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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS El Paso, TX

June 27, 2021Doña Ana County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2021, 2:35 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It was in force for 40 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
Jun 27, 2021, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2021, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Doña Ana County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 2 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 2021-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-248 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1746 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

767 
WUUS54 KEPZ 272035
SVREPZ
NMC013-272115-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0017.210627T2035Z-210627T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
235 PM MDT Sun Jun 27 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 315 PM MDT.

* At 235 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
  of La Union, moving south at 5 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, La Union and Union Pacific Intermodal
  Terminal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3179 10687 3195 10689 3200 10666 3190 10665
      3188 10664 3187 10664 3184 10662 3181 10659
      3178 10659 3178 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 344DEG 5KT 3190 10677 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DENNHARDT
1 follow-up statement
453 
WWUS54 KEPZ 272101
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
301 PM MDT Sun Jun 27 2021

NMC013-272115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210627T2115Z/
Dona Ana NM-
301 PM MDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY...

At 300 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of
Santa Teresa, moving south at 5 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.

Locations impacted include...
Santa Teresa, Sunland Park and Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3179 10687 3195 10689 3197 10669 3190 10665
      3188 10664 3187 10664 3184 10662 3181 10659
      3178 10659 3178 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 344DEG 5KT 3187 10676 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DENNHARDT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 1:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana51 min
Jun 27, 2:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo116 min
Jun 27, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana38 min
Jun 27, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana51 min
Jun 27, 2:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchEPZDoña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra4 days
Jun 27, 2:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jun 27, 3:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana27 min
Jun 27, 3:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna51 min
Jun 27, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana43 min
Jun 27, 3:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jun 27, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana42 min
Jun 27, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ40 min
Jun 27, 3:43 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZHidalgo2 hr
Jun 27, 3:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZLuna3 hr
Jun 27, 5:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna3 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.