2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 1:30 PM MST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 230 PM MDT SUN JUL 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS... THE AIRMASS OVER THE BORDERLAND REMAINS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH IS PARKED OVER THE REGION. WITHIN THIS PATTERN DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK INTO AND ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THESE IMPULSES WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND SATURATED GROUND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE PATTERN REMAINS MOIST TRHOUGH TUESDAY WITH MORE STORMS EXPECTED. && .DISCUSSION... NOTHING NEW TODAY...WE REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CUT OFF UPPER-LEVEL LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH. THE DEEP SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW INLUDES IN A HEAVY INFLUX OF MOISTURE...WHICH CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INCREASE PRECIPITABLE WATER LEVELS. WE ARE AT 175% OF NORMAL PW. SFC DEWPOINTS ARE UP IN THE L-M60S...WITH HIGHER DEWPOINTS TO THE WEST. THUS EXPECT TO KEEP THE DEEP HEALTHY MOISTURE IN PLACE. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN IN DAYS PAST SO THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL DUE TO STATIONARY HEAVY RAIN IS MINIMAL...BUT A LOT OF GROUND IS SATURATED FROM DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THE RAINFALL RATE OF STORMS TODAY SHOULD BE HEAVY. THEREFORE...GIVEN THAT SETUP WE EXPECT SOME LOCAL FLASH FLOODING. THUS ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MONDAY APPEARS TO BE VERY SIMILAR AS THE PATTERN REMAINS PRETTY STATIC. TUESDAY THING BEGIN TO CHANCE A BIT. MODELS INDICATE A NW TROUGH WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE N TIER OF THE U.S. AS IT APPROACHES IT IS PROGGED TO PICK UP OUR CUT OFF LOW AND BEGIN TO SHIFT IT EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. MODELS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD QPF AND HIGH POPS WITH THIS SCENARIO. CANT SEE ANY SIGIFICANT DRYING UNTIL AFTER TUESDAY...SO THIS LOOKS REASONABLE. LATE TUE INTO WED...W/NW FLOW FILTERS DRIER AIR INTO THE NW CWFA AS THE TROUGH PASSES TO THE NORTH. THIS SHOULD BE OUR DOWN DAY FOR PCPN AND STORM COVERAGE. THU A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE N/NE. THIS FEATURE IS SHOWN IN THE MODELS TO INCREASE POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON...BUT THIS IS A WEAK FEATURE AND CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH. NONTHELESS...WITH THE UPPER HIGH CENTERED WELL EAST WE WILL BE UNDER THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE PLUME AND WEAK IMPULSES WILL BE DIRECTED OVER THE REGION KEEPING RAIN AND STORM CHANCES IN THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION...31/00Z-01/00Z... SCATTERED AREAS OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. ISOLD IFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 70 87 71 90 72 / 60 40 30 30 20 SIERRA BLANCA TX 61 88 63 84 63 / 60 40 30 30 20 LAS CRUCES 66 88 65 89 69 / 60 40 30 30 20 ALAMOGORDO 66 86 68 87 68 / 60 50 40 30 20 CLOUDCROFT 49 68 46 67 49 / 60 60 40 30 20 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 66 85 67 89 65 / 50 50 50 30 20 SILVER CITY 60 79 59 81 62 / 50 50 50 40 20 DEMING 65 84 65 88 67 / 50 50 40 30 20 LORDSBURG 62 83 61 88 65 / 50 50 40 30 20 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH (FFA) THROUGH 6AM (12Z) MONDAY MORNING FOR...TX ZONES 055>056 AND NM ZONES 022>025-030>032 14 / BIRD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1030 AM MDT SUN JUL 30 2006
NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-310000-
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-
1030 AM MDT SUN JUL 30 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
...TODAYS PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT IS FLASH FLOODING...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGH LEVELS OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL
WILL CAUSE THESE STORM TO BE EFFICIENT RAINERS. THEREFORE MANY OF
THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH A FEW STORMS. RAIN AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3
INCHES WITHIN 3 HOURS OVER ISOLATED AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.
PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WITH FLASH
FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER ISOLATED AREAS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE
HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MAINLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH
BETTER STORM CHANCES TO THE WEST. WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY A
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT LOOKS TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES AREA WIDE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WITH REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE CALLED
UPON TO PROVIDE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS...SPECIFICALLY TO REPORT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLOODING.
BIRDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 103 PM MDT SUN JUL 30 2006 TXZ055-310115- EL PASO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO 103 PM MDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTOMRS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAILNFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY...DESTABILIZING A VERY MOIST AIR MASS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE SATURATED GROUND AND HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FLOODING IN PREVIOUS DAYS. EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD INITIATE RAPID FLOODING IN THESE LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF STORMS ARE APPROACHING YOUR AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER VALLEY REGION AND ALONG HIGHWAY 62 NEAR THE MONTANA VISTA AREA. 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 IS EN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL6 AM MONDAY MORNING. PLAY IT SAFE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 20 NOVLAN
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:42 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
From 2.5" to 3" of rain in 40 minutes was measured by spotters in the North Hills section of northeast El Paso, resulting in major street flooding.
The second thunderstorm of the evening hit northeast El Paso, but this time a little further south. An NWS employee measured 2.21 inches in just over an hour. Texas Department of Transportation reported significant street flooding along and near Trans Mountain Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2006
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: 5526710, 5526711.