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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2021, 3:22 PM MDT for Hudspeth County, Texas. 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
- Jul 1, 2021, 3:22 PM MDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 966 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
295
WGUS54 KEPZ 012122
FFWEPZ
TXC229-020030-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0008.210701T2122Z-210702T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
322 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Hudspeth County in western Texas...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 322 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sierra Blanca and Sunset Ranches.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3134 10530 3117 10535 3119 10546 3135 10546
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD1 follow-up statement
907 WGUS74 KEPZ 020027 FFSEPZ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 627 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 TXC229-020037- /O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210702T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hudspeth TX- 627 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY... Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3134 10530 3117 10535 3119 10546 3135 10546 $$ JD
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 111 min |
| Jul 1, 3:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 112 min |
| Jul 1, 5:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 3 hr |
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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.