Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2021, 12:42 AM MDT for Sierra 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
- Aug 13, 2021, 12:42 AM MDT (06:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 3:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Sierra County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:40 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 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 676 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1977 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
486
WGUS54 KEPZ 130642
FFWEPZ
NMC051-130945-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0048.210813T0642Z-210813T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1242 AM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Sierra County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 345 AM MDT.
* At 1242 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. 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 North Central Sierra County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3334 10697 3326 10700 3329 10706 3336 10704
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD2 follow-up statements
540
WGUS74 KEPZ 130805
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
205 AM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
NMC051-130945-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210813T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sierra NM-
205 AM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY...
At 205 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of North Central Sierra County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3334 10697 3326 10700 3329 10706 3336 10704
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD688 WGUS74 KEPZ 130941 FFSEPZ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 341 AM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021 NMC051-130951- /O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210813T0945Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Sierra NM- 341 AM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 345 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIERRA 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. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 900 AM MDT Saturday for portions of New Mexico and southwest Texas. LAT...LON 3334 10697 3326 10700 3329 10706 3336 10704 $$ JD
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 6:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 115 min |
| Aug 12, 6:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 35 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:14 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:16 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:20 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:32 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:09 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:34 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:30 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 118 min |
| Aug 13, 12:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 7 min |
| Aug 13, 12:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Hidalgo | 113 min |
| Aug 13, 12:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 114 min |
| Aug 13, 1:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 115 min |
| Aug 13, 2:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 2:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:13 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 114 min |
| Aug 13, 3:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:06 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 36 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.