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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at May 6, 2021, 5:26 PM MDT for El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 94 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 6, 2021, 5:26 PM MDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 94 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County El Paso County, TX
The radar
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 6, 2:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 5:28 AM MDT, 11 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 528 AM MDT Thu May 6 2021 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-071130- Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley- Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel- Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin- Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes- Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley- Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- 528 AM MDT Thu May 6 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Some storms may produce gusty winds and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected on Friday along and east of the Rio Grande. Cloud to ground lightning, gusty winds, and perhaps some small hail are the main threats with the strongest activity. Fire danger increases this weekend into early next week. Breezy to windy conditions are expected over the weekend too. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. However, any reports associated to storms in the area will be appreciated. 29
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 6, 5:26 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
526 PM MDT Thu May 6 2021
NMZ407-411-413-417-TXZ418>420-423-070100-
Southern Tularosa Basin NM-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin NM-
Otero Mesa NM-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley NM-
Eastern/Central El Paso County TX-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties TX-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains TX-
Western El Paso County TX-
526 PM MDT Thu May 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTERO...SOUTHEASTERN
LUNA...SOUTHERN DONA ANA AND EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
At 524 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line
extending from 18 miles east of Columbus to 8 miles southwest of San
Elizario. Movement was north at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph with Blowing Dust will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
West El Paso, East El Paso, Central El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Far
East El Paso, Mission Valley, Chaparral, Clint, Horizon City, Santa
Teresa, Vado, Anthony, Hueco Tanks, Sunland Park, Afton, Anthony Gap,
Canutillo, San Elizario, Berino and San Miguel.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 115 and 164.
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 1 and 44.
Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 9.
LAT...LON 3154 10625 3157 10628 3169 10635 3174 10639
3176 10645 3175 10649 3178 10653 3178 10730
3234 10720 3206 10598 3147 10621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 196DEG 25KT 3175 10734 3152 10639
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.