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Special Weather Statement, NWS El Paso, TX

August 9, 2022Hidalgo County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2022, 7:13 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 32 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 9, 2022, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2022, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Hidalgo County, NM

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 328 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2022-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 478 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2022-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 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
478 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2293 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 9, 5:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 5:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 11:15 AM MDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1115 AM MDT Tue Aug 9 2022

NMZ403>413-417-TXZ418>424-101715-
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-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-
1115 AM MDT Tue Aug 9 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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing with potential for
flash flooding through the evening. Gusty winds over 40 mph and
small hail possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing with potential for
flash flooding, especially Thursday and Friday. Gusty winds over
40 mph and small hail possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

NMZ401-402-414>416-101715-
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
1115 AM MDT Tue Aug 9 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developing with potential for
flash flooding. Gusty winds over 40 mph and small hail possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developing with potential for
flash flooding, especially Thursday and Friday. Gusty winds over
40 mph and small hail possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 6:19 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZLuna26 min
Aug 9, 6:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo117 min
Aug 10, 2:28 AM MDTFlood WatchEPZGrant, Luna, Otero, Sierra3 days
Aug 10, 12:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ28 min
Aug 10, 12:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Aug 10, 1:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Aug 10, 2:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Aug 10, 2:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant3 hr
Aug 10, 3:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra112 min
Aug 10, 3:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZGrant2 hr
Aug 10, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna23 min
Aug 10, 3:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZSierra3 hr
Aug 10, 4:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Luna3 hr
Aug 10, 4:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 10, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZLuna27 min
Aug 10, 4:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant, Sierra3 hr
Aug 10, 4:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna3 hr
Aug 10, 5:02 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZLuna78 min
Aug 10, 5:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr
Aug 10, 5:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna115 min
Aug 10, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero27 min

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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.