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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2021, 4:18 PM MDT for Otero 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
- Jul 1, 2021, 4:18 PM MDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
481
WGUS54 KEPZ 012218
FFWEPZ
NMC035-020130-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0009.210701T2218Z-210702T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
418 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 417 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen over the last hour, in addition to several inches over
the past 3 to 5 days. 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...
mainly rural areas of Northeastern Otero County
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.
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 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 3275 10535 3277 10545 3283 10547 3290 10544
3292 10535 3288 10535 3286 10535 3283 10535
3279 10535 3278 10535 3276 10535
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD1 follow-up statement
854
WGUS74 KEPZ 020125
FFSEPZ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
725 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
NMC035-020135-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210702T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otero NM-
725 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT for portions
of south central New Mexico and southwest New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3275 10535 3277 10545 3283 10547 3290 10544
3292 10535 3288 10535 3286 10535 3283 10535
3279 10535 3278 10535 3276 10535
$$
JDThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:57 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:34 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:21 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 115 min |
| Jul 1, 12:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:20 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna | 116 min |
| Jul 1, 3:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 116 min |
| Jul 1, 5:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 112 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.