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 Jul 7, 1:59 PM MST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 259 PM MDT FRI JUL 7 2006 .SYNOPSIS... ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN THE AREA. THE MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT SO THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WELL BE A LITTLE DRIER NEXT WEEK...BUT STILL COULD SEE RAIN. TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND WILL RUN BELOW NORMAL AND WILL CREEP BACK TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE MIDDLE PART OF THE COMING WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... LITTLE HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. PW IS PRETTY HIGH ON THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING WITH 1.67 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER. ALSO THE UPPER HIGH THAT HAS BEEN FUNNELING MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWEST CONTINUES TO SIT OFF TO OUR SOUTHEAST. IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. THE HIGH LOOKS TO ROTATE BACK TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THAT WILL HELP CUT OFF OUR MOISTURE FLOW...BUT WE WILL STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO HELP FIRE UP ISOLATED CONVECTION. IF THE HIGH IS SLOW TO MOVE OFF WE WILL SEE A CONTINUED MOISTURE TRAIN WHICH WILL LAST INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...BUT FOR NOW I WILL KEEP THINGS SCATTERED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND THEN DROP THINGS BACK TO ISOLATED FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. NOW ONE GOTCHA IN THIS MATTER IS THE GFS WHICH IS MOVING A SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST STARTING MONDAY. IF THAT HAPPENS ALL BETS ARE OFF ON OUR DRIER TREND AND WE MIGHT EVEN SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER...FOR NOW ILL WAIT FOR A LITTLE MORE MODEL CONSISTENCY BEFORE I LATCH ON TO THIS FEATURE. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEN AS WE DRY OUT WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES REBOUND TOWARD NORMAL LEVELS BY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...08/00Z-09/00Z SCATTERED AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES...LOWERING TO IFR IN A FEW LOCATIONS...IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 70 90 71 92 70 / 40 30 30 30 30 SIERRA BLANCA TX 64 89 64 87 63 / 40 30 30 30 30 LAS CRUCES 67 90 68 92 67 / 40 30 30 30 30 ALAMOGORDO 66 90 66 91 66 / 40 30 30 30 30 CLOUDCROFT 47 65 47 66 46 / 50 40 40 40 40 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 67 89 67 89 67 / 40 40 40 30 30 SILVER CITY 60 80 62 83 59 / 40 40 40 30 30 DEMING 67 89 67 91 67 / 40 40 40 30 30 LORDSBURG 67 88 67 92 67 / 40 40 40 30 30 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... 15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 149 PM MDT FRI JUL 7 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-082000- 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- 149 PM MDT FRI JUL 7 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 THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES. THUNDERSTORMS WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY. WELL BE A LITTLE DRIER DURING THE COMING WEEK...BUT WE WILL STILL HAVE A THREAT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 230 PM MDT FRI JUL 7 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-080500- 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 230 PM MDT FRI JUL 7 2006 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS... EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOIST UNSTABLE AIR INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS WHILE WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE INTO THE REGION. AS A RESULT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN FORECASTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY RAINS WILL FALL ACROSS A FEW LOCATIONS WITH OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE OVER ISOLATED AREAS. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR AROUND AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME STREETS BECOMING COVERED WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER AND A FEW ARROYOS AND SMALL STREAMS OVERFLOWING AND FLOODING ROADS AND EVEN BUILDINGS AND HOMES. PERSONS MUST REMEMBER NEVER TO DRIVE OR WALK ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS BUT INSTEAD TURN AROUND AND SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL. WHEN NEAR RISING WATERS SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. BRICE
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Arroyos were running out of banks, with water 1 foot deep on streets 5.5 miles northeast of Las Cruces.
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