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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS El Paso, TX

May 31, 2021Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2021, 2:40 AM MDT for Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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 31, 2021, 2:40 AM MDT (08:40 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2021, 3:30 AM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2021-05-31Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

505 
WUUS54 KEPZ 310840
SVREPZ
TXC229-310930-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0007.210531T0840Z-210531T0930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
240 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

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

* Until 330 AM MDT.

* At 239 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles 
  northwest of Frenchman Canyon, moving northeast at 25 mph. Storm 
  has increased in intensity.

  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...
  Allamoore and Frenchman Canyon. 

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 111 and
134.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3088 10526 3108 10541 3140 10498 3123 10491
      3104 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 233DEG 19KT 3104 10527 

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

LUNDEEN
2 follow-up statements
520 
WWUS54 KEPZ 310905
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
305 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021

TXC229-310930-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210531T0930Z/
Hudspeth TX-
305 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY...

At 303 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Allamoore, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Allamoore and Frenchman Canyon. 

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 111 and 
134. However the main core of the storm has moved north of the 
interstate. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 10526 3108 10541 3140 10498 3123 10491
      3104 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 233DEG 19KT 3112 10515 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

LUNDEEN
676 
WWUS54 KEPZ 310938
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
338 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021

TXC229-310947-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210531T0930Z/
Hudspeth TX-
338 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has exited the warned area and 
Hudspeth County. Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. 

LAT...LON 3088 10526 3108 10541 3140 10498 3123 10491
      3104 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0937Z 233DEG 19KT 3113 10512 

$$

LUNDEEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 2:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth42 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.