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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2021, 4:11 PM MDT for El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2021, 4:11 PM MDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 5:09 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 Wsw Montana Vista, TX | FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF MONTANA AND DOMINICAN STREET. VEHICLE FLOODED IN INTERSECTION. |
| Aug 13, 5:32 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Wsw Montana Vista, TX | FLOODING AT JOE BATTLE AND MONTANA. SOME STRANDED VEHICLES REPORTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 568 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
254
WGUS54 KEPZ 132211
FFWEPZ
TXC141-140115-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0053.210813T2211Z-210814T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
411 PM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 411 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has 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...
East El Paso, Central El Paso, Far East El Paso, Mission Valley,
Socorro and Montana Vista.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 26 and 34.
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, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3185 10629 3180 10618 3164 10631 3166 10633
3170 10635 3171 10637 3173 10638 3175 10642
3176 10643
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
AB2 follow-up statements
199
WGUS74 KEPZ 132317
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
517 PM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
TXC141-140115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210814T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso TX-
517 PM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
At 517 PM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
East El Paso, Central El Paso, Far East El Paso, Mission Valley,
Socorro and Montana Vista.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 26 and 35.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3185 10629 3180 10618 3164 10631 3166 10633
3170 10635 3171 10637 3173 10638 3175 10642
3176 10643
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
AB656
WGUS74 KEPZ 140112
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
712 PM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
TXC141-140122-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210814T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
El Paso TX-
712 PM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road
closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT Sunday for
portions of New Mexico and southwest Texas.
LAT...LON 3185 10629 3180 10618 3164 10631 3166 10633
3170 10635 3171 10637 3173 10638 3175 10642
3176 10643
$$
ABThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 115 min |
| Aug 12, 6:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 7:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 113 min |
| Aug 12, 7:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 9:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:36 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 118 min |
| Aug 13, 1:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 113 min |
| Aug 13, 2:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:25 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.