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 20, 12:25 PM MST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 125 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2002 SYNOPSIS... WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL ALLOW LOW AND MID LEVEL WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT...BRINGING IN ENOUGH MOISTURE TO CAUSE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COME DOWN A FEW DEGREES...BUT WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. HOT AND DRY AGAIN BY MONDAY AS THAT HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. DISCUSSION... HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR PUSHED IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST EARLIER TODAY... CAUSING TSTMS TO FIRE UP IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. LOW/MID LEVEL WINDS WILL TURN EAST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NOSES ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO TEXAS...ALLOWING LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO FLOW IN FROM THE GULF. ETA/AVN/MRF PRETTY WELL AGREE ON TIMING...HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR PUSHING INTO RIO GRANDE VALLEY EARLY TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REST OF NEW MEXICO TO THE AZ BORDER BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS GOOD ON POPS AND TEMPS...MINOR ADJUSTMENTS...BUT TAKING TSTMS OUT OF GILA FOR SUNDAY AS AVN/MRF SHOWING DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALREADY IN PLACE BY SUNDAY PM. MID/UPPER LEVEL HIGH STRENGTHENS AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS UPPER LOW TRACKS ACROSS GREAT BASIN INTO CANADA. THIS WILL LEAVE US WITH VERY DRY AND HOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AT LEAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. EL PASO BB 73/ 98/ 72/ 98/ 72 11212 LAS CRUCES BB 68/ 98/ 66/ 97/ 67 11212 ALAMOGORDO BB 69/ 97/ 66/ 96/ 66 11212 CLOUDCROFT BB 51/ 76/ 50/ 75/ 50 33232 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES BB 67/ 97/ 67/ 96/ 66 11212 SILVER CITY BB 58/ 89/ 57/ 88/ 56 02222 DEMING BB 66/ 98/ 67/ 96/ 67 01111 LORDSBURG BB 66/ 97/ 66/ 96/ 65 01111 SIERRA BLANCA BB 71/ 97/ 71/ 97/ 72 32222 .ELP...NONE 21 N
TXZ055-056 202110 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 310 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2002 SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING MOIST AIR ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER HUDSPETH AND EL PASO COUNTIES. MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE WINDS LESS THAN 45 MPH...WITH LIGHTNING AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. HOWEVER...SEVERE STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO HAVE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 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.
TXZ055-056-210225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 324 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2002 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO IS ISSUING A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CONCERNING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN TEXAS ...EL PASO COUNTY ...HUDSPETH COUNTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING MOIST AIR ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER HUDSPETH AND EL PASO COUNTIES. MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE WINDS LESS THAN 45 MPH...WITH LIGHTING AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. HOWEVER...SEVERE STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO HAVE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 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 ROAD.
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:22 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph caused a power outage and visibilities near zero in blowing dust.
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