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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 7:43 AM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. 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 14, 2021, 7:43 AM MDT (13:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 10:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 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, 8:07 AM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | 1 Ne Alamogordo, NM | ABOUT 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 1 HOUR. |
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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.
152
WGUS54 KEPZ 141343
FFWEPZ
NMC035-141645-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0062.210814T1343Z-210814T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
743 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 1045 AM MDT.
* At 743 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 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...
Alamogordo, Tularosa, Burro Flats, La Luz, Boles Acres and Oliver
Lee State Park.
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 3271 10584 3271 10601 3287 10605 3308 10608
3312 10598 3311 10592 3302 10588 3285 10587
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JGThe 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, 6:22 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 6 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 |
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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.