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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX

August 9, 2014

NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2014, 3:05 PM MDT. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2014, 3:05 PM MDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 4:20 AM MDT, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 4:20 AM MDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 11:32 AM MDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1132 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-101745-
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-
1132 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE AREA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES...SMALL
STREAMS...ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE WEEK. WHILE MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE LOWER...SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST MAY ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY LATER IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LUNDEEN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:00 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
300 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

TXZ422-424-092145-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY TX-SOUTHERN HUDSPETH
HIGHLANDS TX-
300 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM MDT...

AT 256 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SIERRA BLANCA...MOVING
NORTH AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SIERRA BLANCA...
  QUITMAN CANYON...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3132 10553 3131 10527 3102 10534 3104 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 181DEG 8KT 3113 10543

FAUSETT
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:05 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
305 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

TXZ422-424-092145-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY TX-SOUTHERN HUDSPETH
HIGHLANDS TX-
305 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING SOUTHERN HUDSPETH COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM MDT...

AT 259 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN HORN...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FRENCHMAN CANYON...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3095 10535 3110 10514 3089 10500 3078 10516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 141DEG 6KT 3091 10515

FAUSETT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:01 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Otero59 min
Aug 9, 8:44 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana2 hr
Aug 9, 1:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero2 hr
Aug 9, 4:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHidalgo119 min
Aug 9, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana42 min
Aug 9, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna50 min
Aug 8, 6:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth4 hr
Aug 9, 5:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso48 min
Aug 9, 5:56 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso64 min
Aug 9, 6:21 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso54 min
Aug 9, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth45 min
Aug 9, 5:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso43 min

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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.