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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT for Luna County, New Mexico. It was in force for 30 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 16, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County Luna County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 252 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 Jul 16, 6:02 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 6:02 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1109 AM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-171715- 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- 1109 AM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated lowland and scattered mountain showers and thunderstorms will be possible again today. The Gila region will likely see the greatest storm coverage with locally heavy rain the main threat which could cause localized flooding. A couple of the strongest storms could also produce wind gusts to 45 mph and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. Storm coverage will be earlier and higher over the mountains. Some of the storms will produce periods of heavy rainfall that has a potential to cause flash flooding along drainages, streams, arroyos, low water crossings and poorly drained low lying areas. Sudden and erratic wind gusts up to 50 mph will also be possible from stronger storms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should report any observed hazardous weather to this office and local law enforcement. 26
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 443 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021 NMZ404-162315- Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM- 443 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM MDT... At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Lordsburg, moving west at 5 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 50 mph with blowing dust will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lordsburg, Lordsburg Playa, Shakespeare and Pyramid Mountains. This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 13 and 19, and between mile markers 27 and 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3232 10859 3218 10860 3219 10886 3237 10886 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 087DEG 6KT 3225 10877 BROWN
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 516 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021 NMZ403-407-408-162345- Eastern Black Range Foothills NM- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley NM- Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin NM- 516 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GRANT...SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHERN LUNA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT... At 516 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Lake Valley, moving north at 15 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Grant, southern Sierra and northern Luna Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3256 10757 3250 10766 3260 10775 3266 10761 TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 164DEG 12KT 3257 10765 BROWN
Local storm report, Jul 16, 5:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 29 min |
| Jul 17, 1:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 3 hr |
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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.