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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX

June 27, 2021Luna County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT for Luna County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 27, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Luna County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 4:00 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD4 E Deming, NMSPOTTER REPORTS WATER RUNNING HALFWAY UP TO HOUSES AND LOTS OF STANDING WATER. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME ALONG RURAL ROADWAYS.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-248 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1746 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

004 
WGUS54 KEPZ 272154
FFWEPZ
NMC029-280100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0001.210627T2154Z-210628T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
354 PM MDT Sun Jun 27 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 353 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Deming and Rock Hound State Park.

Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the 
warned area.

Flooding will be particularly impactful along Rock Hound Road due to 
runoff from the Florida Mountains. Low water crossings may become 
impassable.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. 
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a 
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 10775 3227 10773 3228 10763 3215 10757
      3211 10767

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 1:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana51 min
Jun 27, 2:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo116 min
Jun 27, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana38 min
Jun 27, 2:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana40 min
Jun 27, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana51 min
Jun 27, 2:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchEPZDoña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra4 days
Jun 27, 2:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jun 27, 3:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana27 min
Jun 27, 3:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna51 min
Jun 27, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana43 min
Jun 27, 3:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jun 27, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana42 min
Jun 27, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ40 min
Jun 27, 3:43 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZHidalgo2 hr
Jun 27, 5:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna3 hr

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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.