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Flash Flood Warning 83, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 31, 2021, 1:59 PM MDT for Grant County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 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 31, 2021, 1:59 PM MDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Grant County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 376 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437
WGUS54 KEPZ 311959
FFWEPZ
NMC017-312200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0083.210831T1959Z-210831T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
159 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 400 PM MDT.
* At 159 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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...
mainly rural areas of Northeastern Grant County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
In hilly terrain there are numerous of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 10791 3288 10784 3282 10790 3284 10793
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD2 follow-up statements
773
WGUS74 KEPZ 312029
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
229 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
NMC017-312200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210831T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant NM-
229 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY...
At 229 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Northeastern Grant County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are numerous of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 10791 3288 10784 3282 10790 3284 10793
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD665 WGUS74 KEPZ 312155 FFSEPZ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 355 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021 NMC017-312205- /O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210831T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Grant NM- 355 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT 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 3290 10791 3288 10784 3282 10790 3284 10793 $$ JD
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 12:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 113 min |
| Aug 31, 1:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 2 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.