REMNANT UPPER DISTURBANCE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. IN ADDITION...STEERING FLOW ALOFT IS WEAK AND THERE
IS SOME 180 DEGREE SHEAR...MEANING STORM MOTION SHOULD BE SLOW AND
BACKBUILDING STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MEANS THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH
TODAYS STORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE INFLUX OF
MOISTURE FROM THE EAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY...KEEPING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. ISOLATED
LOWLAND AND SCATTERED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AREA WIDE DURING THE NIGHT.
THE INCREASED MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL THAT MIGHT PRODUCE MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES
AND LOW SPOTS DURING THE WEEK. DRIER CONDITIONS WITH MORE ISOLATED
STORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR NEXT FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

BIRD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:55 PM MDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
155 PM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

NMZ022-023-282200-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
155 PM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST GRANT AND NORTHWEST SIERRA COUNTIES...

METEOROLOGISTS USING DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAVE DETECTED A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TO FORM OVER NORTHEAST GRANT COUNTY
AND NORTHWEST SIERRA COUNTY WITH CELLS MERGING AND STARTING TO
MOVE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH DEADLY
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES SHOW FROM
.5 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST OUR. THESE SLOW MOVING
STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH LOCAL LOW AREA
FLOODING...AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERING
OR CROSSING ROADWAYS AND MOVE AWAY FROM CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT
MAY BECOME RAPIDLY INUNDATED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AREAS THAT
MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE: GILA HOT SPRINGS...LAKE ROBERTS...THE
BLACK CANYON AND ROCKY CANYON CAMPGROUNDS. REMEMBER TO AVOID LOW
AREAS AND TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
Local storm report, Jun 28, 2:16 PM MDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 10:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana119 min
Jun 28, 8:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZEl Paso50 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2010Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.