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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS El Paso, TX

July 15, 2021Hidalgo County, Luna County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 5:05 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, Luna 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
Jul 15, 2021, 5:05 PM MDT (23:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2021-07-15Temperature 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 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2287 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

659 
WUUS54 KEPZ 152305
SVREPZ
NMC023-029-152345-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0056.210715T2305Z-210715T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
505 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles northeast
  of Alamo Hueco, moving northeast at 15 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...
  Hachita Valley.

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 3183 10822 3178 10811 3178 10821 3161 10821
      3156 10831 3164 10835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 223DEG 11KT 3165 10827 

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

BROWN
2 follow-up statements
500 
WWUS54 KEPZ 152324
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
524 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

NMC023-029-152345-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210715T2345Z/
Luna NM-Hidalgo NM-
524 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LUNA AND SOUTHEASTERN HIDALGO COUNTIES...

At 524 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles southeast
of Hachita, moving northeast at 15 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...
Hachita Valley.

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 10822 3178 10811 3178 10821 3161 10821
      3158 10829 3165 10834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 223DEG 11KT 3170 10822 

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

BROWN
738 
WWUS54 KEPZ 152335
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
535 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

NMC023-029-152345-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210715T2345Z/
Luna NM-Hidalgo NM-
535 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LUNA AND
SOUTHEASTERN HIDALGO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3179 10822 3178 10811 3178 10821 3161 10821
      3158 10829 3165 10834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 223DEG 11KT 3172 10820 

$$

BROWN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Jul 15, 12:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Jul 15, 1:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Jul 15, 2:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant3 hr
Jul 15, 2:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Jul 15, 3:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra2 hr
Jul 15, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna23 min
Jul 15, 4:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo26 min
Jul 15, 4:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHidalgo38 min
Jul 15, 4:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra32 min
Jul 15, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo28 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.