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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS El Paso, TX

July 26, 2021Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 2:17 PM MDT for Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 43 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 26, 2021, 2:17 PM MDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 299 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 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
299 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

626 
WUUS54 KEPZ 262017
SVREPZ
TXC229-262100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0063.210726T2017Z-210726T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
217 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Hudspeth County in western Texas...

* Until 300 PM MDT.

* At 217 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of
  Cornudas, moving north at 20 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...
  Cornudas Mountains.

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 3174 10561 3172 10572 3193 10595 3200 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 171DEG 16KT 3181 10570 

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

BROWN
1 follow-up statement
523 
WWUS54 KEPZ 262050
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
250 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

TXC229-262100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210726T2100Z/
Hudspeth TX-
250 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY...

At 250 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of Loma
Linda, moving northwest 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Hudspeth 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 3183 10569 3179 10579 3193 10595 3198 10563
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 140DEG 15KT 3191 10579 

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

BROWN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 9:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth36 min
Jul 26, 1:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso38 min
Jul 26, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth29 min
Jul 26, 2:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth2 hr
Jul 26, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth28 min
Jul 26, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth25 min
Jul 26, 3:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth2 hr
Jul 26, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth25 min
Jul 26, 3:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZHudspeth3 hr
Jul 26, 4:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth3 hr
Jul 26, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth25 min
Jul 26, 4:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso3 hr
Jul 26, 4:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso25 min
Jul 26, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth2 hr
Jul 26, 4:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth117 min
Jul 26, 5:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso32 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.