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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS El Paso, TX

June 17, 2014Grant County, Hidalgo County, Luna County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2014, 4:25 PM MDT for Grant County, Hidalgo County, Luna County, New Mexico. It was in force for 50 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 17, 2014, 4:25 PM MDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2014, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna 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 Jun 17, 2:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
241 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A MOSTLY DRY BUT STILL ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE BORDERLAND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AREA WIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STRONG WINDS AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS
THAT MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER THE LOWLAND DESERTS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE
FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WHILE AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE
RIVER WILL BECOME DRIER AND LESS ACTIVE. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
FROM NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. A MODERATE AMOUNT OF MOSTLY
MID LEVEL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST...
AIDING IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AT THE
LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. MODEL SOUNDINGS FOR AREA HAVE THE
TYPICAL INVERTED V PROFILE THAT IS INDICATIVE OF HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS WILL GENERATE PATCHY BLOWING DUST
OVER THE DESERT LOWLANDS WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN A
MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS
CRUCES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED...RESULTING POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. VERY LITTLE MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
WITH ONLY LIGHT AND SPOTTY RAIN AMOUNTS EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WILL REMAIN IN THE
TRANSITION ZONE OF A DRIER AIR MASS TO THE WEST AND A MORE MOIST
AIR MASS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT
WILL BE MORE PREVALENT EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. THE STEERING FLOW
ALOFT WILL BE WEAK WITH SMALL WEATHER FEATURES HAVING A GREATER
IMPACT ON DISTRIBUTION AND INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. PREVAILING
SURFACE WINDS WILL MAINLY FROM THE WEST AND WILL BE LIGHT. BEST
CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE RAINFALL WILL BE OVER PORTIONS OF HUDSPETH
AND OTERO COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH SATURDAY.

BY LATE WEEKEND AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT AND AN INCREASED WEST FLOW WILL PUSH THE MOISTURE FURTHER TO
THE EAST...RESULTING IN A LESS ACTIVE PATTERN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE LIMITED TO A FEW BRIEF OCCURRENCES OVER THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS. WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA STAYS PREDOMINANTLY
DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BEGIN TO CLIMB BACK UP TOWARD THE 100
DEGREE MARK NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 18/0000Z - 19/0000Z
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MOISTURE WILL
COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. GNLY THRU PD SCT070-100
SCT-BKN 100-200 ISOLD BKN070 6SM -TSRA TOPS350 (ISOLD SFC WIND GUST
TO 50KTS PSBL WITH LCL 1SM BLDU MAINLY 18Z-06Z). SFC WNDS GNLY
18Z-06Z 25013G23KT AND 06Z-18Z 230-280 09KTS. OCNL LGT MECHANICAL TURBC
ONR MTNS BLO 15K FT MSL. MDT THERMALS   16Z-02Z SFC-CLD BASE.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A LARGE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES BY MIDWEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING OCCASIONAL
AFTERNOON DRY BREEZES TO THE AREA WHICH ALREADY HAS VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER. ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BORDERLAND TO
GIVE LOCATIONS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL CARRY A
FAIRLY GOOD RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING. SOME MODELS ARE INDICATING THE
POSSIBILITY OF A RETURN OF MORE MOISTURE TO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND
INTO NEXT WEEK BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL CONSENSUS AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 74  98  71  97  70 /  10  10  10  10  10
SIERRA BLANCA           69  92  63  93  65 /  20  20  20  20  20
LAS CRUCES              68  95  67  94  66 /  10   0   0   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              67  96  66  95  65 /  10  10  10   0   0
CLOUDCROFT              50  73  46  75  48 /  20  10  10  10  10
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   67  95  67  95  66 /  10   0   0   0   0
SILVER CITY             61  88  60  89  60 /  10   0   0   0   0
DEMING                  65  95  64  95  64 /  10   0   0   0   0
LORDSBURG               66  94  64  94  64 /  10   0   0   0   0
WEST EL PASO METRO      75  96  72  98  70 /  10   0   0   0   0
DELL CITY               66  95  63  94  63 /  20  20  20  20  20
FORT HANCOCK            74  98  66  98  72 /  20  20  20  20  20
LOMA LINDA              64  89  60  91  59 /  20  10  10  10  10
FABENS                  70  97  65  98  67 /  10  10  10  10  10
SANTA TERESA            69  95  67  95  66 /  10   0   0   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          75  94  74  94  73 /  20  10  10   0   0
JORNADA RANGE           61  94  61  95  59 /  10   0   0   0   0
HATCH                   65  97  62  97  62 /  10   0   0   0   0
COLUMBUS                67  93  67  93  64 /  10   0   0   0   0
OROGRANDE               66  97  64  96  62 /  20  10  10   0   0
MAYHILL                 55  79  53  80  54 /  20  20  20  10  10
MESCALERO               50  82  50  83  51 /  20  10  10  10  10
TIMBERON                50  80  50  80  48 /  20  10  10  10  10
WINSTON                 58  84  56  86  57 /  10   0   0   0   0
HILLSBORO               66  89  64  89  63 /  10   0   0   0   0
SPACEPORT               67  92  65  90  63 /  10   0   0   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            55  85  53  89  53 /  10   0   0   0   0
HURLEY                  58  91  58  91  58 /  10   0   0   0   0
CLIFF                   57  94  57  95  57 /  10   0   0   0   0
MULE CREEK              46  90  46  92  44 /  10   0   0   0   0
FAYWOOD                 63  89  61  88  60 /  10   0   0   0   0
ANIMAS                  65  94  65  96  65 /  10   0   0   0   0
HACHITA                 64  94  62  94  61 /  10   0   0   0   0
ANTELOPE WELLS          65  96  64  94  62 /  10   0   0   0   0
CLOVERDALE              60  90  56  88  55 /  10   0   0   0   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

04/22 LUNDEEN/NOVLAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 11:31 AM MDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1131 AM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-181745-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
1131 AM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED...PRODUCING A LITTLE RAIN AND
A LOT OF WIND AND BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE RIO
GRANDE. GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED IN BLOWING
DUST...WITH HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES TO THE
ARIZONA BORDER. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST DUE
TO VERY DRY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLE HIGH WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WHILE DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST TO THE WEST OF THE RIVER. STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE STORMS. DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED AREA WIDE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LUNDEEN

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:06 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
306 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

NMZ401>408-172200-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-
LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL NM-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL NM-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
306 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...

AT 3 PM SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING TO THE
WEST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO IN THE VICINITY OF
LORDSBURG...STEINS...CLOVERDALE...GERONIMO
CAMPGROUND...SEPAR...REDROCK AND GILA HOT SPRINGS. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY LIGHT RAINFALLS BUT MAY ALSO GENERATE STRONG
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING DUST ACROSS
THE LOWLANDS WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE.
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY THEREFORE OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF
THE DESERT AREAS INCLUDING ACROSS INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 9.

ROGASH
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:50 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
350 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

NMZ401>408-172230-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-
LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL NM-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL NM-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
350 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...

AT 345 PM SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING TO THE
WEST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO IN THE VICINITY OF SILVER
CITY...CITY OF THE ROCKS STATE PARK...HERMANAS...COLUMBUS...RED
ROCK...PINOS ALTOS...BAYARD...CLOVERDALE...MANGAS SPRINGS
AND GILA HOT SPRINGS.

THIS ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY LIGHT RAINFALLS BUT MAY ALSO
GENERATE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS MAY PRODUCE
BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN ONE MILE. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY THEREFORE OCCUR
OVER PORTIONS OF THE DESERT AREAS INCLUDING ACROSS INTERSTATE
10...HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 180.

REMEMBER WHEN DENSE BLOWING DUST OBSTRUCTS YOUR VISIBILITY YOU
SHOULD PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP DRIVING UNTIL THE
WEATHER IMPROVES.

ROGASH

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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.