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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2023, 5:33 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2023, 5:33 PM MDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2023, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 8, 2:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1204 PM MDT Tue Aug 8 2023 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-091815- Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- 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- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-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- 1204 PM MDT Tue Aug 8 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered mountain and isolated to scattered lowland thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, though mainly west of the Rio Grande. Gusty winds and locally heavy rain will be the main concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Scattered mountain and isolated to scattered lowland thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon. Gusty winds and locally heavy rain will be the main concerns. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed but any storm reports are appreciated.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 4:56 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 6:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 4:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 64 min |
| Aug 8, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 89 min | |
| Aug 8, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 5:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Otero | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 6:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Hudspeth | 33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.