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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS El Paso, TX

July 11, 2021Doña Ana County, Sierra County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 6:13 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, Sierra County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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, 6:13 PM MDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Sierra County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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
Jul 11, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 751 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
751 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2875 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

146 
WUUS54 KEPZ 120013
SVREPZ
NMC013-051-120100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0040.210712T0013Z-210712T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sierra County in south central New Mexico...
  North central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 612 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
  of Upham, moving south at 25 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...
  Rincon, Jornada Range and Portions of Jornada Experimental Range. 

This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 19 and
36.
 
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 3286 10709 3289 10671 3252 10668 3250 10707
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 351DEG 21KT 3282 10691 

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

GRZYWACZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 6:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero44 min
Jul 11, 6:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero, Sierra40 min
Jul 11, 6:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero52 min
Jul 11, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero26 min
Jul 11, 6:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZSierra3 hr
Jul 11, 6:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero47 min
Jul 11, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero42 min
Jul 11, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Sierra47 min
Jul 11, 6:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Jul 11, 7:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero45 min
Jul 11, 7:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra41 min
Jul 11, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana39 min
Jul 11, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero29 min
Jul 11, 7:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 11, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero44 min
Jul 11, 7:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 11, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero30 min
Jul 11, 7:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Sierra48 min
Jul 11, 8:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 11, 8:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana49 min
Jul 11, 8:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 11, 8:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana29 min
Jul 11, 8:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana26 min
Jul 11, 8:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna24 min
Jul 11, 9:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo27 min
Jul 11, 10:10 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZHidalgo2 hr
Jul 11, 10:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 11, 10:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna3 hr
Jul 11, 11:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 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.