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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS El Paso, TX

May 22, 2021Otero County, New Mexico; Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 4:16 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico; Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 28 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
May 22, 2021, 4:16 PM MDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2021, 4:44 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Otero County, NM, Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 12:42 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2021-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

746 
WUUS54 KEPZ 222216
SVREPZ
NMC035-TXC229-222300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0004.210522T2216Z-210522T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
416 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
  Northern Hudspeth County in western Texas...

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 416 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast
  of Dell City, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
  Lincoln National Forest, Crow Flats and Brokeoff Mountains. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for south central
New Mexico...and western Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3195 10513 3210 10526 3241 10493 3229 10485
      3204 10485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 232DEG 24KT 3208 10509 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CRESPO
1 follow-up statement
708 
WWUS54 KEPZ 222244
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
444 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

NMC035-TXC229-222254-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210522T2300Z/
Otero NM-Hudspeth TX-
444 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTERO AND
NORTHERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for south central
New Mexico...and western Texas.

LAT...LON 3195 10513 3210 10526 3241 10493 3229 10485
      3204 10485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 232DEG 24KT 3220 10491 

$$

CRESPO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 5:46 AM MDTWind AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra14 hr
May 22, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ51 min
May 22, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ43 min
May 22, 2:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero49 min
May 22, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero49 min
May 22, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero52 min
May 22, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero24 min
May 22, 2:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth28 min

Nearby

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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.