A dryline setup along the Rio Grande and combined with a weak trough in the upper levels to produce several strong to severe thunderstorms across far west Texas.
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A dryline setup along the Rio Grande and combined with a weak trough in the upper levels to produce several strong to severe thunderstorms across far west Texas.
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 Jun 6, 12:41 PM MST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 141 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS... EASTERLY WINDS WILL PUSH MOIST UNSTABLE AIR INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BORDERLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING HOT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES LATER THIS WEEK BRINGING WARM DRY AND OCCASIONALLY WINDY WEATHER. && .DISCUSSION... DESPITE WEAK FLOW...FORECAST SOMEWHAT OF A CHALLENGE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. ON THE LARGER SCALE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT COVERS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH WARM AIR AND SYNOPTIC SCALE SUBSIDENCE ALOFT SUGGESTING PRIMARILY DRY WEATHER. HOWEVER AT THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE CWA AND IS GENERATING WEAK EASTERLY FLOW MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. THIS IN TURN IS ADVECTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION WITH DEWPOINTS EXCEEDING 40 OVER THE EAST. COMBINATION OF HIGHER MOISTURE AND HOT TEMPERATURES DESTABILIZING AIR MASS WITH EARLY AFTERNOON CAPES ABOVE 1000 J/KG EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. MODELS ALSO FORECAST PRECIPITABLE WATER AMOUNTS TO APPROACH AN INCH OVER THE EAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS DESPITE UNFAVORABLE LARGER SCALE DYNAMICS AND WARM AIR ALOFT WILL FORECAST ISOLATED STORMS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND OVER THE GILAS TONIGHT. GIVEN THE LACK OF SHEAR STORMS WILL BE PULSE TYPE WITH MAIN THREAT STRONG DOWNBURSTS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. GIVEN THE HIGH WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS HAIL THREAT WILL EXIST MAINLY OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS. ON MONDAY EXPECT SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH TO BE LOCATED OVER WESTERN THIRD OF THE CWA WITH EASTERLY SURFACE FLOW TRANSPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EAST OF THE ASSOCIATED CONVERGENCE AXIS. HOT SURFACE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS ABOVE 40 SHOULD THEREFORE AGAIN PUSH AFTERNOON CAPES TO NEAR 1000 AND WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER NEAR AN INCH MAINLY OVER EASTER HALF OF THE AREA. LARGE SCALE DYNAMICS LOOK UNFAVORABLE WITH RIDGE AXIS ACROSS NEW MEXICO BUT SURFACE HEATING...UPSLOPE AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE INDUCED BY TROUGH EXPECT ISOLATED STORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGER SCALE CHANGES WILL OCCUR AFTER MONDAY AS UNSEASONABLY STRONG AND DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CWA. IN ADDITION INCREASING DOWN SLOPE FLOW AND SHIFT IN THERMAL RIDGE WILL RESULT IN SURFACE LEE TROUGH FORMATION THROUGH SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. WINDS WILL THEREFORE BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEEDS LATER PERIODS AS LEE TROUGH DEEPENS. ACCORDINGLY WILL FORECAST WARM DRY BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS LATER PERIODS WITH TEMPERATURES NOT AS HOT. && .AVIATION...VALID 07/00Z-08/00Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TAF PERIOD. WEAK BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS W TX...WILL SHIFT WINDS TO SOUTHEAST 5-15KTS THROUGH MONDAY FOR MOST AREAS EXCEPT SOUTHWEST BOOTHEEL. ISOLATED -TSRAGS/CIGS 100 AGL WILL CONTINUE THRU 03Z MAINLY OVER THE GILA WILDERNESS AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MOISTURE WILL ATTEMPT TO SURGE WEST OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY AIDED BY OUTFLOWS FROM STORMS ALREADY NOTED SUNDAY EARLIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR SITUATION EXPECTED MONDAY WITH ISOLD STORMS LIKELY TIED AGAIN MAINLY TO AREA MOUNTAINS. && .FIRE WEATHER... UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES ...LIGHT WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FOR OUR AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. APART FROM UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS...THIS WILL MEAN CONTINUED CURING OF LATE SEASON GREEN FUELS. TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES IN THE LOWLANDS....WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S TO NEAR 100 OVER MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS EVEN ABOVE 7500 FEET. NAM NOW PULLING BACK A BIT ON WESTWARD EXTENT AND DEPTH OF MOISTURE SURGE BEHIND BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT. ISOLATED STORMS REMAIN EXPECTED GENERALLY OVER HIGHER REACHES OF THE GILA WILDERNESS...CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO WILDERNESS AREAS. EXPECTATION REMAINS FOR MOISTURE DISSIPATION IN STRONG HEATING UNDER RIDGE AND ATTENDANT SUBSIDENCE TO PREVENT WIDESPREAD STORMS OVER THE GILA AND SACS TODAY. THREAT OF ISOLATED STORMS OVER GILA WILDERNESS...SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS CONTINUES MONDAY. AFTER TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...A SLOWLY DEEPENING PACIFIC TROUGH REMAINS FORECAST OVER THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL WILL MEAN A DAY TO DAY INCREASE OF WESTERLY WINDS. THE UPPER JET IS FORECAST TO MAKE A UNSEASONABLE DIP SOUTHWARD AT THAT TIME...CARRYING PACIFIC SYSTEMS THROUGH THE INTER MOUNTAIN WEST. MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WITH STRENGTHENING 20-FT WINDS SUBSEQUENT TO HOT SPELL...APPEARS TO BEGIN FRIDAY WITH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST THIS FAR OUT. NONETHELESS RETURN OF THESE WINDS BEARS WATCHING...IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE PRE-DRYING OF FUELS THIS WEEKEND AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY LIGHTING HOLD OVERS FROM TODAY AND MONDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 78 103 76 103 75 / 10 20 20 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA TX 74 97 70 98 71 / 20 20 20 10 0 LAS CRUCES 74 102 72 102 70 / 10 20 20 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 72 96 70 102 69 / 10 20 20 0 0 CLOUDCROFT 51 86 48 89 49 / 20 30 30 10 0 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 69 98 70 99 66 / 10 10 10 0 0 SILVER CITY 62 95 59 97 59 / 10 10 10 0 0 DEMING 72 101 70 102 68 / 10 10 10 0 0 LORDSBURG 71 101 69 103 67 / 0 10 10 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR NMZ023-024-030>032. TX...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR TXZ055-056. && 05 ROGASH/22 TRIPOLI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1041 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-071715- 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- 1041 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. ALSO HOT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 105 DEGREES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE OR OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS MONDAY WITH A FEW STORMS PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ALSO CONTINUED HOT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 TO 105 OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ROGASH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 134 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 NMZ024-025-062000- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS NM-TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- 134 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM MDT... AT 123 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MESCALERO...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MESCALERO... BENT... LAKE MESCALERO... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 218 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 NMZ024-025-062100- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS NM-TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- 218 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT... AT 208 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF OROGRANDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 246 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 NMZ024-062130- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- 246 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM MDT... AT 237 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF OROGRANDE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OROGRANDE... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 333 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ055-062200- EL PASO TX- 333 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM MDT... AT 322 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HORIZON CITY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...AND PRODUCING HAIL JUST SLIGHTLY SMALL THAN HALF AN INCH IN DIAMTER. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HORIZON CITY... SPARKS... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 406 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ055-062245- EL PASO TX- 406 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM MDT... AT 356 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF EAST EL PASO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EAST EL PASO... MONTANA VISTA... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 425 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 TXZ056-062300- HUDSPETH TX- 425 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THREATENING WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM MDT... AT 413 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT HANCOCK...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FORT HANCOCK... ACALA... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A peak gust of 58 mph was reported 3 miles northeast of El Paso.
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