Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2021, 3:55 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It was in force for 4 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
- Jun 28, 2021, 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Doña Ana County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
158
WGUS54 KEPZ 282155
FFWEPZ
NMC013-290200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0003.210628T2155Z-210629T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
355 PM MDT Mon Jun 28 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 800 PM MDT.
* At 355 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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...
mainly rural areas of Southwestern Dona Ana County
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches 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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3190 10706 3196 10701 3209 10712 3206 10726
3194 10718
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD1 follow-up statement
913
WGUS74 KEPZ 290101
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
701 PM MDT Mon Jun 28 2021
NMC013-290200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210629T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dona Ana NM-
701 PM MDT Mon Jun 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTY...
At 655 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicates most of the heavy rain has
ended across the warned area. However, between 2.5 to 4 inches of
rain have fallen. Flooding and Flash Flooding are still a threat
initially but the Flash Flood Warning will be allowed to expire at
8PM MDT as the threat relaxes.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Southwestern Dona Ana County
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3190 10706 3196 10701 3209 10712 3206 10726
3194 10718
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JDThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 6:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:44 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.