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River Flood Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX

September 28, 2017El Paso County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this river flood warning at Sep 28, 2017, 8:01 AM MDT for El Paso County, Texas. It took effect at Sep 28, 2017, 9:25 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2017, 8:01 AM MDT (14:01 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2017, 9:25 AM MDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2017, 6:14 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County El Paso County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rio Grande at El Paso (Courchesne Bridge) (EPRT2).

Action stage
7.5 ft
Minor stage
8.5 ft
Moderate stage
9.5 ft
Major stage
11.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08364000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 28, 6:01 AM MDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 6:01 AM MDT, 2 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 27, 11:45 AM MDT, 20 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1145 AM MDT Wed Sep 27 2017

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-281745-
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-
1145 AM MDT Wed Sep 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms. A few thunderstorms could
produce large hail up to 1.25 inches and wind gusts to 60 mph.
Flash flooding is also possible, mainly west of the Rio Grande
Valley.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, with a few possibly
producing large hail and damaging winds.

Isolated thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Hefner

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 28, 6:49 AM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 7:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna42 min
Sep 28, 2:09 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana111 min
Sep 28, 3:04 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Sep 28, 4:19 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana116 min
Sep 28, 6:28 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Otero2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.