Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2019
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS El Paso, TX
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:55 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 43 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:55 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 40 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.