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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 16, 2021, 5:55 AM MDT for El Paso County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2021, 5:55 AM MDT (11:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 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), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
875
WGUS54 KEPZ 161155
FFWEPZ
NMC013-TXC141-161500-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0069.210816T1155Z-210816T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
555 AM MDT Mon Aug 16 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...
Western El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 900 AM MDT.
* At 555 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. 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, urban areas, highways and
streets, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying
areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Doniphan road in West El Paso, Canutillo and Vinton.
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 3194 10662 3194 10659 3189 10659 3186 10658
3186 10661 3188 10662 3192 10662
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TAB1 follow-up statement
660
WGUS74 KEPZ 161455
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
855 AM MDT Mon Aug 16 2021
NMC013-TXC141-161505-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210816T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dona Ana NM-El Paso TX-
855 AM MDT Mon Aug 16 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 300 AM MDT Tuesday for
portions of New Mexico and Far West Texas.
LAT...LON 3194 10662 3194 10659 3189 10659 3186 10658
3186 10661 3188 10662 3192 10662
$$
JGThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 5:25 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:06 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:58 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 1:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Otero | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 2:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 112 min |
| Aug 16, 3:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Sierra | 118 min |
| Aug 16, 4:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hidalgo | 58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.