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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2015, 3:34 PM MDT for Grant County, Luna County, New Mexico. It was in force for 41 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
- Aug 16, 2015, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2015, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, NM, Luna County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 16, 3:32 PM MDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:32 PM MDT, 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 11:16 AM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1116 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015 NMZ401>403-408-414>416-171730- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- 1116 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCAL FLOODING POSSIBLE. PEA SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN MONDAY. LOCAL FLOODING POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINDER OF PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NMZ404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-171730- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-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- 1116 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCAL FLOODING POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED MAINLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HEFNER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 2:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
219 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015
TXZ422-162100-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS TX-
219 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM MDT...
AT 217 PM MDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ON
RADAR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALLAMOORE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF SIERRA
BLANCA...JUST A FEW MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THIS STORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
PEA SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE FURTHER TO THE WEST
AND CLOSER TO SIERRA BLANCA IN THE NEXT HOUR.
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 3115 10550 3127 10543 3126 10525 3128 10509
3116 10499 3099 10513 3109 10530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 235DEG 1KT 3118 10515
HARDIMANSpecial weather statement, Aug 16, 2:53 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
253 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015
NMZ401>403-407-408-162145-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-
253 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHWESTERN
SIERRA AND NORTHWESTERN LUNA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT...
AT 250 PM MDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING CLUSTERS OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR NEAR PINOS ALTOS...BAYARD...AND EAST OF
MIMBRES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS WHICH MAY BE IMPACTED IN THE NEXT HOUR INCLUDE...
PINOS ALTOS...
SILVER CITY...
SAN LORENZO...
CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK...
SAN JUAN...
BAYARD...
SANTA CLARA...
HURLEY...
FAYWOOD...
SHERMAN...
HANOVER...
FIERRO...
FORT BAYARD...
COBRE...
MIMBRES...
GEORGETOWN...
TYRONE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 10849 3297 10828 3290 10808 3291 10776
3255 10772 3251 10818 3258 10834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 017DEG 11KT 3289 10821
HARDIMANSpecial weather statement, Aug 16, 2:53 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
253 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015
NMZ401>403-407-408-162145-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-
253 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHWESTERN
SIERRA AND NORTHWESTERN LUNA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT...
AT 250 PM MDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING CLUSTERS OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR NEAR PINOS ALTOS...BAYARD...AND EAST OF
MIMBRES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS WHICH MAY BE IMPACTED IN THE NEXT HOUR INCLUDE...
PINOS ALTOS...
SILVER CITY...
SAN LORENZO...
CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK...
SAN JUAN...
BAYARD...
SANTA CLARA...
HURLEY...
FAYWOOD...
SHERMAN...
HANOVER...
FIERRO...
FORT BAYARD...
COBRE...
MIMBRES...
GEORGETOWN...
TYRONE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 10849 3297 10828 3290 10808 3291 10776
3255 10772 3251 10818 3258 10834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 017DEG 11KT 3289 10821
HARDIMANLocal storm report, Aug 16, 3:21 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 117 min |
| Aug 16, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Grant | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 4:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 114 min |
| Aug 16, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 4:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 50 min | |
| Aug 16, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 37 min |
| Aug 16, 2:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 2:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 117 min |
| Aug 16, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 37 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.