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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS El Paso, TX

July 1, 2021El Paso County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT for El Paso County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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
Jul 1, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2021, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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
Jul 1, 5:25 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wnw Fort Bliss, TXVIDEO OBTAINED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA OF A HOME WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER INSIDE AND DAMAGE TO POSSESSIONS EVIDENT.
Jul 1, 5:28 PM MDTHEAVY RAIN 0.985 N El Paso, TXRAIN OVER THE LAST 30 MINUTES IN NE EL PASO, AND STILL POURING.
Jul 1, 5:37 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nw Fort Bliss, TXGATEWAY SOUTH NEAR FRED WILSON IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING. A CAR IS STRANDED IN THE FLOOD WATERS. US-54 AT ELLERTHORPE ALSO HAS WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY RESULTING IN CLOSURES.
Jul 1, 5:54 PM MDTHEAVY RAIN 1.152 W Fort Bliss, TXRAIN OVER THE LAST HOUR.

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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2021-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 966 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
966 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

708 
WGUS54 KEPZ 012315
FFWEPZ
NMC035-TXC141-020215-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0010.210701T2315Z-210702T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
515 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
  Northern El Paso County in western Texas...

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 515 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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...
  West El Paso, East El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Central El Paso, 
  Far East El Paso, Mission Valley, Chaparral, Fort Bliss, Fort 
  Bliss Northeast, Biggs Field, Montana Vista, Homestead Meadows and 
  Franklin Mountains State Park.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses 
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3201 10621 3185 10619 3179 10606 3173 10622
      3173 10638 3176 10645 3175 10649 3178 10652
      3200 10649

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JD
1 follow-up statement
855 
WGUS74 KEPZ 020210
FFSEPZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
810 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

NMC035-TXC141-020220-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210702T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otero NM-El Paso TX-
810 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN OTERO AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3201 10621 3185 10619 3179 10606 3173 10622
      3173 10638 3176 10645 3175 10649 3178 10652
      3200 10649

$$

HC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth111 min
Jul 1, 3:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth3 hr
Jul 1, 3:22 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZHudspeth3 hr
Jul 1, 4:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth3 hr
Jul 1, 4:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth112 min
Jul 1, 8:57 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 1, 9:34 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna3 hr
Jul 1, 11:21 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 1, 12:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra115 min
Jul 1, 12:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Jul 1, 12:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Jul 1, 12:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 1, 12:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 1, 1:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo3 hr
Jul 1, 1:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo, Luna3 hr
Jul 1, 1:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana2 hr
Jul 1, 2:20 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 1, 2:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 1, 3:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 1, 3:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Luna116 min
Jul 1, 3:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 1, 3:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Luna, Sierra3 hr
Jul 1, 3:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 1, 3:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Jul 1, 4:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 1, 4:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Jul 1, 4:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra116 min
Jul 1, 5:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero112 min

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