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 30, 3:57 AM MST, 7 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 457 AM MDT WED AUG 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS... A QUIETER WEATHER PATTERN HAS SETTLED ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR NORMAL. ON SATURDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND DROP OUR TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL AND INCREASE OUR CHANCES FOR RAIN. RAIN CHANCES AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE CONTINUES TO LURK IN THE AREA...BUT FOR NOW THE BULK OF IT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA. WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD IN FROM EAST TEXAS AND THAT WILL HELP STEER SOME OF THE MOISTURE FURTHER NORTH IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO. IVE KEPT MOST PLACES WITH ISOLATED POPS TODAY AND TOMORROW EXCEPT OUT WEST AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. WITH LESS MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER WE WILL SEE OUR AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY AND FRIDAY NEAR NORMAL. ON SATURDAY WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE A CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER WITH A LITTLE TASTE OF FALL. A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN TIMING WITH THE MODELS...THE ETA IS FASTER THAN THE GFS...BUT ALL THE MODELS AGREE THAT NOT ONLY WILL WE SEE TEMPERATURES UP TO TEN DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...BUT WE WILL ALSO SEE AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR RAIN. AS A SIDE NOTE THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE JOHN JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO WILL MOVE IT UP CLOSE TO BAJA AND THEN TURN IT WEST AWAY FROM THE COAST. THE LATEST FORECAST MODELS HAVE TRENDED THE SYSTEM FURTHER NORTH AND EAST SO IT WILL NEED TO BE SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON. WITH A FRONT DROPPING DOWN ON SATURDAY WHAT WE DONT NEED IS A BUNCH OF MOISTURE COMING UP OFF OF JOHN AND OVER RUNNING THE SURFACE FRONT TO GIVE US A LOT OF RAIN. A QUICK LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST DOESNT SHOW ANY GREAT CHANGES AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH A CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN. && .AVIATION...VALID 30/12Z-31/12Z... GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT FOR MVFR CIG/VSBY IN WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS THIS EVENING. SEE LATEST TAF AND TWB PRODUCTS FOR UPDATED DETAILS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 89 68 90 68 92 / 10 20 10 20 20 SIERRA BLANCA TX 84 62 87 65 91 / 10 20 10 20 20 LAS CRUCES 88 67 89 66 92 / 10 20 10 20 20 ALAMOGORDO 90 63 88 65 95 / 10 20 10 20 20 CLOUDCROFT 68 46 71 46 73 / 30 20 30 20 30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 86 64 85 65 91 / 10 20 10 20 20 SILVER CITY 83 59 85 60 86 / 30 20 30 20 30 DEMING 88 65 89 65 92 / 30 20 30 20 20 LORDSBURG 89 65 91 65 92 / 30 20 30 20 20 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... 15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1142 AM MDT WED AUG 30 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-311745- 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- 1142 AM MDT WED AUG 30 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 ISOLATED LOWLAND AND SCATTERED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES...ARROYOS AND LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED LOWLAND AND SCATTERED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A FEW STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. A COLD FRONT MAY ENHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEEKEND...DIMINISHING SOME FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. SHOULD WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OCCUR...FLOODING ALONG ARROYOS...DRAINAGES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME A POSSIBILITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE IF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING CONDITIONS OCCUR AT THEIR LOCATION. LUNDEEN
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Significant street flooding was reported in northeast El Paso.
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