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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS El Paso, TX

June 27, 2022Grant County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2022, 7:39 PM MDT for Grant County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2022, 7:39 PM MDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2022, 10:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Grant County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 245 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 00:00Z on 2022-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 335 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2022-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 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
335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2278 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 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 flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 27, 5:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 5:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:19 AM MDT, 8 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1119 AM MDT Mon Jun 27 2022

NMZ401>403-408-414>416-281730-
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
1119 AM MDT Mon Jun 27 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and into the
overnight across area mountains. Locally heavy rain is likely with
the most persistent bands of storms. Isolated instances of
flooding will be possible, especially near burn scars and
sensitive soils.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
A typical monsoon pattern will remain through the end of this
week, with scattered to numerous higher terrain thunderstorms.
Locally heavy rain and isolated flooding are the main concerns.
This weekend/early next week, richer monsoon moisture may push
into the region leading enhanced rainfall and flooding potential.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather, flooding, or
damage to the National Weather Service by calling 1.800.874.6755.
You can also submit storm reports and photos via social media.

NMZ404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-281730-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin-
Southern Tularosa Basin-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-
1119 AM MDT Mon Jun 27 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Mainly isolated thunderstorms are expected across the lowlands
today, focused on areas adjacent to mountainous terrain and west
of the Continental Divide. Locally heavy rain and to a lesser
extent gusty winds will be the hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
A typical monsoon pattern will remain through the end of this
week, with isolated to scattered lowland thunderstorms. Locally
heavy rain, gusty winds, and a few instances of flooding are the
main concerns. This weekend/early next week, richer monsoon
moisture may push into the region resulting in enhanced rainfall
and flooding potential.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather, flooding, or
damage to the National Weather Service by calling 1.800.874.6755.
You can also submit storm reports and photos via social media.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 6:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZSierra36 min
Jun 27, 6:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Jun 27, 7:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Jun 27, 8:06 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZSierra3 hr
Jun 27, 8:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Jun 27, 8:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra115 min
Jun 28, 1:27 AM MDTFlood WatchEPZGrant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra23 hr
Jun 28, 1:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Jun 28, 4:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Luna3 hr

Nearby

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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.