1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 1:51 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 251 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE IS MOVING BACK OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL RETURN MONDAY AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FURTHER FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES...ARROYOS AND LOW LYING AREAS POSSIBLE. && .DISCUSSION... WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A LARGE LOW IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ARE CAUSING A SHIFT IN THE MOISTURE PLUME. SATELLITE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THE PLUME HAS SHIFTED BACK OVER THE STATE TODAY. WITH INCREASED MOISTURE PRESENT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERY ALSO INDICATES A WEAK DISTURBANCE JUST WEST OF EL PASO THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT TO ENHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF RAIN MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND COULD CAUSE FURTHER FLOODING OF PREVIOUSLY RAIN SOAKED AREAS. CONTINUED WEST FLOW AROUND THE LARGE TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES MAY FURTHER SHIFT THE MOISTURE PLUME TO THE EAST...GIVING THE AREA A BRIEF BREAK FROM RAIN ON SUNDAY. THE RAINS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY FOR AT LEAST THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS THE SOUTHERLY MOIST FLOW STRENGTHENS AND A COLD FRONT PUSHES DOWN FROM THE NORTH...SETTING UP AN OVER RUNNING PATTERN. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THIS PATTERN. MODELS CONTINUE TO KEEP THE DEEP MOISTURE PLUME OVER THE STATE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER SOMEWHAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO ADDITIONAL CLOUDS AND RAIN. DAY TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...VALID 26/00Z-27/00Z MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS BUT INCREASING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH LOCAL MVFR TO IFR AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. AFTER 03Z LOCAL AREAS SCT020 BKN-OVC035 OVC060 ABOVE GROUND. VSBY 1-3 MI +TSRA BR. MTNS FQTLY OBSCD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 72 93 69 92 68 / 40 40 40 30 40 SIERRA BLANCA TX 67 87 58 89 63 / 40 40 40 30 40 LAS CRUCES 69 91 67 92 65 / 40 40 40 30 40 ALAMOGORDO 69 92 66 92 63 / 40 40 40 30 40 CLOUDCROFT 50 68 47 67 48 / 40 40 40 30 40 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 67 90 65 91 62 / 30 40 40 30 30 SILVER CITY 61 81 58 85 57 / 40 30 30 30 30 DEMING 66 91 63 92 63 / 40 40 40 30 30 LORDSBURG 65 91 63 92 63 / 40 30 30 30 30 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... 04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1205 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-261815- 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- 1205 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE REGION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG DRAINAGES AND ARROYOS AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE MOIST PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FURTHER FLOODING POSSIBLE. RAIN FALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AREA WIDE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOBILIZE QUICKLY DURING THIS PERIOD DUE TO THE FLOOD RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE IF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING CONDITIONS OCCUR AT THEIR LOCATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 330 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006 NMZ024-025-032-TXZ055-056-260615- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT... TIMBERON...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 330 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING... A DEEP MOIST LAYER HAS MOVED BACK OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...A SMALL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MOIST FLOW IS MOVING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WITH MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS PRESENT...THE TROUGH WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT THAT COULD GENERATE HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TONIGHT FROM THIS SYSTEM. SHOULD THE HEAVY RAIN OCCUR...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IS LIKELY WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES...ARROYOS AND DITCHES. LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN URBAN AREAS...CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER THAT WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. FLOODING POTENTIAL IS GREATER FOR AREAS PREVIOUSLY AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS OR ROADS. IF WATER RISES IN YOUR AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LUNDEEN
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
An intense thunderstorm dropped very heavy rain which caused Percha Creek to spill over a bridge in Hillsboro. Other bridges in the area (Highway 152) were covered with water and debris. Flood waters eventually led to the closure of Highway 187 just south of Caballo.
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
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5530699.