Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2018, 5:28 PM MDT for Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2018, 5:28 PM MDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2018, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 12:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 1055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -304 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
587
WUUS54 KEPZ 032328
SVREPZ
TXC229-040015-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0021.180603T2328Z-180604T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
528 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Hudspeth County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 615 PM MDT
* At 528 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Acala, or 6
miles northwest of Fort Hancock, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Hancock...
Esperanza...
Mcnary...
and Acala.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3117 10577 3120 10578 3129 10587 3131 10593
3137 10595 3139 10599 3142 10596 3148 10596
3148 10599 3176 10599 3176 10540 3107 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 252DEG 27KT 3137 10591
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GRZYWACZ2 follow-up statements
605
WWUS54 KEPZ 032353
SVSEPZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
553 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018
TXC229-040015-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180604T0015Z/
Hudspeth TX-
553 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY...
At 553 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast
of Fort Hancock, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Hancock, Esperanza, Mcnary and Acala.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3117 10577 3120 10578 3129 10587 3131 10593
3137 10595 3139 10599 3142 10596 3148 10596
3148 10599 3176 10599 3176 10540 3107 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 252DEG 27KT 3143 10570
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GRZYWACZ544
WWUS54 KEPZ 040013
SVSEPZ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
613 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018
TXC229-040022-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180604T0015Z/
Hudspeth TX-
613 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southwestern Texas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
El Paso.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Central Hudspeth County.
LAT...LON 3117 10577 3120 10578 3129 10587 3131 10593
3137 10595 3139 10599 3142 10596 3148 10596
3148 10599 3176 10599 3176 10540 3107 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 252DEG 27KT 3147 10555
$$
GRZYWACZThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 4:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.