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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX

August 1, 2016Hidalgo County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2016, 6:42 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2016, 6:42 PM MDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2016, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

County Hidalgo County, NM

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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 Aug 1, 3:29 PM MDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:29 PM MDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 11:24 AM MDT, 7 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1124 AM MDT MON AUG 1 2016

NMZ402-403-408-414>416-021730-
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-
1124 AM MDT MON AUG 1 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FOR MIDDAY AND THIS
AFTERNOON. STORMS AND SHOWERS WILL BE SLOW MOVING. PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL WILL OCCUR. HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND
DRAINAGES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE
VICINITYOF STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN
THE EVENING HOURS WITH LINGERING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY. STORMS
WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES
AND SMALL STREAMS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD. FLOODING AT LOW WATER
CROSSINGS AND ROAD WASH OUTS COULD OCCUR. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH MAY OCCUR FROM A FEW OF THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OR FLOODING
TO THIS OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

NMZ401-404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-021730-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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-
1124 AM MDT MON AUG 1 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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. STORMS AND SHOWERS WILL BE SLOW MOVING. PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG ARROYOS AND
DRAINAGES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE
VICINITYOF STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN
THE EVENING HOURS AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES AND ARROYOS WILL BE THE MAIN
HAZARD. FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ROAD WASH OUTS COULD
OCCUR. PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED LOW LYING AREAS AND
ROADWAYS COULD OCCUR.  WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY OCCUR
FROM A FEW OF THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OR FLOODING
TO THIS OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LUNDEEN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
534 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2016

NMZ411-TXZ418-419-020015-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY TX-
534 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DONA ANA AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

AT 533 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SUNLAND PARK...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF WEST EL PASO...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BLOWING
DUST IS POSSBILE WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE MILE. BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANTHONY...WEST EL PASO...SANTA TERESA...CENTRAL EL PASO...VINTON...
LA UNION...BERINO...SUNLAND PARK...CANUTILLO...CHAMBERINO...
WESTWAY...ANTHONY GAP...
UNION PACIFIC INTERMODAL TERMINAL AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3178 10653 3179 10674 3203 10688 3212 10658
      3175 10647 3175 10649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 160DEG 19KT 3176 10660

FAUSETT
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:56 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana39 min
Aug 1, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana48 min
Aug 1, 7:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant49 min
Aug 1, 7:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna2 hr
Aug 1, 9:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Aug 1, 10:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Luna, Sierra3 hr
Aug 2, 1:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo50 min
Aug 2, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant43 min
Aug 2, 3:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo43 min
Aug 2, 5:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna42 min
Aug 2, 5:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZLuna3 hr
Aug 1, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso40 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.