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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS El Paso, TX

September 26, 2021Sierra County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 26, 2021, 4:54 PM MDT for Sierra County, New Mexico. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 26, 2021, 4:54 PM MDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Sep 26, 2021, 5:16 PM MDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sierra County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-262 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

542 
WUUS54 KEPZ 262254
SVREPZ
NMC051-262330-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0103.210926T2254Z-210926T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
454 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Sierra County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 454 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 23 miles northeast
  of Engle, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Sierra County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3347 10637 3325 10665 3334 10679 3348 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 215DEG 20KT 3335 10667 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BROWN
1 follow-up statement
108 
WWUS54 KEPZ 262316
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
516 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

NMC051-262326-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210926T2330Z/
Sierra NM-
516 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SIERRA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3347 10637 3325 10665 3334 10679 3348 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 215DEG 20KT 3345 10659 

$$

BROWN

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna27 min
Sep 25, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna31 min
Sep 25, 6:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna24 min
Sep 25, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna36 min
Sep 25, 7:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna39 min
Sep 25, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna37 min
Sep 26, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo32 min
Sep 26, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra23 min
Sep 26, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZSierra42 min
Sep 26, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant36 min
Sep 26, 2:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna29 min
Sep 26, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna34 min
Sep 26, 3:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Luna8 min
Sep 26, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana34 min
Sep 26, 3:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Luna51 min
Sep 26, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra27 min
Sep 26, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZSierra46 min
Sep 26, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEPZDoña Ana, Sierra43 min
Sep 26, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana33 min
Sep 26, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero, Sierra46 min
Sep 26, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna38 min
Sep 26, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero34 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.