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Wind Advisory 22, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at May 22, 2021, 5:46 AM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 22, 2021, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2021, 5:46 AM MDT (11:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2021, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3455 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
391 WWUS74 KEPZ 221146 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 546 AM MDT Sat May 22 2021 NMZ402>406-408-409-222200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.210522T1900Z-210523T0200Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley- Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel- Uplands of the Bootheel-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Mimbres, Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita, Cloverdale, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, and Spaceport 546 AM MDT Sat May 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of Hidalgo, Grant and Sierra Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may accompany these winds with a few visibilities dropping below 3 miles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Hefner
1 follow-up statement
135 WWUS74 KEPZ 222019 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 219 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021 NMZ402>406-408-409-230200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-210523T0200Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley- Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel- Uplands of the Bootheel-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Mimbres, Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita, Cloverdale, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, and Spaceport 219 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of Hidalgo, Grant and Sierra Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may accompany these winds with a few visibilities dropping below 3 miles, especially along I-10 near Lordsburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Dennhardt
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 51 min | |
| May 22, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 43 min | |
| May 22, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 49 min |
| May 22, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 49 min |
| May 22, 3:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Otero | 52 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 28 min |
| May 22, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 24 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.