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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX

August 23, 2021Hidalgo County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2021, 1:27 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 33 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
Aug 23, 2021, 1:27 PM MDT (19:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2021, 2:00 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

County Hidalgo County, NM

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-08-23Temperature 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 23, 11:11 AM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 11:11 AM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 11:03 AM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1103 AM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-241715-
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-
1103 AM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Sufficient moisture still lingers in parts of the region to
generate another round of showers and storms this afternoon and
evening. However the best chances for active weather will
generally be along and west of the Rio Grande. One or two storms
could generate enough rain locally to produce localized flooding.
In addition, some small hail could also occur with the strongest
of storms. However these occurrences will be isolated.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Drier air will limit afternoon and evening storm chances
Wednesday and Thursday with a general increase in both moisture
and storm chances Friday through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Laney

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 23, 12:43 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:27 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
127 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

NMZ405-406-232000-
Uplands of the Bootheel NM-Lowlands of the Bootheel NM-
127 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL
200 PM MDT...

At 126 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Rodeo. This storm was nearly stationary.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Animas and Rodeo.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3191 10881 3180 10882 3178 10901 3199 10897
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 096DEG 1KT 3187 10890

CRESPO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant30 min
Aug 22, 7:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHidalgo117 min
Aug 22, 10:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra119 min
Aug 22, 10:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant119 min
Aug 23, 12:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant19 min
Aug 23, 12:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant3 hr
Aug 23, 12:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHidalgo3 hr
Aug 23, 12:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo32 min
Aug 23, 1:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHidalgo41 min
Aug 23, 1:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHidalgo3 hr
Aug 23, 1:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZHidalgo3 hr
Aug 23, 2:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Aug 23, 2:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo3 hr
Aug 23, 2:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero117 min
Aug 23, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo30 min
Aug 23, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo28 min
Aug 23, 2:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant23 min
Aug 23, 3:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo3 hr
Aug 23, 3:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Aug 23, 3:13 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Aug 23, 3:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant, Hidalgo38 min
Aug 23, 3:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant3 hr
Aug 23, 3:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant, Luna25 min
Aug 23, 3:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant, Sierra2 hr
Aug 23, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant35 min
Aug 23, 4:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant, Luna27 min
Aug 23, 4:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra114 min
Aug 23, 4:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana16 min
Aug 23, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana28 min
Aug 23, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra37 min
Aug 23, 4:29 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana106 min
Aug 23, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZSierra35 min
Aug 23, 4:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra21 min
Aug 23, 4:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Aug 23, 5:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZSierra3 hr
Aug 23, 5:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero111 min
Aug 23, 5:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Otero, Sierra2 hr
Aug 23, 5:53 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana112 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.