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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS El Paso, TX

July 7, 2025Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2025, 6:35 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 7, 2025, 6:35 PM MDT (00:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2025, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Otero 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 7, 5:55 PM MDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 5:55 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:11 PM MDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
111 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025

TXZ422-424-071945-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands TX-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County TX-
111 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM MDT...

At 111 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Sierra Blanca, moving southwest at 20 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...
Sierra Blanca, Indian Hot Springs, Frenchman Canyon, Big Box, and
Little Box.

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 109 and
110.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3079 10519 3078 10521 3081 10522 3079 10526
      3083 10529 3081 10531 3084 10534 3085 10540
      3089 10540 3093 10547 3098 10552 3118 10533
      3102 10507 3077 10516 3078 10517 3077 10518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 030DEG 16KT 3107 10529

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JG
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:19 PM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
219 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025

NMZ408-426-072045-
Eastern Black Range Foothills NM-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range NM-
219 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND WEST
CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 219 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Emory Pass, moving east 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...
Hillsboro and Portions of the Aldo Leopold 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10785 3310 10784 3320 10754 3289 10753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 263DEG 14KT 3304 10777

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

ZA
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
405 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025

NMZ411-427-TXZ418-072230-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley NM-Western El Paso County TX-
405 PM MDT Mon Jul 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 404 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Berino, moving south 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...
Anthony, Vado, Berino, Anthony Gap, Chamberino, Westway, Vinton, and
High Valley.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 154 and 164.
 Interstate 10 in Texas near mile marker 1.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3216 10665 3214 10654 3196 10654 3203 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 009DEG 11KT 3210 10661

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

ZA
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:44 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 7, 6:10 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana15 min
Jul 7, 6:31 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZHidalgo89 min
Jul 8, 1:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ24 min
Jul 8, 1:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero18 min
Jul 8, 1:48 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero117 min
Jul 8, 2:14 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZOtero61 min
Jul 8, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ29 min
Jul 8, 2:36 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEPZOtero2 hr
Jul 8, 2:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana35 min
Jul 8, 2:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Otero28 min
Jul 8, 2:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana13 min
Jul 8, 3:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana100 min
Jul 8, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana31 min
Jul 8, 3:20 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZDoña Ana28 min
Jul 8, 3:46 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Otero44 min
Jul 8, 4:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana114 min
Jul 8, 4:12 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana48 min
Jul 8, 4:22 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo83 min
Jul 8, 4:25 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZHidalgo50 min
Jul 8, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZGrant27 min
Jul 8, 4:47 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningEPZDoña Ana3 hr
Jul 8, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZGrant, Luna, Sierra41 min
Jul 8, 5:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant113 min
Jul 8, 5:15 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZGrant, Hidalgo74 min
Jul 8, 5:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero, Sierra30 min
Jul 8, 5:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEPZOtero27 min
Jul 8, 5:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana2 hr
Jul 8, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana28 min
Jul 8, 5:55 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Otero65 min
Jul 8, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso32 min
Jul 8, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso23 min
Jul 8, 4:20 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryEPZEl Paso25 min
Jul 8, 4:28 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZEl Paso32 min
Jul 8, 4:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso26 min
Jul 8, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZEl Paso22 min
Jul 8, 4:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso2 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.