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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS El Paso, TX

June 27, 2015Doña Ana County, Otero County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2015, 1:31 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, Otero County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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 27, 2015, 1:31 PM MDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2015, 2:15 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

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

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 4, 1:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC112 days

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 27, 3:17 AM MDT, 10 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:17 AM MDT, 10 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
317 AM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM
STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAIN ZONES. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THIS WEEKEND. DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK WITH REDUCED COVERAGE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE DRIER AIR MASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
WARM ABOVE NORMAL BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A WET ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
REMAINS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
THIS WILL KEEP THE LOCAL AREA UNDER A NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW
ALOFT THAT WILL ALLOW WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO DROP SOUTH
OVER THE AREA. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE FUELED BY ABUNDANT LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE
FLOWING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST.

TODAY'S THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE SLIGHTLY ENHANCED BY FRONTAL
BOUNDARY PUSHING FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE
FRONT WILL BE A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR STRONGER STORMS...CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING
ALONG DRAINAGES...NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY
OCCUR BUT WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD. TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND NEARER TO SEASONAL NORMALS.
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE AREA BOTH SUNDAY
AND MONDAY FOR CONTINUED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

THERE WILL BE A DROP IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS DRIER CONTINENTAL
AIR FLOWS INTO THE AREA AND LIMITS STORM DEVELOPMENT. GENERALLY
CONDITIONS WILL BE DRIER FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RIVER WHILE AREAS
TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BECOME MORE SPOTTY
WITH LESSER AMOUNTS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WITH THE DRIER
CONDITIONS WITH PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS APPROACHING 110 DEGREE
READINGS. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE LATE NEXT WEEK...ALLOWING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND RAIN AMOUNTS FOR
NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 27/12Z-28/12Z...
MOIST CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION WITH ISOLD TO SCT
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. CONDS IN VCNTY OF TSRA
WOULD BE VRB25G40KT WITH 1-3SM VSBY AND CIGS OF BKN030-050. AWAY
FROM THUNDERSTORMS VFR CONDITIONS WITH SCT 070-090 BKN200-250 WITH
EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST
OVER THE COMING DAYS WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE NORM INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN BEING THE MAIN THREAT WITH OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 40 MPH
ALSO POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES GENERALLY 15 TO 30 PERCENT
FOR THE LOWLANDS AND 30-45 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK FLOW IN
THE MIXED LAYER WILL KEEP VENT RATES GENERALLY FAIR TO LOW END
GOOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 93  73  94  73 /  40  40  20  20
SIERRA BLANCA           88  67  91  68 /  30  30  20  10
LAS CRUCES              93  69  92  70 /  30  50  20  30
ALAMOGORDO              90  68  91  69 /  40  50  40  30
CLOUDCROFT              68  53  69  56 /  60  50  60  40
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   91  68  90  69 /  40  50  40  40
SILVER CITY             86  63  84  63 /  60  50  60  40
DEMING                  94  69  93  69 /  40  50  30  30
LORDSBURG               95  70  93  69 /  40  50  30  40
WEST EL PASO METRO      94  73  94  74 /  40  40  20  20
DELL CITY               89  66  92  67 /  40  30  20  10
FORT HANCOCK            93  70  94  70 /  40  40  20  20
LOMA LINDA              87  67  87  68 /  40  40  30  20
FABENS                  94  70  95  70 /  30  40  20  20
SANTA TERESA            93  71  93  72 /  40  40  20  20
WHITE SANDS HQ          91  69  91  71 /  30  40  20  20
JORNADA RANGE           92  68  91  69 /  30  50  20  30
HATCH                   94  68  93  68 /  40  50  30  30
COLUMBUS                94  70  93  69 /  40  50  20  30
OROGRANDE               90  70  91  71 /  30  40  20  20
MAYHILL                 76  56  78  58 /  50  50  50  40
MESCALERO               79  56  79  57 /  50  50  60  40
TIMBERON                76  55  78  57 /  50  50  50  40
WINSTON                 84  60  83  61 /  60  60  60  50
HILLSBORO               91  64  90  65 /  50  50  50  50
SPACEPORT               92  68  91  69 /  30  50  30  30
LAKE ROBERTS            84  59  83  58 /  70  60  70  40
HURLEY                  88  65  86  65 /  50  50  50  40
CLIFF                   93  64  91  64 /  40  40  40  40
MULE CREEK              92  64  90  64 /  50  50  50  50
FAYWOOD                 89  65  87  65 /  50  50  50  40
ANIMAS                  96  69  95  68 /  40  50  30  40
HACHITA                 95  68  94  67 /  40  50  30  40
ANTELOPE WELLS          94  67  92  66 /  40  40  30  40
CLOVERDALE              91  67  89  67 /  40  50  30  50

&&

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

04 LUNDEEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 10:59 AM MDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1059 AM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-281700-
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-
1059 AM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
IMPULSES DROPPING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND STORMS
FORMING OVER THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
GREAT BUT SOME SHEAR ALOFT MAY SUPPORT ISOLATED STORMS WITH
MODERATE SIZED HAIL. IN ADDITION STRONG OUTFLOW GUSTS MAY NEAR 50
MPH. FINALLY THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER APPEARS TO
BE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. POSSIBLE IMPACTS TODAY/TONIGHT INCLUDE
LIGHT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES/TREES/SIGNS DUE TO STRONG WINDS.
LOCALIZED FLOODING LOW-LYING AREAS AND WATERWAYS/ARROYOS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAS THROUGH FRIDAYS

EACH DAY WILL KEEP SOME CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AS THE MOIST AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS REMAIN. THE FOCUS FOR STORM/RAIN ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS
WEST AND NORTH WITH THE SE PORTIONS OF THE REGION SEEING LOWERING
PCPN CHANCES AND MORE ISOLATED COVERAGE. BETTER RAIN/STORM CHANCES
WILL BE NE AREAS OVER THE GILL...SIERRA...LUNA...HIDALGO COUNTIES.
HOWEVER ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SOME CHANCE OF STORMS. THREATS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED MODERATE HAIL...GUSTY OUTFLOWS...AND
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REAL-TIME REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...INTENSE RAINFALL RATES...FLOODING...
HAIL SIZE...WIND GUSTS.

BIRD

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:04 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
104 PM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NMZ411-413-TXZ418-419-271930-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA
VALLEY-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
104 PM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA
AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

AT 103 PM MDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR NORTHEAST EL
PASO...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUNLAND PARK...WEST EL PASO...NORTHEAST EL PASO...EAST EL PASO...
CENTRAL EL PASO...EL PASO...VINTON...FORT BLISS...SANTA TERESA...
CANUTILLO...WESTWAY...ANTHONY GAP AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STATE PARK.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3171 10637 3174 10639 3175 10642 3176 10646
      3175 10648 3175 10649 3178 10653 3179 10663
      3185 10674 3205 10654 3187 10621 3170 10635
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 035DEG 7KT 3187 10635

LANEY
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:26 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
126 PM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NMZ411-TXZ418-419-272000-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY TX-
126 PM MDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DONA ANA AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM MDT...

AT 126 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FORT BLISS...OR NEAR CENTRAL EL PASO...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUNLAND PARK...WEST EL PASO...NORTHEAST EL PASO...CENTRAL EL PASO...
EL PASO...FORT BLISS...SANTA TERESA...CANUTILLO AND FRANKLIN
MOUNTAINS STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3176 10645 3175 10649 3178 10653 3178 10664
      3185 10674 3199 10648 3184 10626 3174 10640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 067DEG 12KT 3183 10644

LANEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant, Sierra51 min
Jun 26, 7:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant28 min
Jun 27, 3:39 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra4 hr
Jun 27, 12:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana31 min
Jun 27, 1:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana42 min
Jun 27, 1:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana114 min
Jun 27, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ38 min
Jun 27, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna41 min
Jun 27, 1:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso26 min
Jun 27, 1:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso34 min
Jun 27, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso31 min

Nearby

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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.