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 12, 2:25 AM MST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 325 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005 .SYNOPSIS... ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM AGAIN TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN PUSHING SOME OF THE MOISTURE EAST OF THE AREA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY THOUGH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE...MOSTLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. && .DISCUSSION... ABUNDANT MOISTURE...THOUGH NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH PWS...CONTINUE ACROSS THE CWA TODAY. THE CWA IS STILL UNDER A SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT BUT AN UPPER LOW JUST WEST OF THE BAJA IS BEGINNING TO BRING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA...THOUGH MAINLY STILL OVER ARIZONA. WILL CONTINUE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS MODELS SHOW GOOD INSTABILITY AND FAIRLY UNIFORM MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA. THE MODELS...ESPECIALLY THE ETA...SHOW GOOD CONVERGENCE IN THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COULD CONCENTRATE CONVECTION IN THIS AREA...HOWEVER HUDSPETH...EASTERN EL PASO AND SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTIES ALL RECEIVED LARGE AREAS OF MODERATE/HEAVY RAINFALL LAST NIGHT. THIS MAY HELP TO INHIBIT SOME CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER LOW MOVES A BIT FURTHER EAST SATURDAY...ENOUGH TO BRING MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW AND POSSIBLY MORE OF THE MAIN MOISTURE PLUME BACK OVER THE AREA. WILL KEEP SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN SATURDAY/SUNDAY. WIND PROFILES ALSO BECOME A BIT MORE CONDUCIVE TO SOME SEVERE STORMS AS WINDS BEGIN STRONGER VEERING...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. MODEL DIFFERENCE FURTHER OUT AS GFS LIFTS UPPER LOW OUT AND BRINGS IN A BIT DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW. ETA KEEPS INTENSIFIES UPPER LOW OVER ARIZONA AND HENCE DOES NOT DRY OUT THE AREA. GFS PATTERN JUST LOOKS BETTER RIGHT NOW SO WILL LEAN TO THAT SOLUTION. BACK TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND EVEN TOOK OUT POPS IN THE WESTERN LOWLANDS BY TUESDAY AS DRYING AND STABILIZATION DEVELOPS IN THAT AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 96 72 93 70 91 / 20 30 20 30 20 SIERRA BLANCA TX 95 68 93 67 88 / 20 30 20 30 20 LAS CRUCES 95 71 92 70 91 / 20 30 20 30 20 ALAMOGORDO 92 67 91 65 87 / 30 30 20 30 20 CLOUDCROFT 71 50 69 48 66 / 40 40 30 40 30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 94 68 92 67 87 / 30 30 20 30 20 SILVER CITY 87 60 84 58 81 / 40 40 40 40 30 DEMING 95 69 93 69 91 / 20 30 30 30 20 LORDSBURG 94 68 92 68 89 / 30 40 30 40 20 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM, TX...NONE. && 17 HEFNER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1100 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-122200- 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 1100 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED STORMS PRODUCING OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN CAUSING LOCALLIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PRIMARY THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE TO ISOLATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BIRD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 941 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005 TXZ055-121700- EL PASO TX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTHONY...CANUTILLO...EL PASO...FABENS... FORT BLISS...MONTANA VISTA...SAN ELIZARIO AND SOCORRO 941 AM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS OVER EAST EL PASO THIS MORNING... AT 945 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO CITY. THESE STORMS ARE SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS FAR EAST EL PASO AND THE LOWER VALLEY OF EL PASO COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS HEAVY RAIN. LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES... ARROYOS...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. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. BIRD
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:14 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Two to three inches of rain resulted in flooding from downtown El Paso to the eastern portion of the city.Several street closures were reported by law enforcement.
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