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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS El Paso, TX

July 1, 2024Luna County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2024, 7:15 PM MDT for Luna County, New Mexico. It was in force for 90 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: Jul 1, 2024, 7:15 PM MDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2024, 8:45 PM MDT
In force: 90 min
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Luna County, NM

The radar

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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 Jul 1, 2:05 PM MDT, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 2:05 PM MDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:23 PM MDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
223 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024

NMZ404-405-012100-
Lowlands of the Bootheel NM-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM-
223 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GRANT AND CENTRAL
HIDALGO COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 223 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Windmill, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Playas, Windmill, and Pyramid Mountains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3188 10856 3190 10867 3212 10871 3206 10841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 184DEG 15KT 3196 10861

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

ZA

Local storm report, Jul 1, 3:11 PM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 6:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Sierra	35 min
Jul 1, 7:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Grant	23 min
Jul 1, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Luna	28 min
Jul 2, 3:13 AM MDT	Flood Watch	EPZ	Otero	21 hr
Jul 2, 1:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Sierra	37 min
Jul 2, 1:24 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Sierra	2 hr
Jul 2, 1:49 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Sierra	116 min
Jul 2, 1:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Hidalgo	113 min
Jul 2, 3:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ		26 min
Jul 2, 3:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Sierra	34 min
Jul 2, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Sierra	31 min
Jul 2, 3:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Grant, Hidalgo	32 min
Jul 2, 3:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ		36 min
Jul 2, 4:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Doña Ana	26 min
Jul 2, 4:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Grant	38 min
Jul 2, 4:20 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Grant, Sierra	115 min
Jul 2, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Luna	35 min
Jul 2, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Grant	32 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Grant, Luna	2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.