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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2021, 11:44 AM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. 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 23, 2021, 11:44 AM MDT (17:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2021, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
862
WGUS54 KEPZ 231744
FFWEPZ
NMC035-232045-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0026.210723T1744Z-210723T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1144 AM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 245 PM MDT.
* At 1144 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Northeastern Otero County
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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
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 3269 10535 3268 10540 3271 10543 3276 10544
3278 10541 3276 10535 3272 10535 3271 10535
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ABThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 10:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 10:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hidalgo | 28 min |
| Jul 23, 9:10 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 35 min | |
| Jul 23, 11:38 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 6 min |
| Jul 23, 12:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 31 min | |
| Jul 23, 2:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Sierra | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 4:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 18 min |
| Jul 23, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 23 min |
| Jul 23, 4:25 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 32 min |
| Jul 23, 5:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 42 min |
| Jul 23, 5:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 34 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.