2 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 15, 4:28 AM MST, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 528 AM MDT SAT JUL 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS... MOISTURE WAS BEGINNING TO RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY. THAT WILL HELP INCREASE OUR RAIN CHANCES AND DECREES OUR AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE WERE IN A PATTERN WHERE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTHEAST COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LOW TO OUR SOUTHWEST TO GIVE US A PRETTY DECENT MOISTURE FLOW. WELL TODAYS PATTERN IS THE SAME...BUT ONLY THE CIRCULATION IS REVERSED. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LOW/TROF TO OUR SOUTHEAST TO HELP BRING A FAIR AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN TO THE REGION. THE UPPER LOW/INVERTED TROF/EASTERLY WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN TEXAS. THE MODELS CURRENTLY DONT HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR THIS SYSTEM...BUT I EXPECT IT WILL PASS JUST TO OUR SOUTH LATER THIS EVENING. USUALLY WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE YOU WILL GET A DECREASE IN ACTIVITY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM AND THEN INCREASED ACTIVITY ON THE EAST SIDE...OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU NORMALLY THINK...BUT THAT IS WHY IT IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS AN INVERTED TROF. ANYWAY I HAVE DECREASED THE POPS FOR TODAY AND INCREASED THEM FOR THIS EVENING. WE WILL STILL SEE A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THE EASTERLY WAVE WILL FLOW ON BY ON TUESDAY...BUT A FAIR AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE BEEN ABOVE NORMAL...BUT WITH THE UPPER HIGH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND INCREASED MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE REGION WE WILL SEE OUR TEMPERATURES SCALE BACK TO SEASONAL NORMALS. THE UPPER HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO WOBBLE AROUND...BUT IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN TO OUR NORTH SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURE INTO THE COMING WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...15/12Z-16/12Z ISOLATED AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY FROM THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING HOURS ISOLATED AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY FROM THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING HOURS IN AND AROUND AREA THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 97 73 96 72 97 / 20 30 20 20 10 SIERRA BLANCA TX 95 66 93 64 94 / 20 30 20 20 10 LAS CRUCES 96 71 95 69 96 / 20 30 20 20 10 ALAMOGORDO 95 68 94 66 96 / 20 30 10 10 10 CLOUDCROFT 72 51 71 50 73 / 20 30 20 20 20 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 95 68 94 66 95 / 20 20 10 10 10 SILVER CITY 91 64 90 64 92 / 20 20 20 20 30 DEMING 96 69 97 67 98 / 20 30 20 20 20 LORDSBURG 98 69 96 68 97 / 20 20 20 20 30 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... 15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1000 AM MDT SAT JUL 15 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-160000- 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- 1000 AM MDT SAT JUL 15 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 TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAZARD POTENTIALS WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WITH FLOODING AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. ROGASH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1200 PM MDT SAT JUL 15 2006 NMZ024-032-TXZ055-151900- SOUTHERN DESERT NM-EL PASO TX-TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- 1200 PM MDT SAT JUL 15 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE EL PASO TEXAS VICINITY... AT NOON A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST ACROSS EL PASO TEXAS. THE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EL PASO AND INTO SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY NEW MEXICO NEAR SANTA TERESA...SUNLAND PARK AND CANUTILLO. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WITH STREET FLOODING...SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS INTERSTATE 10. PERSONS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER WHEN STORMS APPROACH. ROGASH
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:37 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Major street flooding occurred in central and northeast El Paso, and spread into west El Paso near UTEP.
The second in a wave of westward moving thunderstorms moved across El Paso, dropping heavy rain which resulted in a mudslide with debris blocking traffic on Mesa Street in west El Paso.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5526626, 5526627.