Recent rainfall brought much of Hidalgo County out of Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought.
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The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
Recent rainfall brought much of Hidalgo County out of Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought.
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 31, 1:57 PM MST, 10 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 257 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS... SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND SURFACE HEATING IS PRESENT OVER THE AREA...WHICH WILL ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LOWLANDS THE REST OF TODAY. BY THURSDAY DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE BORDERLAND AND PUSH THE GREATER MOISTURE LEVELS WEST OF THE DIVIDE...REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STORMS IN THE EAST. THEN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AREA WIDE AS SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINGS THE DEEPER MOISTURE BACK EASTWARD. && .DISCUSSION... AS YOU WOULD EXPECT UNDER HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT DURING MONSOON SEASON...HARD-TO-DETECT FEATURES ARE THE KEY TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE IMPULSE THAT MOVED WESTWARD JUST TO OUR SOUTH YESTERDAY IS STILL CLOSE ENOUGH TO AFFECT THE NM BOOTHEEL THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE THE 12Z GFS PICKED UP ON A WEAK DISTURBANCE THAT WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITH STORMS THIS EVENING. SUPPOSEDLY THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS WILL BE LESS ACTIVE EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE AS THE MODELS BRING IN DRIER AIR ALOFT FROM THE SOUTHEAST. I SAY SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE THE GFS IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN WAVERING FROM RUN TO RUN. AT THIS POINT WILL FOLLOW ALONG AND REDUCE POPS EASTERN PORTION. THE UPPER HIGH CHANGES ITS ORIENTATION TO MORE OF A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS...THOUGH GRADUALLY...FROM THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. THUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD SLOWLY INCREASE AND SPREAD EASTWARD AGAIN SO THAT BY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD EXPERIENCE SCATTERED COVERAGE. UNTIL THEN TEMPURATURES WILL BE 5 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL UNDER THE UPPER HIGH. AS THE HIGH IS PARTIALLY FLATTENED AND PUSHED EASTWARD BY A PACIFIC TROUGH... TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK WILL START TO TREND DOWN TO NORMAL VALUES. && .AVIATION...VALID 01/00Z-02/00Z. VFR WILL STILL BE THE NORM OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH SCT070-090 SCT-BKN150-200. SCT VRB20G40KT 1-3SM TSRA BKN020-040 OVER MTS AND ISOLATED COVERAGE OVER THE LOWLANDS. && .FIRE WEATHER... UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER NM THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST WITH THE MAIN FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BEING OVER THE WEST AND MOUNTAINS. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SLOWLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE GOOD MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE LOWLANDS WILL BE IN THE 90S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 76 98 76 99 77 / 20 10 10 10 10 SIERRA BLANCA 70 98 70 98 73 / 20 10 10 10 10 LAS CRUCES 72 98 71 99 74 / 20 10 10 10 10 ALAMOGORDO 72 98 71 101 71 / 20 10 10 10 10 CLOUDCROFT 53 81 52 82 55 / 30 30 30 20 20 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 71 95 70 96 72 / 20 20 20 10 20 SILVER CITY 65 93 64 94 66 / 30 30 30 40 20 DEMING 69 99 68 100 70 / 30 20 10 10 20 LORDSBURG 70 98 69 98 71 / 40 30 30 30 30 WEST EL PASO METRO 75 97 75 97 78 / 20 10 10 10 10 DELL CITY 73 97 73 99 72 / 20 10 10 10 10 FORT HANCOCK 76 100 76 99 74 / 20 10 10 10 10 LOMA LINDA 69 91 69 91 73 / 20 10 10 10 10 FABENS 75 99 75 100 76 / 20 10 10 10 10 SANTA TERESA 74 98 74 98 77 / 20 10 10 10 10 WHITE SANDS HQ 73 98 72 99 75 / 20 10 10 10 10 JORNADA RANGE 70 98 69 99 72 / 20 10 10 10 10 HATCH 72 99 71 99 74 / 20 10 10 10 20 COLUMBUS 73 98 72 98 75 / 30 10 10 10 20 OROGRANDE 72 97 72 98 72 / 20 10 10 10 10 MAYHILL 60 92 60 93 63 / 30 30 30 20 20 MESCALERO 59 90 58 91 61 / 20 30 30 20 20 TIMBERON 62 86 62 88 65 / 30 20 30 20 20 WINSTON 61 91 61 92 63 / 30 30 30 30 30 HILLSBORO 68 95 67 96 69 / 30 30 20 20 30 SPACEPORT 70 95 69 97 71 / 20 20 10 10 20 LAKE ROBERTS 63 92 62 93 64 / 30 40 40 40 30 HURLEY 67 96 66 97 68 / 30 30 20 40 30 CLIFF 66 97 65 97 67 / 30 40 40 30 30 MULE CREEK 62 89 60 89 62 / 40 40 40 30 40 FAYWOOD 67 97 66 98 68 / 30 30 20 30 20 ANIMAS 69 98 68 98 70 / 40 30 30 30 30 HACHITA 67 99 66 100 68 / 30 20 20 20 30 ANTELOPE WELLS 69 96 68 96 70 / 40 30 20 30 30 CLOVERDALE 66 90 65 89 67 / 40 30 30 40 40 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 01 FAUSETT/ 26 GRZYWACZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1156 AM MDT WED JUL 31 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-011800- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- 1156 AM MDT WED JUL 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWLANDS. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ONE INCH IN THE LOWLANDS...ALONG WITH 45 MPH WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BE POSITIONED SUCH THAT SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WHICH WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORMS TO MAINLY WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED STORMS OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. DURING THE WEEKEND THE UPPER FLOW WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS WILL BRING THE MONSOON PLUME FURTHER EAST AND GIVE THE ENTIRE AREA A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN WITH AMOUNTS TO AN INCH...LOCALIZED FLOODING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER INFORMATION IS A CRITICAL LINK IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY RAIN RATES...HEAVY RAIN ACCUMULATION... HAIL THE SIZE OF A PENNY OR LARGER...WINDS ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...AND ANY FLOODING TO THIS OFFICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. FAUSETT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The entire zone transitioned from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought on August 6th. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1.66 inches of precipitation which was 0.92 inches below normal.
The zone transitioned from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought on August 6th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, August 2013
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: 473599, 475730.