Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 10:09 AM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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, 10:09 AM MDT (16:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 1:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Damage threat
- Catastrophic
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 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. |
| Aug 14, 12:20 PM MDT | FLOOD | Canutillo, TX | KFOX REPORTS STALLED VEHICLE NEEDING RESCUE IN CANUTILLO. |
| Aug 14, 12:43 PM MDT | FLOOD | La Union, NM | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS LA UNION. |
| Aug 14, 12:53 PM MDT | FLOOD | Canutillo, TX | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FLOODING FROM CANUTILLO. |
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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 15 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.
853
WGUS54 KEPZ 141609
FFWEPZ
NMC013-TXC141-141915-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0065.210814T1609Z-210814T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1009 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LA UNION...
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 115 PM MDT.
* At 1009 AM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for portions
of the area for the next 48 hours. Please leave your homes if in
these areas. The American Red Cross evacuation center is available
at Anthony Elementary School located at 600 North Fourth Street in
Anthony New Mexico. If you need a ride, notify the Sheriff's
Deputy or call central dispatch 5 7 5 5 2 6 0 7 9 5.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for La Union. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
West El Paso, Anthony, Vado, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Berino,
Canutillo, La Union, Chamberino, Vinton, Westway and La Mesa.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 155 and 164.
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 1 and 8.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3186 10667 3213 10673 3214 10663 3205 10657
3200 10657 3187 10656
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
$$
AB1 follow-up statement
404
WGUS74 KEPZ 141914
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
114 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
NMC013-TXC141-141924-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210814T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dona Ana NM-El Paso TX-
114 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL DONA ANA AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES...
Flooding is still on going. This flash flood warning will be
replaced with a areal flood warning shortly.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT Sunday for
portions of New Mexico and southwest Texas.
Heavy rain is still possible and with the saturated soils runoff
could be quick and significant.
LAT...LON 3186 10667 3213 10673 3214 10663 3205 10657
3200 10657 3187 10656
$$
TSBThe 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, 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, 10:25 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.