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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX

August 3, 2022Hidalgo County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2022, 9:10 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 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 3, 2022, 9:10 PM MDT (03:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2022, 9:45 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County Hidalgo County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2022-08-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2022-08-04The 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3541 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
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

314 
WWUS84 KEPZ 040310
SPSEPZ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
910 PM MDT Wed Aug 3 2022
 
NMZ405-406-040345-
Uplands of the Bootheel NM-Lowlands of the Bootheel NM-
910 PM MDT Wed Aug 3 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Hidalgo County through 945 PM MDT...

At 910 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northwest of Alamo Hueco, moving northwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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...
Playas Valley.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3165 10844 3152 10851 3156 10877 3179 10865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 116DEG 6KT 3160 10852 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

DEL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 6:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant25 min
Aug 3, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo35 min
Aug 3, 7:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant, Hidalgo43 min
Aug 3, 7:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo116 min
Aug 3, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo23 min
Aug 3, 7:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant, Hidalgo3 hr
Aug 3, 8:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo29 min
Aug 3, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo37 min
Aug 3, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ27 min
Aug 3, 8:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHidalgo3 hr
Aug 3, 9:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHidalgo31 min
Aug 3, 9:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHidalgo117 min
Aug 3, 11:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHidalgo35 min
Aug 4, 12:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHidalgo47 min
Aug 4, 12:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant29 min
Aug 4, 12:54 AM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZHidalgo66 min
Aug 4, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ37 min
Aug 4, 2:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 2:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ27 min
Aug 4, 2:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 2:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 3:04 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero24 min
Aug 4, 3:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 3:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana31 min
Aug 4, 4:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 4, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero33 min
Aug 4, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso33 min
Aug 4, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso28 min
Aug 4, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth33 min
Aug 4, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth26 min
Aug 4, 5:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth3 hr
Aug 4, 5:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth3 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.