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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2016, 2:05 PM MDT for Grant County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 9, 2016, 2:05 PM MDT (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2016, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County Grant County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -381 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jun 9, 4:06 AM MDT, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 4:06 AM MDT, 9 hours 59 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 11:16 AM MDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1116 AM MDT THU JUN 9 2016 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-101730- 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- 1116 AM MDT THU JUN 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE LOWLANDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OR MORE ACCOMPANIED BY DENSE LOWLAND BLOWING DUST...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS WITH ANY ACTIVITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY INCREASING MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA STARTING LATER FRIDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR ALL AREAS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR MORE WITH LOWLAND DUST...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH RAPID RUNOFF ALONG DRAINAGES AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS MAY ALSO OCCUR FROM REPEATED HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. DRIER WEATHER RETURNS BEGINNING MONDAY...RESULTING IN DIMINISHED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THIS OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. TRIPOLI
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:28 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 128 PM MDT THU JUN 9 2016 NMZ402-403-407-408-092030- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM- SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM- 128 PM MDT THU JUN 9 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN LUNA AND SOUTHWESTERN SIERRA COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 123 PM MDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR 12 MILES WEST OF NUTT...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF DEMING...MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DEMING... SUNSHINE. INTERSTATE 10. HIGHWAYS FROM DEMING TO SILVER CITY AND TO THE UVAS VALLEY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST OUT AHEAD OF THEM POSING A SERIOUS HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND IF YOU ENCOUNTER DUST, IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. 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. && LAT...LON 3267 10772 3236 10736 3209 10776 3245 10798 TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 281DEG 12KT 3251 10765 NOVLAN
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:05 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
205 PM MDT THU JUN 9 2016
NMZ402-403-407-092030-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-
205 PM MDT THU JUN 9 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL GRANT AND NORTH
CENTRAL LUNA COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT...
AT 202 PM MDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ON RADAR OVER FAYWOOD...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CITY OF ROCKS STATE
PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK...
FAYWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING DUST OUT AHEAD OF THEM POSING A SERIOUS HAZARD TO MOTORISTS.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND IF YOU ENCOUNTER DUST,
IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
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LAT...LON 3261 10779 3253 10789 3248 10795 3264 10809
3274 10792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 239DEG 49KT 3265 10787
NOVLANThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 2:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 3:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 3:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hidalgo | 46 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.