1 flash flood, 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 Aug 9, 2:45 AM MST, 11 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 345 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2005 .SYNOPSIS... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DRIER AIR WILL LOWER CHANCES FOR RAIN FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR RAIN DURING THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS. && .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OVER AREAS WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY AND IS LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY LATE MORNING AND SPREADING TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SOME LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES SOME DRIER AIR IS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE DRYING IS AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS WITH THE LOWER LEVELS REMAINING MOIST WITH CONTINUED HIGH DEW POINTS AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAINING OVER AN INCH. WILL KEEP MENTION OF AT LEAST ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TOWARD LATE FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...A STRENGTHENING UPPER WEST FLOW WILL PUSH MOISTURE BACK OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND ALSO BRING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE STATE THAT WILL PROVIDE LIFT AND FORCING TO ENHANCE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR THE WEEKEND. MODELS PROJECT THAT THE WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AND COULD BEGIN TO DRY OUT THE REGION BY PUSHING THE MOISTURE FURTHER EAST. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CHANGE IN THE PATTERN...HAVE REDUCED RAIN CHANCES TO THE SLIGHT CATEGORY FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 93 73 94 72 94 / 20 20 20 20 20 SIERRA BLANCA TX 86 68 87 68 87 / 20 20 20 20 20 LAS CRUCES 93 70 94 70 94 / 20 20 20 20 20 ALAMOGORDO 90 67 91 67 91 / 20 20 20 20 20 CLOUDCROFT 70 51 71 49 71 / 30 30 30 30 30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 93 70 94 70 94 / 20 20 20 20 20 SILVER CITY 83 63 84 63 84 / 30 30 30 30 30 DEMING 93 69 94 69 94 / 20 20 20 20 20 LORDSBURG 89 69 90 69 90 / 30 30 30 30 30 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM, TX...NONE. && 04
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 108 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2005 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-100215- EL PASO TX-HUDSPETH TX-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION NM- SOUTHERN DESERT NM-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS NM- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION NM- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...ANTHONY...CANUTILLO... CHAPARRAL...DEMING...EL PASO...FABENS...FORT BLISS...HOLLOMAN AFB... LAS CRUCES...LORDSBURG...MONTANA VISTA...SAN ELIZARIO... SIERRA BLANCA...SILVER CITY...SOCORRO...SUNLAND PARK... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES AND UNIVERSITY PARK 108 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2005 A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS COUPLED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHWARD OVER OUR AREA...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES AND LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS IS POSSIBLE NEAR THESE STORMS. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID DRAINAGES AND ARROYOS WHEN RAIN IS NEARBY. DRIVERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODED ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 20 / NOVLAN
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:50 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported water entering several homes along U.S. Highway 82 between Alamogordo and Cloudcroft.
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