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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS El Paso, TX

September 18, 20186 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood watch at Sep 18, 2018, 1:16 PM MDT for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Sep 19, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2018, 1:16 PM MDT (19:16 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 19, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 20, 2018, 7:07 PM MDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Flood severity
None

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 2:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Sep 18, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant40 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in New Mexico, 2018Flash Flood Watches in Texas, 2018Every flash flood watch in 2018

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.