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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS El Paso, TX

September 7, 2021Hidalgo County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2021, 7:10 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 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
Sep 7, 2021, 7:10 PM MDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hidalgo County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 246 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
246 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3271 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

557 
WUUS54 KEPZ 080110
SVREPZ
NMC023-080145-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0085.210908T0110Z-210908T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
710 PM MDT Tue Sep 7 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 710 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Alamo Hueco to 9 miles east of Antelope Wells,
  moving southwest at 35 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...
  Antelope Wells, Alamo Hueco and Playas Valley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3150 10877 3155 10844 3133 10829 3133 10873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 061DEG 31KT 3147 10846 3137 10837 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
063 
WWUS54 KEPZ 080129
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
729 PM MDT Tue Sep 7 2021

NMC023-080145-
/O.CON.KEPZ.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210908T0145Z/
Hidalgo NM-
729 PM MDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY...

At 729 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles west of Alamo Hueco to 3 miles south of
Antelope Wells, moving southwest at 35 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...
Antelope Wells and Playas Valley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3153 10860 3133 10836 3133 10873 3150 10877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 061DEG 31KT 3139 10862 3129 10853 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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124 
WWUS54 KEPZ 080137
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
737 PM MDT Tue Sep 7 2021

NMC023-080147-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210908T0145Z/
Hidalgo NM-
737 PM MDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM MDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3153 10860 3133 10836 3133 10873 3150 10877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 061DEG 31KT 3136 10868 3126 10859 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 6:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna34 min
Sep 7, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ25 min
Sep 7, 8:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo29 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.