Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 4:48 AM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 7 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 14, 2021, 4:48 AM MDT (10:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 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 14, 9:45 AM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | La Union, NM | DONA CO OEM SENDS EVACUATION ORDERS BECAUSE OF FLOODING. |
| Aug 14, 10:00 AM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S La Union, NM | WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS THE NM 273 CORRIDOR NORTH OF DOMENICI HIGHWAY. |
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 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 458 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1317 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
516
WGUS54 KEPZ 141048
FFWEPZ
NMC013-TXC141-141445-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0060.210814T1048Z-210814T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
448 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 845 AM MDT.
* At 448 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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 arroyos and washes, streets as well
as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Santa Teresa, La Union and Chamberino. Catch dams west of the
community of La Union have been compromised from previous rains
and may be a threat to the community.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3189 10667 3191 10673 3196 10672 3200 10673
3203 10671 3205 10666 3203 10665 3199 10664
3196 10664 3194 10662 3192 10662
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
$$
TAB1 follow-up statement
753
WGUS54 KEPZ 141415
FFWEPZ
NMC013-TXC141-141800-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210814T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
815 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until noon MDT.
* At 815 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Santa Teresa, La Union and Chamberino.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
&&
LAT...LON 3189 10667 3191 10673 3196 10672 3200 10673
3203 10671 3205 10666 3203 10665 3199 10664
3196 10664 3194 10662 3192 10662
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ABThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 6:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:27 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:22 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:43 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:20 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:58 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Luna | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:09 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:25 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero, Sierra | 7 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:13 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 4:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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.