Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2015, 3:16 PM MDT for Sierra County, New Mexico. It was in force for 18 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 8, 2015, 3:16 PM MDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2015, 3:34 PM MDT
- In force
- 18 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, 9.3 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
- 363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 8, 2:41 PM MDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:41 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 11:32 AM MDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1132 AM MDT WED JUL 8 2015 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-091745- 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 WED JUL 8 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL HAVE A LATER START TODAY BUT WILL EVENTUALLY ESCALATE AFTER A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PASSES BY. THE MOST ACTIVE AREA SHOULD BE WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AS WELL AS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...AND WITH UNSEASONAL WIND SHEAR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM PERIOD WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. AGAIN...FLASH FLOODING...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. BY SATURDAY A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND WESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN OVERHEAD...PUSHING THE DEEPER MOISTURE WESTWARD INTO ARIZONA AND SOMEWHAT STABILIZING THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE. THUS OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FEW IN THE LOWLANDS EXCEPT NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER...WHILE A BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL EXIST IN THE MOUNTAINS. THESE STORMS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS IN THE NEAR TERM BUT COULD STILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. ALSO...AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES COULD CLIMB INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS. THIS ALONG WITH RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SOMEWHAT HUMID CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. .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. FAUSETT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:57 PM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1257 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2015 NMZ405-081945- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL NM- 1257 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM MDT... AT 1256 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMO HUECO...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANTELOPE WELLS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN HIDALGO COUNTY. 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 3175 10821 3149 10821 3147 10834 3168 10840 TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 252DEG 13KT 3160 10828 HARDIMAN
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1259 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2015
NMZ402-408-409-081945-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES NM-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM-
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-
1259 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY UNTIL
145 PM MDT...
AT 1259 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR HERMOSA...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILLSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL SIERRA
COUNTY.
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 3317 10742 3314 10744 3313 10744 3295 10753
3305 10778 3318 10771
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 295DEG 7KT 3309 10768
HARDIMANSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 1:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 124 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2015 NMZ402-408-409-082015- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES NM-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM- SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM- 124 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SIERRA COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 124 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHLORIDE...OR NEAR WINSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WINSTON... CHLORIDE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3314 10770 3330 10780 3344 10753 3324 10738 TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 243DEG 23KT 3326 10768 HARDIMAN
Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
144 PM MDT WED JUL 08 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM HAIL 3 SE CHLORIDE 33.30N 107.64W
07/08/2015 E1.00 INCH SIERRA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
WINSTON. HAIL SOUNDED INTENSE OVER PHONE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER EPZ1500095
FAUSETTSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 2:28 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:09 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 6:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 6:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 12:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hidalgo | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 12:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 1:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 1:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 1:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 2:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 2:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 4:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 5:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 7:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 8:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015
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.