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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS El Paso, TX

September 26, 2021Doña Ana County, Luna County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 26, 2021, 3:23 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, Luna County, New Mexico. It was in force for 8 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 26, 2021, 3:23 PM MDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Sep 26, 2021, 3:31 PM MDT
In force
8 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Luna County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2021-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 2021-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-262 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

925 
WUUS54 KEPZ 262123
SVREPZ
NMC013-029-262215-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.SV.W.0099.210926T2123Z-210926T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
323 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
  West central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 323 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Akela, moving
  northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Akela and Corralitos. 

This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 96 and
122.
 
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 3212 10752 3223 10758 3251 10730 3229 10697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 237DEG 27KT 3221 10744 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BROWN
1 follow-up statement
711 
WWUS54 KEPZ 262131
SVSEPZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
331 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

NMC013-029-262141-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210926T2215Z/
Luna NM-Dona Ana NM-
331 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LUNA AND WEST
CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
west central Luna County and East Central Dona Ana County.

LAT...LON 3212 10752 3223 10758 3251 10730 3229 10697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 237DEG 27KT 3224 10738 

$$

BROWN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna27 min
Sep 25, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna31 min
Sep 25, 6:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna24 min
Sep 25, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna36 min
Sep 25, 7:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna39 min
Sep 25, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna37 min
Sep 26, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo32 min
Sep 26, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra23 min
Sep 26, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZSierra42 min
Sep 26, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant36 min
Sep 26, 2:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna29 min
Sep 26, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZLuna34 min
Sep 26, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana34 min
Sep 26, 3:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Luna51 min
Sep 26, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra27 min
Sep 26, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZSierra46 min
Sep 26, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEPZDoña Ana, Sierra43 min
Sep 26, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana33 min
Sep 26, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZSierra22 min
Sep 26, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero, Sierra46 min
Sep 26, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna38 min
Sep 26, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero34 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.