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 1, 3:00 AM MST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 400 AM MDT TUE AUG 1 2006 .SYNOPSIS... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM SOME OF THE STORMS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMALS DUE TO CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS AND RAIN. && .DISCUSSION... A WET AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING. CONVECTION IS BEING AIDED BY SOME SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT FROM A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE REGION TODAY. STORMS WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCES IN THIS TROPICAL-LIKE AIR MASS. WITH ALL THE RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN THE PAST FEW DAYS THE GROUND IS MOIST AND LESS ABLE TO SOAK IN RAINFALL. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF EVEN FROM LIGHTER RAIN AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING AND PONDING IN POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. THE PREVAILING FLOW PATTERN OF A HIGH OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY AND A TROUGH ON THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO CONCENTRATE A DEEP MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THIS PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL OSCILLATE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH SOME REGIONS SEEING LITTLE ACTIVITY ONE DAY BUT MORE THE NEXT DAY. WILL KEEP POPS AT THE SCATTERED LEVEL THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WILL TREND MORE TOWARD ISOLATED PRECIP FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS THE PLUME OF MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT MORE TO THE WEST. && .AVIATION...01/12Z-02/12Z AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN HEAVY RAIN. PREVAILING CIGS BETWEEN 5-7 KFT AGL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 85 69 88 69 91 / 60 40 40 40 40 SIERRA BLANCA TX 82 62 85 58 89 / 60 40 40 40 40 LAS CRUCES 84 68 90 67 91 / 60 40 40 40 40 ALAMOGORDO 90 67 86 64 88 / 60 40 40 40 40 CLOUDCROFT 67 48 67 47 68 / 60 40 50 40 50 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 85 64 89 64 89 / 60 40 40 40 40 SILVER CITY 79 61 80 60 82 / 60 50 40 40 40 DEMING 84 66 89 62 90 / 60 40 40 40 40 LORDSBURG 83 64 90 60 89 / 60 50 40 40 40 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT FOR TX ZONES 055>056 AND NM ZONES 022>025 - 030>032 04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1030 AM MDT TUE AUG 1 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-021630- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 1030 AM MDT TUE AUG 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OVER THE EL PASO METRO AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH LOCAL ARROYO AND ROADWAY FLOODING POPSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. ENHANCED MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8-E MAY FEED INTO THE MONSOONAL CIRCULATION LATE IN THE WEEK OR OVER THE WEEKEND INCREASING AVAILABLE MOISTURE. FLOOD POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER...ESPECIALLY ANY FLOODING THAT MAY BE OCCURRING. MACBLAIN
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:31 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several thunderstorms with heavy rains moved southward across the southern Sacramento Mountains, dropping 2 to 3 inches of rain. Flash flooding occurred from Cloudcroft to Timberon, with many roads washed out and structures damaged in the Timberon area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, August 2006
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