A broad upper level high was located over Western Kansas with a deep southeast flow across Southern New Mexico. A modest amount of moisture was in place with slow storm motion allowing heavy rain to occur across the Silver City area and near the Silver Burn scar.
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A broad upper level high was located over Western Kansas with a deep southeast flow across Southern New Mexico. A modest amount of moisture was in place with slow storm motion allowing heavy rain to occur across the Silver City area and near the Silver Burn scar.
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 12, 12:55 PM MST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 155 PM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A FAIRLY QUIET WEEKEND EXCEPT FOR SOME WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE LOWLANDS WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND. AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA REGION INTO THE BORDERLAND AND STALL OUT FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK AS WELL. && .DISCUSSION... VERY INTERESTING WX PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK FORECAST BY MODELS. CURRENTLY HAVE LARGE UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A CUTOFF LOW OVER SW PA/WV. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THE UPPER HIGH WILL BE WEAKENING AND MOVING WEST AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED UPPER LOW MOVES SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHERN TX BY 12Z MON. THIS WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE HIGH FOR THE WEEKEND WILL BRING SOME DRIER AIR IN...SO ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN FAR SW NM AND THE MOUNTAINS. THE DRIER AIR SHOULD ALLOW SOME AREAS TO REACH 100-102 DEGREES. STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO TX...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION WITH PW'S OVER 1.4 INCHES BY MON AFTN. THIS IS 140-150% OF NORMAL. THERE WILL BE SOME SHEAR IN ADDITION TO A BACK DOOR FRONT TO SUPPORT A FEW SEVERE STORMS AT LEAST MONDAY AND MAYBE INTO TUE ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE CWA WITH THE THREAT FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING. UPPER HIGH PLACEMENT OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL ALLOW FOR SURFACE TO AT LEAST 500MB WINDS TO HAVE A FETCH OF GULF MOISTURE RIGHT INTO CWA. PW'S REMAIN ABOVE 1.25 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEK WITH WEAK FLOW ALOFT SO STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING. POTENTIAL FOR MANY AREAS OF THE CWA TO SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEK WITH MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WELL OVER THAT. MAIN CONCERN WITH FORECAST IS JUST THAT THIS IS SUCH AN UNUSUAL PATTERN THAT THE MODELS MAY NOT BE HANDLING IT WELL...EVEN THOUGH AT THIS TIME THERE IS REAL GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG THEM. HAVE WORDED HWO STRONGLY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AROUND RECENT BURN SCARS. EXPECT CWA WIDE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES IF THINGS COME THROUGH AS CURRENTLY FORECAST. HAVE CUT MOS HIGH TEMPERATURES 3-5 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS AS CLOUDS...HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN ATMOSPHERE AND PRECIPITATION KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. OVERNIGHT LOWS GENERALLY IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. && .AVIATION...VALID 13/00Z-14/00Z. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF CEILINGS AT OR ABOVE 10,000 FEET AGL. HOWEVER SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION FOR A FEW AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MOST ACTIVITY OCCURRING BETWEEN 20Z AND 03Z AND WEST OF A TCS-DMN LINE. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER. && .FIRE WEATHER... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING WARM WEATHER TO THE REGION. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL EASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO TRANSPORT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A FEW MAINLY AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MOST ACTIVITY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OR OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY FALL ACROSS THE SILVER BURN SCAR EACH DAY. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE AROUND 20 TO 30 PERCENT WITH WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE EAST WHILE A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ALSO PUSHES INTO THE REGION. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEXT WEEK WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK WILL ALSO BE AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE RAIN AND CLOUD COVER. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 78 99 78 101 75 / 10 0 10 0 10 SIERRA BLANCA 71 94 71 98 71 / 10 0 0 0 10 LAS CRUCES 73 97 73 98 71 / 20 10 10 10 10 ALAMOGORDO 72 95 72 99 67 / 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDCROFT 52 73 52 76 52 / 10 10 10 10 30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 70 95 71 97 68 / 20 20 10 10 10 SILVER CITY 67 89 67 93 66 / 30 30 20 20 10 DEMING 70 97 70 98 71 / 20 10 10 10 10 LORDSBURG 70 97 72 100 71 / 30 30 20 10 10 WEST EL PASO METRO 78 100 78 102 76 / 10 0 10 10 10 DELL CITY 70 98 70 102 69 / 10 0 0 0 10 FORT HANCOCK 76 99 76 101 71 / 10 0 0 0 10 LOMA LINDA 71 93 71 94 67 / 10 0 10 0 10 FABENS 77 99 77 101 73 / 10 0 0 0 10 SANTA TERESA 73 98 73 100 72 / 20 0 10 10 10 WHITE SANDS HQ 75 97 75 98 71 / 10 0 10 10 10 JORNADA RANGE 71 97 71 98 70 / 10 10 10 10 10 HATCH 73 98 73 95 70 / 20 10 10 10 10 COLUMBUS 71 98 73 100 72 / 20 10 10 10 10 OROGRANDE 73 97 73 99 68 / 10 0 10 10 10 MAYHILL 59 82 59 84 56 / 10 10 10 10 30 MESCALERO 59 85 59 87 55 / 10 10 10 10 30 TIMBERON 60 82 60 82 54 / 10 10 10 10 30 WINSTON 65 90 65 90 63 / 30 20 10 20 20 HILLSBORO 67 93 67 93 68 / 20 20 10 10 10 SPACEPORT 71 95 71 98 66 / 10 10 10 10 10 LAKE ROBERTS 64 87 64 88 63 / 40 30 20 20 20 HURLEY 66 91 66 94 66 / 30 30 20 10 10 CLIFF 66 94 66 98 69 / 40 30 20 20 20 MULE CREEK 65 92 66 95 65 / 40 30 30 10 20 FAYWOOD 67 93 67 93 68 / 30 20 10 10 10 ANIMAS 71 92 73 98 69 / 30 30 20 10 10 HACHITA 71 97 73 98 69 / 30 20 20 10 10 ANTELOPE WELLS 66 92 71 98 70 / 40 10 10 10 10 CLOVERDALE 65 89 67 92 66 / 40 30 20 10 10 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 26/05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1107 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-131700- 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- 1107 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE MAIN FOCUS REMAINING ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...WITH LESSER COVERAGE EAST TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. A STORM OR TWO MAY BECOME SEVERE...BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING. AREAS NEAR THE SILVER BURN SCAR ARE MOST VULNERABLE...BUT ANY AREA THAT STORMS DEVELOP COULD SEE FLOODING AS THERE IS PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND STORM MOTION WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE DECREASING INTO THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WHERE LITTLE TO NO COVERAGE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES WEST OUT OF THE HIGH PLAINS. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE A BETTER ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE SOME SEVERE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH EARLY IN THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL REMAIN WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING RETURNING TO THE REGION EACH DAY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEK AS THE UPPER LOW STALLS OVER THE REGION. THOSE WHO LIVE IN AREAS NEAR RECENT FIRES ARE PARTICULARILY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER...DAMAGE OR FLOODING TO THIS OFFICE. JMG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1044 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM HAIL VIRDEN 32.69N 109.00W
07/10/2013 E1.50 INCH HIDALGO NM TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL DID DAMAGE TO CROPS AND DAMAGED
TREES. LATER REPORTED BROKEN HOUSE WINDOWS.
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CORRECTED EVENT...REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER EPZ1300518
GRZYWACZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 1148 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013 NMZ414>417-121845- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET NM- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET NM- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET NM-OTERO MESA NM- 1148 AM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013 ...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER NORTHEAST OTERO COUNTY NEW MEXICO... AT 1145 SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN AREA OF NORTHEAST OTERO COUNTY NEW MEXICO. STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS AROUND ELK SILVER...CLOUDCROFT...WEED AND SACRAMENTO. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS....SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ROGASH
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 182 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several reports came in from spotters of a foot and a half to two and a half feet of water were covering roads between Silver City and Little Walnut Village. Over an inch of rain fell in less than 45 minutes.
Gallinas Canyon flooded at the low water crossing along the De-La-O Road just northeast of Sherman.
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, July 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: 467677, 467679.