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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS El Paso, TX

July 3, 2021Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT for Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 8:45 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 411 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 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
411 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
856 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

708 
WGUS54 KEPZ 032340
FFWEPZ
TXC229-040245-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0012.210703T2340Z-210704T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
540 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Hudspeth County in western Texas...

* Until 845 PM MDT.

* At 539 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen around Frenchman Canyon. 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, highways,
           streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and
           low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Indian Hot Springs and Frenchman Canyon.

Additional rainfall amounts up 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.

In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3083 10533 3090 10532 3098 10528 3102 10522
      3100 10515 3090 10510 3073 10506 3071 10508
      3075 10511 3075 10516 3077 10516 3078 10517
      3077 10518 3079 10520 3078 10522 3081 10521
      3079 10526 3083 10529 3081 10532 3083 10532

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

JG
2 follow-up statements
141 
WGUS74 KEPZ 040036
FFSEPZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
636 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

TXC229-040245-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210704T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hudspeth TX-
636 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY...

At 636 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen near Frenchman Canyon. 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, highways, streets
         and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying
         areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Indian Hot Springs and Frenchman Canyon.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Grande, Rio, Squaw Creek and Red Light Draw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3083 10533 3090 10532 3098 10528 3102 10522
      3100 10515 3090 10510 3073 10506 3071 10508
      3075 10511 3075 10516 3077 10516 3078 10517
      3077 10518 3079 10520 3078 10522 3081 10521
      3079 10526 3083 10529 3081 10532 3083 10532

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JG
772 
WGUS74 KEPZ 040239
FFSEPZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
839 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

TXC229-040249-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210704T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hudspeth TX-
839 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3083 10533 3090 10532 3098 10528 3102 10522
      3100 10515 3090 10510 3073 10506 3071 10508
      3075 10511 3075 10516 3077 10516 3078 10517
      3077 10518 3079 10520 3079 10522 3081 10521
      3079 10526 3083 10529 3081 10532 3083 10532

$$

JG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth41 min
Jul 3, 5:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth113 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.