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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS El Paso, TX

July 11, 2021Doña Ana County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 5:21 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It was in force for 39 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: Jul 11, 2021, 5:21 PM MDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Doña Ana County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 11, 2:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 64 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 345 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -353 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2381 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WUUS54 KEPZ 112321
SVREPZ
NMC013-120000-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0031.210711T2321Z-210712T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
521 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 521 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Organ, moving
  south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Las Cruces, Organ, Talavera, East Mesa, Northeast Las Cruces,
  Dripping Springs, Aguirre Springs, Portions of Organ Mountains
  Desert Peaks National Monument and Soledad Canyon.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 2.
 Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 151 and 167.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3256 10661 3251 10651 3223 10654 3236 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 017DEG 16KT 3247 10658 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GRZYWACZ

2 follow-up statements

872 
WWUS54 KEPZ 112341
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
541 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

NMC013-120000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210712T0000Z/
Dona Ana NM-
541 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY...

At 541 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Organ, moving
south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Las Cruces, Organ, Talavera, East Mesa, Northeast Las Cruces,
Dripping Springs, Aguirre Springs, Portions of Organ Mountains Desert
Peaks National Monument and Soledad Canyon.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 2.
 Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 151 and 166.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3253 10659 3250 10653 3223 10654 3236 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 020DEG 13KT 3242 10661 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GRZYWACZ

618 
WWUS54 KEPZ 112357
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
557 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

NMC013-120007-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210712T0000Z/
Dona Ana NM-
557 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 600 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
south central New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3253 10659 3250 10653 3223 10654 3236 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 017DEG 16KT 3236 10663 

$$

GRZYWACZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 2:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	51 min
Jul 11, 3:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Otero	3 hr
Jul 11, 3:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	49 min
Jul 11, 3:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ		27 min
Jul 11, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Grant	33 min
Jul 11, 4:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	48 min
Jul 11, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Sierra	21 min
Jul 11, 4:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	37 min
Jul 11, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	48 min
Jul 11, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Grant	33 min
Jul 11, 4:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Otero	3 hr
Jul 11, 4:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Sierra	30 min
Jul 11, 4:47 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Grant	6 hr
Jul 11, 4:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	40 min
Jul 11, 5:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	28 min
Jul 11, 5:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	37 min
Jul 11, 5:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	46 min
Jul 11, 5:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	44 min
Jul 11, 5:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	50 min
Jul 11, 5:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Doña Ana, Otero	49 min
Jul 11, 5:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Sierra	46 min
Jul 11, 5:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	42 min
Jul 11, 5:36 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Otero	3 hr
Jul 11, 5:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	41 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.