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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS El Paso, TX
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.
- 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
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
$$
JG2 follow-up statements
141
WGUS74 KEPZ 040036
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
636 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
TXC229-040245-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210704T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hudspeth TX-
636 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY...
At 636 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen near Frenchman Canyon. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, highways, streets
and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying
areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Indian Hot Springs and Frenchman Canyon.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Grande, Rio, Squaw Creek and Red Light Draw.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3083 10533 3090 10532 3098 10528 3102 10522
3100 10515 3090 10510 3073 10506 3071 10508
3075 10511 3075 10516 3077 10516 3078 10517
3077 10518 3079 10520 3078 10522 3081 10521
3079 10526 3083 10529 3081 10532 3083 10532
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JG772
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
$$
JGThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 5:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 113 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.