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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2024, 5:21 PM MDT for Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 114 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 27, 2024, 5:21 PM MDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2024, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 114 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Hidalgo County, NM
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 514 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 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 Jul 27, 2:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:41 PM MDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
141 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
NMZ408-409-426-272015-
Eastern Black Range Foothills NM-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range NM-Sierra County Lakes NM-
141 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND WEST
CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...
At 141 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Hermosa, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Emory Pass, Kingston, Hermosa, Ladder Ranch, Portions of the Aldo
Leopold Wilderness, and Iron Creek Campground.
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 3305 10793 3319 10774 3303 10750 3284 10777
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 320DEG 11KT 3306 10777
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KSSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 3:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
356 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
NMZ407-272230-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin NM-
356 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LUNA COUNTY THROUGH 430
PM MDT...
At 355 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Deming, moving southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Deming, Sunshine, and Spring Canyon State Park.
This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 70 and
81.
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 3221 10802 3233 10785 3215 10761 3198 10786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 317DEG 6KT 3223 10788
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KSSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 4:29 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
429 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
NMZ401-426-272300-
Upper Gila River Valley NM-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range NM-
429 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM MDT...
At 427 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles west of Gila Hot Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Gila Hot Springs, Copperas Vista, and Portions of the Gila
Wilderness.
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 3320 10817 3313 10809 3299 10841 3320 10848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 336DEG 13KT 3319 10832
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KSSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 4:33 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
433 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
NMZ401-404-426-272300-
Upper Gila River Valley NM-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range NM-
433 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL GRANT AND NORTHERN
HIDALGO COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT...
At 433 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northeast of Redrock, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Redrock, Oak Grove, and Gila Middle Box.
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 3275 10883 3285 10864 3268 10845 3252 10873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 329DEG 13KT 3274 10868
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KSThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Sierra | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 3:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna | 113 min |
| Jul 27, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Luna | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 4:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Luna | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 4:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 5:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 117 min |
| Jul 27, 5:18 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 117 min |
| Jul 27, 5:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Grant | 114 min |
| Jul 27, 5:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Grant | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.