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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2021, 4:17 PM MDT for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 4:17 PM MDT (22:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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, 6:17 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 11 Ne Montana Vista, TX | PETTY PRUE STREET CLOSED DUE TO WASHOUT. ARROYO OVER TOPPED LOW FLOW CHANNEL AND DAMAGED LOW WATER CROSSING. |
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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.
341
WGUS54 KEPZ 132217
FFWEPZ
TXC141-229-140130-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0054.210813T2217Z-210814T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
417 PM MDT Fri Aug 13 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern El Paso County in western Texas...
Northwestern Hudspeth County in western Texas...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 417 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
Loma Linda, Hueco Tanks and Hueco Mountain Estates.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
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 3196 10596 3185 10597 3187 10600 3193 10609
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 4:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 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.