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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS El Paso, TX

June 24, 2020Sierra County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2020, 4:11 PM MDT for Sierra County, New Mexico. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 24, 2020, 4:11 PM MDT (22:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2020, 5:00 PM MDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Sierra County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 24, 4:45 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 59	Spaceport America, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 146 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -452 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

498 
WUUS54 KEPZ 242211
SVREPZ
NMC051-242300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0021.200624T2211Z-200624T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
411 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2020

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Sierra County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 411 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
  of Engle, moving southeast at 25 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...
  Upham, Truth or Consequences, Engle, Cutter, City of Elephant
  Butte, Spaceport America, Elephant Butte Lake, Lost Canyon, Ash
  Canyon, Rock Canyon, Hot Springs Landing, Lakeshore Highlands and
  South Monticello Campground.

This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 75 and
81.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3321 10733 3336 10710 3309 10669 3284 10701
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 315DEG 21KT 3323 10710 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

717 
WWUS54 KEPZ 242231
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
431 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2020

NMC051-242300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200624T2300Z/
Sierra NM-
431 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY...

At 430 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Engle, moving
southeast at 25 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...
Upham, Truth or Consequences, Engle, City of Elephant Butte, Cutter,
Spaceport America, Elephant Butte Lake, Ash Canyon, Rock Canyon, Hot
Springs Landing and Lost Canyon.

This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 75 and
80.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3318 10731 3332 10708 3309 10669 3284 10701
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 315DEG 21KT 3315 10700 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 6:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Doña Ana, Otero	52 min
Jun 23, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Doña Ana	28 min
Jun 23, 7:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Doña Ana, Otero	59 min
Jun 23, 7:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Doña Ana	38 min
Jun 23, 8:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Doña Ana	39 min
Jun 23, 8:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	43 min
Jun 23, 8:48 PM MDT	Dust Storm Advisory	EPZ	Doña Ana, Otero	57 min
Jun 23, 9:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	44 min
Jun 23, 9:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	49 min
Jun 24, 1:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ		43 min
Jun 24, 3:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Sierra	40 min
Jun 24, 3:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	32 min
Jun 24, 3:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Sierra	39 min
Jun 24, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Sierra	46 min
Jun 24, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Doña Ana	45 min
Jun 24, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ		41 min
Jun 24, 5:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Doña Ana	43 min
Jun 24, 5:53 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Doña Ana	97 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.