Alert archive / New Mexico / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 20, 2010, 6:03 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2010, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2010, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 6:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 8 Nne Orogrande, NM | PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT A BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT ON HIGHWAY US54. SMALLER HAIL COVERING THE GROUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 100 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
824 WFUS54 KEPZ 210003 TOREPZ NMC035-210045- /O.NEW.KEPZ.TO.W.0001.101021T0003Z-101021T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 603 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 645 PM MDT * AT 557 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF OROGRANDE...JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE HIGHWAY 54 BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... US-54 BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT. OTERO COUNTY DUMP NORTH OF OROGRANDE. RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. SEEK STURDY SHELTER. AS A LAST RESORT...ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3268 10605 3257 10584 3242 10604 3249 10615 TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 217DEG 14KT 3251 10605 $$ HARDIMAN
1 follow-up statement
875
WWUS54 KEPZ 210022
SVSEPZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
622 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010
NMC035-210045-
/O.CON.KEPZ.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101021T0045Z/
OTERO NM-
622 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM MDT...
AT 619 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTH OF OROGRANDE...NEAR THE US-54
BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTIONS OF US-54 NEAR THE BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT.
RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY.
THIS STORM HAS DISPLAYED TWO AREAS OF ROTATION OVER THE PAST 15
MINUTES. MOST RECENT TRENDS SUGGEST ROTATION NEAR AND NORTHEAST OF
THE US-54 CHECKPOINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3260 10609 3263 10596 3257 10584 3242 10604
3249 10615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 235DEG 13KT 3254 10600
$$
HARDIMANWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Oct 20, 2:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 2:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 215 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT AND TRACK ACROSS THE NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. INCREASED MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION IN THE DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM. THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO SUPPORT THE GENERATION OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA WIDE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD A TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...BUT BE DIMINISHED IN AREA COVERAGE. BEHIND THE UPPER LOW A WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN WILL BRING DRY AIR BACK TO THE BORDERLAND FRIDAY. A TRAILING TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND COULD PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER TROUGH CLIPS THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FOR ANOTHER BRIEF SHOT AT STORMS ON SUNDAY. GENERALLY THE ARE WILL BE DRY AFTER THURSDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. && .DISCUSSION... A LOT OF THINGS TO LOOK AT FOR THE SHORT TERM...THE 0-24 HR PERIOD. FIRST OFF...EXPECTING A BOUT OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. A DEEP AND STRONG UPPER LOW IS CENTERED OVER YUMA THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW LEVEL EAST PUSH OVERNIGHT AND DEEP SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW HAVE INCREASED MOISTURE LEVELS OVER THE CWFA. THE 12Z EPZ SOUNDING SHOWED 0.68" PWAT...BUT GOTTA ASSUME THE CURRENT AMOUNT IS HIGHER...AND PROG SOUNDINGS DO SHOW 0.8-0.9" TONIGHT. DYNAMICS GET IMPRESSIVE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE REGION. ALOFT WE HAVE DIVERGENCE ALOFT...PVA...AN 80KT+ LF JET QUAD...AND COOLING H5 TEMPS AHEAD OF THE LOW. THESE INGREDIENTS LOOK TO BEGIN INFLUENCING THE AREA OVER THE CWFA ABOUT 00Z THIS EVENING. AT THE SURFACE WE HAVE HIGHER DEWPOINTS EAST AND A NICELY DEFINED CONVERGENCE ZONE IN A TROUGH LINED UP N-S THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS CONVERGENCE LINE IS HUNG OVER THE WESTERN EXTEND OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SHIFT EAST TO OTERO/HUDSPETH LATE TONIGHT. ALL THE ABOVE FACTORS SHOULD LINE UP TO ALLOW FOR SCT-NUM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. WE EXPECT THE FIRST CELLS TO FORM MID AFTERNOON...WITH INCREASING COVERAGE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THE BEST STORM POTENTIAL LOOKS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 8PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM IN THE MORNING. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS APPEAR TO BE AS SUCH. WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE (VWP) AND INSTABILITY SHOW POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE THE VWP SHOWS TURNING WITH HEIGHT AND THUS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE HAIL AND WIND POTENTIAL. AS THE PACIFIC FRONT. AS THE SURFACE TROUGH SHIFTS EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT THE TORNADO THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TO 4AM. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SHOW A VERY SLOW PROGRESSION WITH THE LOW LIFTING AND TRACKING ACROSS NEW MEXICO. A PACIFIC SURFACE FRONT WILL ALSO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TURNING WINDS WEST AND BEGINNING SOME SURFACE DRYING. A DRY SLOT APPEARS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING...SCOURING OUT THE PCPN WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT SHOWERS LINGERING. THE UPPER LOW THEN TRACKS INTO AND ACROSS THE CWFA MID-DAY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WE COULD SEE A SMALL INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND STORMS... MAINLY NORTH ZONES. ALTHOUGH NOT AS IMPRESSIVE...WE COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE STORMS AGAIN. THE STORM SYSTEM PICKS UP SPEED AND EXITS RAPIDLY IN THE EVENING. FRIDAY WILL BE COOL AND DRY WITH DEEP WESTERLY FLOW IN LEE OF THE DEPARTED SYSTEM. SATURDAY A TRAILING TROUGH IN THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW ALOFT WILL QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS THE CWFA. THE NAM KEEPS IT SHALLOW AND DRY WHILE THE GFS IS A BIT SHARPER AND ALLOWS FOR SOME MOUNTAIN STORM DEVELOPMENT LATE FRIDAY. MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY AND UNAFFECTED. A SECOND TROUGH IS PROGED TO DROP IN AND CLIP THE NE PORTION OF OUR FORECAST AREA SUNDAY. THUS ISOLATED PCPN IS AGAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE SACS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ALL OTHER LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. BEYOND SUNDAY THE FLOW FLATTENS WITH THE PATTERN GENERALLY ZONAL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE U.S. A BROAD TROUGH WILL PASS WELL NORTH BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE AFFECTED. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM BACK TO SEASONAL WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. 14 - BIRD && .AVIATION...VALID 21/00Z-22/00Z... LOW PRESSURE ALOFT CROSSING THE AREA WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. EXPECT AREAS OF 1-3SM SHRA/TSRAGR BKN-OVC030-060. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. 21 - PARK && .FIRE WEATHER... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE BRINGING INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO THE AREA. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUEL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS ARIZONA AND INTO NEW MEXICO WILL PROVIDE THE TRIGGER FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. TURNING COOLER THURSDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THAT UPPER LEVEL LOW AND AN ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY...MAINLY OVER AREA MOUNTAINS. 21 - PARK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 54 73 47 72 48 / 60 30 10 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA TX 52 74 44 72 45 / 60 20 10 0 0 LAS CRUCES 51 72 44 70 45 / 60 30 10 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 49 70 44 70 45 / 60 40 30 10 0 CLOUDCROFT 40 52 31 50 30 / 70 50 30 10 10 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 50 69 40 70 44 / 60 40 10 0 0 SILVER CITY 44 61 36 62 36 / 60 40 10 10 10 DEMING 49 68 41 69 42 / 50 30 10 0 0 LORDSBURG 48 67 41 69 41 / 50 40 10 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 14/21
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 5:05 AM MDT, 12 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 505 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-211215- 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- 505 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...MOSTLY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST. A TORNADO IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS EAST OF AN EL PASO-ALAMOGORDO LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY BUT TAPER OFF BY EVENING. SOME SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 20, 3:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 320 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-211000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG... DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 320 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST. LOW-LEVEL EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM INCREASED MOISTURE ACROSS THE BORDERLAND WEDNESDAY. STRONG DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOWLY APPROACHING DEEP UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA WILL SLOWLY TRACK TOWARDS NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. THIS INSTABILITY AND ATMOSPHERIC LIFT WILL WORK WITH THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION TO DEVELOP SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL FACTORS...SUCH AS SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND WINDS TURNING WITH HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND...ARE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME VERY STRONG TO SEVERE. STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. IN ADDITION THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES IT SLOW MOVEMENT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SOME SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES IN...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AT THIS TIME. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND SHOULD ALLOW THE SHOWERS TO END AND SKIES TO GRADUALLY CLEAR BY FRIDAY MORNING. BIRD
Special weather statement, Oct 20, 3:21 PM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 321 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-211000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG... DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 321 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AREA WIDE THIS EVENNG AND TONIGHT... ...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST. LOW-LEVEL EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM INCREASED MOISTURE ACROSS THE BORDERLAND WEDNESDAY. STRONG DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOWLY APPROACHING DEEP UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA WILL SLOWLY TRACK TOWARDS NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. THIS INSTABILITY AND ATMOSPHERIC LIFT WILL WORK WITH THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION TO DEVELOP SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL FACTORS...SUCH AS SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND WINDS TURNING WITH HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND...ARE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME VERY STRONG TO SEVERE. STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. IN ADDITION THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES IT SLOW MOVEMENT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SOME SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES IN...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AT THIS TIME. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND SHOULD ALLOW THE SHOWERS TO END AND SKIES TO GRADUALLY CLEAR BY FRIDAY MORNING. BIRD
Local storm report, Oct 20, 5:25 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
525 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL EL PASO 31.78N 106.48W
10/20/2010 M1.00 INCH EL PASO TX ASOS
ONE INCH HAIL REPORTED BY ASOS OBSERVER AT EL PASO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
&&
LUNDEENLocal storm report, Oct 20, 5:27 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
527 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND GST 18 NNE WHITE SANDS MAIN 32.62N 106.37W
10/20/2010 M66 MPH DONA ANA NM MESONET
66 MPH WIND GUST FROM WHITE SANDS MESONET OBS SITE.
&&
LUNDEENThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 6:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 66 min |
| Oct 20, 6:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 53 min |
| Oct 20, 6:36 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | EPZ | Otero | 39 min |
| Oct 20, 6:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 26 min |
| Oct 20, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 21 min |
| Oct 20, 7:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 67 min |
| Oct 20, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 81 min |
| Oct 20, 10:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 10:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 42 min |
| Oct 20, 11:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 39 min |
| Oct 21, 12:07 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 38 min |
| Oct 21, 12:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 113 min |
| Oct 21, 1:04 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 41 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in New Mexico, 2010Every tornado warning in 2010Tornadoes 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.