Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS El Paso, TX

737 
WWUS54 KEPZ 031829
SVSEPZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1229 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

NMC035-031845-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110803T1845Z/
OTERO NM-
1229 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OTERO COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM MDT...

AT 1224 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RUIDOSO...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MESCALERO...
  APACHE SUMMIT...
  LAKE MESCALERO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3316 10566 3315 10578 3332 10584 3333 10572
      3331 10572 3331 10562 3330 10562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 190DEG 10KT 3328 10573

$$

JMG

117 
WWUS54 KEPZ 031840
SVSEPZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1240 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

NMC035-031850-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110803T1845Z/
OTERO NM-
1240 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM MDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS.

LAT...LON 3316 10566 3315 10578 3332 10584 3333 10572
      3331 10572 3331 10562 3330 10562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 190DEG 10KT 3331 10572

$$

JMG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
647 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

.UPDATE...
WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE HAS CAUSED A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO POP UP OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
REGION. DON'T EXPECT THESE TO LAST PAST MID-MORNING BUT HAVE
UPDATED ZONES NONETHELESS.

&&

02

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1108 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-041715-
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-
1108 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED LOWLAND AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OVERALL RAIN
AMOUNTS WILL BE SPOTTY WITH BETTER COVERAGE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STORMS
WILL WEAKEN AND TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. WARM AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR WITH HIGHS NEAR 100 DEGREES IN THE DESERT
LOWLANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND LIMITED MOISTURE WILL KEEP
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY ISOLATED ACROSS THE LOWLANDS
AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED IN THE MOUNTAINS. SPOTTY RAINFALL WILL
OCCUR MOST DAYS WITH A FEW AREAS EXPERIENCING PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. A SMALL NUMBER OF THE
STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGER HAIL AND HIGHER WIND GUSTS AT
TIMES. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED
AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY WARM WITH LOWLAND
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LUNDEEN