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 3, 12:31 PM MST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 131 PM MDT THU AUG 3 2006 .SYNOPSIS... HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE CIRCULATES AROUND HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER TEXAS. A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT MAY BRING EVEN MORE RAINFALL TO AREAS ALREADY HARD HIT BY FLOODING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PERSONS NEAR THE RIO GRANDE RIVER AND ARROYOS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER IF THE HEAVY RAIN MATERIALIZES. THOSE TRAVELING SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS ROADWAYS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY AND STRAND YOU IN RISING WATER. NEVER DRIVE INTO A FLOODED ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && .DISCUSSION... ONCE AGAIN THIS WILL BE SHORT GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. BOTTOM LINE IS UPPER DISTURBANCE NORTH OF BIG BEND IS NOT WELL INITIALIZED OR HANDLED IN THE MODELS. SUSPECT THIS DISTURBANCE COULD AFFECT ALREADY FLOODED AREAS IN AND AROUND THE EL PASO AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRIMARY MONSOONAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL BE PUSHED SOMEWHAT WEST BY THE DISTURBANCE AND ALSO IN RESPONSE TO PAC NW LOW RIDING UP OVER THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH. PROBLEM IS THAT THE WESTWARD PUSH MAY NOT OCCUR AS QUICKLY AS THE MODELS INDICATE. ALSO SURFACE MOISTURE SHOULD BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TO ALLOW OUTFLOWS FROM THE WEST TO TRIGGER STORMS FATHER EAST. THEREFORE HAVE NOT TRENDED POPS/QPFS DOWN AS MUCH AS MODELS INDICATE. RIVERS/CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE REGION AND ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. && .AVIATION...AUG 03 18Z - AUG 04 18Z GNLY SCT030-050 SCT-BKN100-150 AGL WITH WDLY SCT SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH MVFR VSBY AND CIGS NEAR STORMS WITH MTN TOPS OCNLY OBSCD. WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS IN VERY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. AFT 06Z SOUTH AND EAST OF A COLUMBUS-DEMING-OROGRANDE LINE...GNLY EAST SLOPES OF MTNS...LCL SCT010 BKN020-030 OVC050-080 AGL WITH VSBY 1-3 MI IN +SHRA TS AND BR. MTNS FQTLY OBSCD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 68 84 65 90 68 / 50 50 30 40 40 SIERRA BLANCA TX 63 81 63 85 64 / 50 40 30 30 30 LAS CRUCES 65 84 67 90 68 / 50 50 30 30 40 ALAMOGORDO 63 84 62 90 62 / 50 40 30 30 30 CLOUDCROFT 46 61 53 67 50 / 50 40 30 40 40 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 62 85 66 90 65 / 50 50 40 30 40 SILVER CITY 57 78 63 77 65 / 50 60 40 40 50 DEMING 62 85 66 90 65 / 60 60 40 30 40 LORDSBURG 61 86 69 86 67 / 50 60 40 40 40 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM ZONES 022-025-030>032 FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TX ZONES 056-055 FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING 02/20 MACBLAIN/NOVLAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1015 AM MDT THU AUG 3 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-041630- 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- 1015 AM MDT THU AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED WITH A CONTINUED THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE ARROYO/ROADWAY/RESIDENTIAL FLOODING. WATER LEVELS IN THE RIO GRANDE AND GILA RIVER REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH ...ALTHOUGH NOT IN FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN RIVER OR STREAM FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME HOURS WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. WHILE THE FOCUS OF THE ACTIVITY MAY SHIFT TOWARD AREAS WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND...THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT SURFACE MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE AREA TO ALLOW STORMS TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTACT THE EL PASO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IF SEVERE WEATHER OR HEAVY RAIN OCCURS AT THEIR LOCATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1246 PM MDT THU AUG 3 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-040700- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG... DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 1246 PM MDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE NEAR THE BIG BEND REGION OF WEST TEXAS IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD INITIATE RAPID FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...ARROYOS...IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND NEAR AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. ADDITIONAL RAIN OVER ALREADY FLOODED AREAS IN THE EL PASO METRO AREA WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH URBAN AND STREET FLOODING. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR...SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PARK
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain over the Pinos Altos Mountains sent a wall of water 3 to 4 feet high into Santa Clara, forcing 5 families to evacuate. Some parked vehicles were submerged, but no injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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