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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS El Paso, TX

April 9, 20198 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2019, 7:13 AM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 10, 2019, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2019, 7:13 AM MDT (13:13 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2019, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2019, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

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

The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 368 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2019-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2019-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Apr 9, 5:44 AM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:44 AM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 7:03 AM MDT, 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
703 AM MDT Tue Apr 9 2019

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-101315-
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-
703 AM MDT Tue Apr 9 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
High temperatures will reach into the lower-90s across the
lowlands this afternoon. Critical Fire weather conditions are
also expected over much of southern New Mexico due to a
combination of low humidity and breezy westerly winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
A strong storm system will bring very dry and windy conditions to
the region on Wednesday. Wind gusts will range between 55 and 65
mph, with localized higher gusts possible. Areas of blowing dust
are also likely to reduce visibility in many places.

A few thunderstorms may be possible on Saturday, with snow showers
possible in the higher terrain above 7,500 feet.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 4:55 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningEPZDoña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra43 hr
Apr 9, 4:55 AM MDTWind AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo40 hr

Nearby

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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.