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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2017, 3:15 PM MDT for Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2017, 3:15 PM MDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2017, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
525
WGUS54 KEPZ 232115
FFWEPZ
TXC229-232315-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0049.170823T2115Z-170823T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
315 PM MDT WED AUG 23 2017
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South central Hudspeth County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 515 PM MDT
* At 314 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Radar indicates up to two
inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Little Box.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 10540 3089 10541 3090 10542 3091 10544
3093 10545 3093 10547 3095 10550 3096 10550
3096 10551 3098 10552 3107 10528 3096 10520
3088 10540
$$
CRESPO1 follow-up statement
672
WGUS74 KEPZ 232306
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
506 PM MDT WED AUG 23 2017
TXC229-232316-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170823T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hudspeth TX-
506 PM MDT WED AUG 23 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 515 PM MDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3089 10540 3089 10541 3090 10542 3091 10544
3093 10545 3093 10547 3095 10550 3096 10550
3096 10551 3098 10552 3107 10528 3096 10520
3088 10540
$$
CRESPOThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 12:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 15 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 51 min |
| Aug 23, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 2:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 43 min |
| Aug 23, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 3:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 51 min |
| Aug 23, 3:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 48 min |
| Aug 23, 4:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 48 min |
| Aug 23, 4:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 5:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 2 hr |
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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.