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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2022, 7:43 PM MDT for Grant County, Hidalgo 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 30, 2022, 7:43 PM MDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2022, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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 222 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
- 421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 30, 6:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1100 AM MDT Thu Jun 30 2022 NMZ402-403-408-414>416-011700- 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- 1100 AM MDT Thu Jun 30 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico and southwest New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon and early evening hours. Some storms could produce localized heavy rain and flash flooding. Gusty winds will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday will be very similar to today with a slight increase in shower and thunderstorm coverage. Moisture will increase through the weekend and into next week with scattered to numerous shower and thunderstorm coverage. Heavy rain and flash flooding will be a threat on Saturday through at least Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NMZ401-404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-011700- Upper Gila River Valley-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- 1100 AM MDT Thu Jun 30 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. An isolated thunderstorm or two will be possible this evening across the lowlands. Otherwise, most areas will remain dry. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday will be very similar to today with a slight increase in shower and thunderstorm coverage. Moisture will increase through the weekend and into next week with scattered to numerous shower and thunderstorm coverage. Heavy rain and flash flooding will be a threat on Saturday through at least Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Rogers
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:14 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
729 PM MDT Thu Jun 30 2022
NMZ404-407-010200-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin NM-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM-
729 PM MDT Thu Jun 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Grant,
western Luna and central Hidalgo Counties through 800 PM MDT...
At 729 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Separ. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Separ.
This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 33 and
57.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
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LAT...LON 3213 10841 3228 10856 3247 10843 3220 10817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 222DEG 3KT 3228 10843
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BROWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 6:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 20 min |
| Jun 30, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 8:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:39 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Sierra | 11 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant, Sierra | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 32 min | |
| Jul 1, 4:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Sierra | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hidalgo | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 5:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hudspeth | 3 hr |
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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.