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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS El Paso, TX

June 27, 2021Doña Ana County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2021, 2:39 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It was in force for 51 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, 2:39 PM MDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2021, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
51 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), 74 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 74 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

414 
WUUS54 KEPZ 272039
SVREPZ
NMC013-272130-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0018.210627T2039Z-210627T2130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

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

* Until 330 PM MDT.

* At 239 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Radium Springs, moving southeast at 10 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 
  west central Dona Ana County, however strong outflow winds may 
  reach portions of I-25 and I-10 near Las Cruces along with blowing 
  dust.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3252 10719 3257 10699 3236 10686 3229 10717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 307DEG 8KT 3249 10707 

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

DENNHARDT
2 follow-up statements
253 
WWUS54 KEPZ 272100
SVSEPZ

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

NMC013-272130-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210627T2130Z/
Dona Ana NM-
300 PM MDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY...

At 259 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Radium Springs, moving southeast at 10 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 west
central Dona Ana County.

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 3249 10719 3254 10699 3236 10686 3229 10717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 307DEG 8KT 3246 10703 

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

DENNHARDT
477 
WWUS54 KEPZ 272121
SVSEPZ

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

NMC013-272130-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210627T2130Z/
Dona Ana NM-
321 PM MDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain 
and downstream flooding is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3249 10719 3254 10699 3236 10686 3229 10717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 307DEG 8KT 3244 10699 

$$

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, 2:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana40 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.