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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 31, 2021, 3:01 PM MDT for Grant 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 31, 2021, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 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), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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.
302
WGUS54 KEPZ 312101
FFWEPZ
NMC017-010000-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0084.210831T2101Z-210901T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
301 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 600 PM MDT.
* At 301 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 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 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...
Pinos Altos.
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, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
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 3295 10824 3295 10818 3291 10815 3286 10822
3288 10830 3292 10828
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD2 follow-up statements
605
WGUS74 KEPZ 312243
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
443 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
NMC017-010000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210901T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant NM-
443 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY...
At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Most of the heavy rain has ended but flash flooding remains
possible.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pinos Altos.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
In hilly terrain there are numerous of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3295 10824 3295 10818 3291 10815 3286 10822
3288 10830 3292 10828
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD714
WGUS74 KEPZ 312356
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
556 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
NMC017-010006-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210901T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant NM-
556 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3295 10824 3295 10818 3291 10815 3286 10822
3288 10830 3292 10828
$$
JDThe 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, 1:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant | 2 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.