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River Flood Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX
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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</html>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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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 42 min |
| Sep 28, 2:09 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 111 min |
| Sep 28, 3:04 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:19 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 116 min |
| Sep 28, 6:28 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.