Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2015, 1:12 PM MDT for Sierra 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
- Jul 7, 2015, 1:12 PM MDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2015, 2:02 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Sierra County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 625 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1442 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 7, 3:33 AM MDT, 9 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:33 AM MDT, 9 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 11:21 AM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1121 AM MDT TUE JUL 7 2015 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-081730-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- 1121 AM MDT TUE JUL 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOST AREAS. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN AN INCH. THUS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS. ISOLATED STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL GENERATE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALLS WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WITH SOME AREAS SEEING UP TO 3 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL. THUS FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER A FEW LOCATIONS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. THUS THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER...OTHERWISE MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN DRY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THIS OFFICE VIA OUR SPOTTER PHONE LINE OR VIA TWITTER USING OUR HANDLE @NWSELPASO OR TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. ROGASH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:26 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1226 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2015 NMZ402-071915- SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM- 1226 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SIERRA COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM MDT... AT 1226 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER POVERTY CREEK...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... POVERTY CREEK. 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 3348 10757 3343 10754 3337 10792 3347 10793 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 244DEG 7KT 3349 10782 HARDIMAN
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:30 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1230 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2015
NMZ402-403-071915-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-
1230 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND
SOUTHWESTERN SIERRA COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT...
AT 1229 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAN LORENZO...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN LORENZO...
SAN JUAN...
MIMBRES...
SHERMAN...
AND IRON CREEK CAMPGROUND.
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 3281 10801 3295 10794 3289 10769 3267 10774
3271 10790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 292DEG 11KT 3284 10791
HARDIMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 12:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 49 min | |
| Jul 7, 12:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 12:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 1:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hidalgo | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 44 min | |
| Jul 7, 1:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 2:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna, Sierra | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna, Sierra | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 2:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 3:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Luna, Sierra | 113 min |
| Jul 7, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 3:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 4:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 4:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 5:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 5:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 5:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 5:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.