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Flash Flood Warning 190, NWS El Paso, TX

September 28, 2025El Paso County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2025, 4:13 PM MDT for El Paso County, Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Sep 28, 2025, 4:13 PM MDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Sep 28, 2025, 8:45 PM MDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County El Paso County, TX

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 Sep 28, 12:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 12:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:15 PM MDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:17 PM MDT, 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
317 PM MDT Sun Sep 28 2025

TXZ420-422>424-282145-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands TX-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties TX-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County TX-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains TX-
317 PM MDT Sun Sep 28 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM MDT...

At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McNary, moving northeast at 15 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...
Fort Hancock, Esperanza, Finlay, McNary, and Round Top Mountain.

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 75 and 100.

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.

This storm 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.

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LAT...LON 3112 10568 3114 10572 3116 10574 3116 10577
      3118 10578 3120 10578 3120 10580 3126 10584
      3146 10557 3123 10540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 237DEG 14KT 3121 10575

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MPH

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:21 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 28, 4:12 PM MDT, 1 minute 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
Sep 27, 9:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Grant	24 min
Sep 28, 12:36 AM MDT	Flood Watch	EPZ	Otero	20 hr
Sep 28, 1:47 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Doña Ana	24 min
Sep 28, 2:11 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Doña Ana	94 min
Sep 28, 2:24 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	36 min
Sep 28, 1:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	60 min
Sep 28, 1:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Luna	35 min
Sep 28, 2:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Hidalgo	26 min
Sep 28, 2:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Hidalgo, Luna	32 min
Sep 28, 2:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Luna	24 min
Sep 28, 2:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Luna	35 min
Sep 28, 2:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ		63 min
Sep 28, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Luna	16 min
Sep 28, 3:11 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Otero	4 hr
Sep 28, 3:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	47 min
Sep 28, 3:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	30 min
Sep 28, 3:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	52 min
Sep 28, 3:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Otero	2 hr
Sep 28, 4:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	19 min
Sep 28, 4:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	41 min
Sep 28, 4:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	25 min
Sep 28, 4:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Doña Ana, Otero	50 min
Sep 28, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Otero	31 min
Sep 28, 5:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Otero	51 min
Sep 28, 5:53 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Otero	112 min
Sep 28, 1:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EPZ	Hudspeth	54 min
Sep 28, 1:46 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Hudspeth	119 min
Sep 28, 1:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Hudspeth	22 min
Sep 28, 1:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Hudspeth	43 min
Sep 28, 2:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	El Paso	28 min
Sep 28, 2:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	El Paso	110 min
Sep 28, 2:39 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	EPZ	Hudspeth	3 hr
Sep 28, 2:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Hudspeth	29 min
Sep 28, 3:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EPZ	Hudspeth	41 min
Sep 28, 3:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Hudspeth	28 min
Sep 28, 3:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	Hudspeth	39 min
Sep 28, 3:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EPZ	Hudspeth	118 min
Sep 28, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	EPZ	El Paso	29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.