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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2024, 6:19 PM MDT for Doña Ana County, Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 19, 2024, 6:19 PM MDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2024, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 622 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 19, 5:41 PM MDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 5:41 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
334 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024
TXZ420-421-192200-
Salt Basin TX-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains TX-
334 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM MDT...
At 334 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Cornudas, moving northeast at 5 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Hudspeth County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
western Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3161 10557 3162 10577 3181 10570 3170 10539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 218DEG 6KT 3167 10563
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BROWNSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 4:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
410 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024
TXZ419>423-192245-
Eastern/Central El Paso County TX-Southern Hudspeth Highlands TX-
Salt Basin TX-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties TX-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains TX-
410 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HUDSPETH AND EASTERN
EL PASO COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT...
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles southeast of Horizon City to 8 miles
northeast of Sierra Blanca. Movement was northwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph with blowing dust 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...
Sierra Blanca, Horizon City, Clint, Desert Haven, Indian Cliffs
Ranch, Finlay, Socorro, Butterfield, Agua Dulce, Dairyland, Lake Way
Estates, Sunset Ranches, Hueco Mountain Wind Ranch, Colonia del Paso,
Homestead Meadows, and Round Top Mountain.
This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 41 and 48,
and between mile markers 96 and 115.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
western Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3189 10611 3136 10516 3105 10525 3157 10623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 156DEG 6KT 3165 10610 3125 10525
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BROWNSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 4:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
434 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024
NMZ415-416-192300-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet NM-
434 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 500
PM MDT...
At 434 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles west of Sacramento. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Sacramento, Hay Canyon, and Cox Canyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
south central New Mexico.
&&
LAT...LON 3277 10577 3288 10568 3283 10552 3265 10564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 298DEG 3KT 3277 10566
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
ROGERSLocal storm report, Jun 19, 6:09 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
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Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 6:03 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 6:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 36 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 6:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 118 min |
| Jun 19, 6:49 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna, Sierra | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 32 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 7:18 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Luna, Sierra | 74 min |
| Jun 19, 8:13 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:27 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | EPZ | Hidalgo | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 6:33 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | EPZ | Otero | 23 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | El Paso | 38 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.