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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX

October 6, 2015Grant County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 6, 2015, 1:21 PM MDT for Grant County, New Mexico. It was in force for 39 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
Oct 6, 2015, 1:21 PM MDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2015, 2:00 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

County Grant County, NM

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 217 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2015-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 111 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2015-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1235 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Oct 6, 6:14 AM MDT, 7 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 6:14 AM MDT, 7 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 6:40 AM MDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
640 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2015

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-071245-
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-
640 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THESE STORMS COULD
IMPACT STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES AND WILL DELAY ANY SCHEDULED OUT
DOOR EVENTS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLOODING NEAR STRONGER STORMS. AREAS EAST OF EL PASO WILL BE UNDER
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPING IN
AREAS EXTENDING FROM EL PASO EASTWARD. LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND
STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SEVERE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS EAST OF EL PASO IN HUDSPETH COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST OTERO
COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS
IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT POSSIBLE LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALLS WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

LUNDEEN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 6, 1:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
121 PM MDT TUE OCT 6 2015

NMZ401-402-404-062000-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-
121 PM MDT TUE OCT 6 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY UNTIL
200 PM MDT...

AT 119 PM MDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ON
RADAR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCKHORN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKHORN...
ALDO LEOPOLD VISTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

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.

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LAT...LON 3321 10888 3321 10878 3307 10852 3280 10895
      3288 10904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 219DEG 24KT 3297 10887

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 6:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra38 min
Oct 5, 9:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana39 min
Oct 6, 3:08 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ52 min
Oct 6, 6:28 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchEPZOtero48 hr
Oct 6, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna51 min
Oct 6, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna49 min
Oct 5, 7:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZEl Paso73 min
Oct 5, 7:28 PM MDTTornado WarningEPZEl Paso47 min
Oct 5, 7:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth39 min
Oct 5, 11:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso46 min
Oct 6, 2:07 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso53 min
Oct 6, 2:22 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso3 hr
Oct 6, 2:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth52 min
Oct 6, 2:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZEl Paso52 min
Oct 6, 3:00 PM MDTTornado WarningEPZEl Paso45 min
Oct 6, 3:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth41 min
Oct 6, 3:39 PM MDTTornado WarningEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth19 min
Oct 6, 3:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth49 min
Oct 6, 4:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso2 hr
Oct 6, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth45 min
Oct 6, 5:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth42 min
Oct 6, 5:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth113 min
Oct 6, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.