1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 1:03 PM MST, 7 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 203 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002 SYNOPSIS... A FRONT HAS MOVED THOUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND CLOUDS INTO THE AREA. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION WILL HELP GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. THE AIR MASS DRIES OUT AND CONDITIONS BECOME MORE STABLE ON SATURDAY REDUCING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINING IN THE VICINITY...DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. DISCUSSION... THE FRONT FROM THE EAST MOVED THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS SURGED IN WITH ALL STATIONS IN THE CWA REPORTING DEW POINTS GREATER THAN 50 WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS. THE AIR MASS HAS BECOME MORE UNSTABLE AS WELL WITH A VEERING PATTERN AT THE LOWER LEVELS. THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS STILL MAINTAINING A STRONG CAP OVER FORECAST AREA WITH THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY FORMING EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CWA. SOME HELP IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL COME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES BY JUST TO THE NORTH. THIS DISTURBANCE MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH ENERGY TO BREAK THROUGH THE CAP TO FORM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA. BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP TONIGHT WILL BE SIERRA AND OTERO COUNTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE AIR MASS WILL DRY OUT AND BECOME MORE STABLE SATURDAY...PRETTY MUCH ENDING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR BUT FAR EASTERN ZONES. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK UP TO NEAR 100 IN THE DESERT LOWLANDS. SURFACE WINDS WILL PICK UP IN THE AFTERNOON BOTH SATURDAY AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REASSERT ITSELF OVER THE AREA BY TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. EL PASO BU 73/102/ 74/103/ 71 30000 LAS CRUCES BU 66/ 99/ 66/100/ 64 30000 ALAMOGORDO BU 68/100/ 69/101/ 66 30000 CLOUDCROFT BU 50/ 78/ 51/ 79/ 48 51000 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES BU 68/100/ 69/101/ 66 30000 SILVER CITY BU 59/ 92/ 60/ 93/ 57 30000 DEMING BU 66/101/ 67/101/ 64 20000 LORDSBURG BU 66/101/ 67/102/ 64 20000 SIERRA BLANCA BU 69/ 99/ 70/100/ 67 31000 .ELP...NONE 04 N
NMZ032-150130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 630 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST DONA ANA COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND EL PASO COUNTY FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND HAIL. WATCH FOR PONDING ON ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING DUST OR HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROADS.
NMZ032-TX055 150505- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 905 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002 ...CORRECTED FOR TIME... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST DONA ANA COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND EL PASO COUNTY FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND HAIL. WATCH FOR PONDING ON ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING DUST OR HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROADS.
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:03 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm outflow winds were estimated at 60 mph in Fabens, and resulted in power outages and a few downed trees. Lesser winds (50 mph) further northwest caused some unsecured trailer homes to blow over into some power poles.
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