Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 6:22 AM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 6 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 14, 2021, 6:22 AM MDT (12:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 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), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:24 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, 11:15 AM MDT | FLOOD | Canutillo, TX | TX 20 CLOSED FROM STANDING WATER AND MUD FLOWS. |
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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
895
WGUS54 KEPZ 141222
FFWEPZ
NMC013-TXC141-141530-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0061.210814T1222Z-210814T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
622 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 930 AM MDT.
* At 622 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, Vinton and
Westway.
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.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3182 10665 3189 10667 3192 10662 3197 10663
3197 10658 3189 10658
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
$$
TAB1 follow-up statement
812
WGUS54 KEPZ 141442
FFWEPZ
NMC013-TXC141-141800-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210814T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
842 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until noon MDT.
* At 842 AM MDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, Vinton and
Westway.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3182 10665 3189 10667 3192 10662 3197 10663
3197 10658 3189 10658
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
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, 4:48 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 7 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
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021
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.