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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS El Paso, TX

September 8, 2020Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2020, 6:02 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 8, 2020, 6:02 PM MDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2020, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, El Paso County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 26 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2020-09-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2020-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 8, 5:18 PM MDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 5:18 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 11:51 AM MDT, 6 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1151 AM MDT Tue Sep 8 2020

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-091800-
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-
1151 AM MDT Tue Sep 8 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
into tonight as a cold front moves through the region. Main
hazards will be the potential for small hail, gusty winds and
localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Temperatures will drop about 20 to 30 degrees
behind the front Wednesday, and rain chances continue through the
day on Wednesday. Some of the highest elevations may drop to near
freezing Thursday morning. Showers and thunderstorms are possible
again this weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today but rain totals and
weather reports will be appreciated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 4:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 4:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:11 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:25 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana44 min
Sep 8, 8:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ49 min
Sep 8, 8:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero51 min
Sep 8, 9:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana112 min
Sep 8, 9:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ46 min
Sep 8, 9:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero38 min
Sep 8, 11:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Sep 8, 11:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant52 min
Sep 8, 11:50 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant3 hr
Sep 9, 2:14 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Sep 9, 2:48 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Luna, Sierra3 hr
Sep 9, 3:12 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Luna, Sierra3 hr
Sep 9, 3:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna60 min
Sep 9, 4:03 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant, Luna117 min
Sep 9, 4:31 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna3 hr
Sep 9, 12:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna4 hr
Sep 9, 1:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo49 min
Sep 9, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant52 min
Sep 9, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant44 min
Sep 9, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo39 min
Sep 9, 5:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo38 min
Sep 8, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso39 min
Sep 8, 7:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso112 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.