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Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2025, 4:45 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 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 27, 2025, 4:45 PM MDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2025, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 11:18 AM MDT, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 11:18 AM MDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
219 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
NMZ427-428-272045-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
219 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND
NORTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...
At 219 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of White Sands National Park, moving west at 20 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...
White Sands National Park, Northrup Landing, and Lake Lucero.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3297 10617 3282 10614 3271 10645 3301 10644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 081DEG 19KT 3288 10625
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ZASpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 2:27 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
227 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
NMZ414-415-428-272100-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo NM-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet NM-
227 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...
At 226 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Three Rivers, moving west at 20 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...
Three Rivers, San Patricio, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.
This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 83 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 10586 3311 10605 3339 10624 3339 10590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 074DEG 16KT 3332 10597
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ZASpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 4:15 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
415 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
NMZ414-428-272245-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo NM-
415 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM MDT...
At 415 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Tularosa, moving west at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Tularosa, La Luz, and Alamorosa.
This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 72 and
87.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 10586 3300 10588 3294 10612 3320 10609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 105DEG 11KT 3304 10595
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ZASpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 4:19 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
419 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
NMZ411-427-429-272245-
Southeast Tularosa Basin NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley NM-
419 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN OTERO AND EAST CENTRAL
DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT...
At 419 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of White Sands Missile Range Main Post, moving west
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
White Sands Missile Range Main Post, Dona Ana Range Complex, Dripping
Springs, Aguirre Springs, and Portions of Organ Mountains Desert
Peaks National Monument.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3238 10633 3229 10630 3214 10652 3242 10660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 075DEG 13KT 3231 10640
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
ZAThe office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 12:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 26 min | |
| Jul 27, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | 33 min | |
| Jul 27, 2:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Otero | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 3:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | EPZ | Otero | 92 min |
| Jul 27, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Otero | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | EPZ | Doña Ana | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 4:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 114 min |
| Jul 27, 5:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana | 118 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.