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 15, 11:16 AM MST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1216 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS... MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WILL FLOW INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS WHILE A FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH SOME STORMS OVER A FEW AREAS. && .DISCUSSION... ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN NOW ESTABLISHED AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW NIGHT IF NOT LONGER. DEEP EAST TO SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE HAS TRANSPORTED DEEP ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE CWA WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER AMOUNTS AT 1.6 TODAY. ATTENDANT INSTABILITY ALSO MODERATE WITH CAPES AROUND 1000 TO 2000 J/KG DESPITE CLOUD COVER. MEANWHILE WEAK FRONT HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CWA WHILE WEAK CLOSED LOW MOVES JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER. FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY WHILE YET A SECOND CLOSED LOW MOVES ACROSS THE CWA FROM THE WEST. GIVEN THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY,THESE LIFTING MECHANISM WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW NIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE PRECLUDES MUCH ENTRAINMENT WHILE DEEP LAYER WIND SPEEDS WILL BE ONLY AROUND 10 KT INDICATING SLOW MOVING STORMS. THUS FLOOD THREAT WILL PERSIST AND HAVE EXTENDED FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAJOR MODEL DIFFERENCES AFTER WEDNESDAY. WRF EXTENDS STRONG UPPER RIDGE WESTWARD ACROSS THE CWA WITH MOISTURE INFLOW DIVERTED WEST OF THE CWA ALONG WITH DRYING AND WARMING ALOFT. IN CONTRAST GFS KEEPS THE CWA BETWEEN RIDGE OVER TEXAS AND WEST COAST TROUGH WITH DEEP MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AND EMBEDDED WAVES SUSTAINING HEAVY RAIN THREAT. AT MOMENT WILL INCREASE THUNDER ACTIVITY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS WRF HAS BEEN TOO FAST IN DRYING OUR AREA OUT THIS SEASON. && .AVIATION... WIDESPREAD AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WITH ISOLATED IFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 68 86 68 88 70 / 70 60 50 40 40 SIERRA BLANCA TX 64 77 59 75 63 / 70 60 50 40 40 LAS CRUCES 67 84 68 86 70 / 70 60 50 40 40 ALAMOGORDO 66 87 67 86 70 / 70 60 50 40 40 CLOUDCROFT 48 66 47 65 49 / 80 70 50 40 40 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 65 85 67 84 68 / 70 60 50 40 40 SILVER CITY 59 77 60 77 61 / 80 70 50 40 40 DEMING 66 86 66 86 66 / 70 60 50 40 40 LORDSBURG 66 86 64 85 66 / 80 60 50 40 40 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WED NIGHT TXZ 055>056 NMZ 022>025- 030>032 05 ROGASH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1040 AM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-161645- 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- 1040 AM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR FAR WEST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALLS WITH RAIN AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 2 INCHES WITHIN 3 HOURS OVER A FEW LOCATIONS. FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES...ARROYOS...SMALL STREAMS...LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A DEEP LAYER OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME FLOODING POSSIBLE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM BOTH DAY AND NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR NEXT WEEKEND IF THE PLUME SHIFTS TO THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE IF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING CONDITIONS OCCUR AT THEIR LOCATION. ROGASH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 104 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006 TXZ055-152015- EL PASO TX- 104 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING AND MOVING INTO EL PASO COUNTY... AT 105 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IS SHOWING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TO FROM IN AND NEAR EL PASO COUNTY. THE AIR MASS IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM RAPIDLY AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN ADDITION THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST BRINING AN ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. STAY ALERT FOR ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. NOVLAN
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
As much as 2.5 inches of rain within 50 minutes caused major street and arroyo flooding in central and west El Paso. Two feet of water covered streets in central El Paso.
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