A surface boundary was located along the Rio Grande Valley with an upper level trough located near the Arizona-New Mexico border. Deep moisture remained in place allowing for heavy rain and flash flooding to occur.
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A surface boundary was located along the Rio Grande Valley with an upper level trough located near the Arizona-New Mexico border. Deep moisture remained in place allowing for heavy rain and flash flooding to occur. Winds up to 70 mph were also reported near Las Cruces.
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 24, 1:24 PM MST, 6 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 224 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS... PLENTY OF DEEP MONSOON MOISTURE RESIDES IN THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE BORDERLAND. ALOFT A DISTURBANCE SITS OVER THE NEW MEXICO BOOTHEEL AND CONTINUES TO SPIN MOISTURE OVER THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH AS IT ALSO HELPS TO KEEP CONDITIONS UNSTABLE. THIS SHOULD MEAN CONTINUED CHANCES FOR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. LIKE YESTERDAY FLASH FLOODING IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND SMALL TO MODERATE HAIL. THE DISTURBANCE MOVES AWAY TO END THE WEEK...BUT THE MOISTURE CHANNEL REMAINS OVER THE AREA. THIS SHOULD MEAN DAILY ROUNDS OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR SEASONAL OR A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW. && .DISCUSSION... DEEP AND ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE HANGS OVER THE FORECAST AREA AS THE HEART OF THE PLUME FROM THE SOUTH RIDES NORTH OVER SE AZ AND SW NM. THE PW ON THE MORNING SOUNDING SHOWED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE LEVELS 44% ABOVE CLIMATE NORMS. ALOFT A SHARP UPPER LOW SPINS OVER SE AZ NEAR DOUGLAS. THIS FEATURE WILL BE SLOW TO TRACK W AND THUS WILL PROVIDE UPPER DYNAMICS/SUPPORT FOR SOME CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON WELL INTO THE NIGHT. DEWPOINTS ARE HOLDING STEADY IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S PROVING THE MOISTURE RESISTANCE TO MIX OUT DUE TO ITS DEEP NATURE. THE PROG SOUNDINGS SHOW GOOD INSTABILITY WITH CAPES NEAR 1000J/KT AND LI'S NEAR -3. DEEPEST MOISTURE AND BETTER INSTABILITY RESIDE OVER THE WESTERN 1/2 OF THE CWFA...THUS BEST POPS SET AT NUMEROUS WEST AND SCATTERED EAST. THE UPPER LOW TRACK OFF WESTWARD TOWARD THE BAJA TOMORROW SO BROAD SCALE INSTABILITY ALOFT SHOULD BE DIMINISHED...BUT LEFT BEHIND WILL BE PLENTY OF RESIDENT MOISTURE...AND A WARM UNSTABLE AIRMASS...WHICH SHOULD GET RESET AND RECYCLED EACH AFTERNOON WITH HEATING DESTABILIZATION AND MOUNTAIN LIFT. THUS SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORM AND RAIN CHANCES LOOK RIGHT FOR MOST OF THE AREA MOST DAYS. AREA MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED. ACCORDING TO THE GFS...THE RIDGING ALOFT THAT FORMS OVER THE AREA FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND REMAINS FAIRLY WEAK...AND AT SOME POSSIBLE WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES TRACKING IN FROM THE NORTH. THE NAM HAS A STRONGER HIGH W/ NO DISCERNABLE IMPULSES. WITH EITHER SOLUTION THE STORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED SOMEWHAT...BUT CERTAINLY NOT ELIMINATED WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS REMAINING WELL INTO THE 50S. TEMPS SHOULD STAY RIGHT AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMALS. MORNING SUNSHINE AND AFTERNOON CLOUDINES SHOULD CAPTURE THE SKY CONDITIONS MOST DAYS BEYOND TOMORROW. 14-BIRD && .AVIATION...VALID 25/00Z-26/00Z. SCATTERED TSRA OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED TSRA IN THE LOWLANDS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE PERIOD. STORMS WILL TEND TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE NNW THROUGH 12Z WITH A MORE EASTERLY DRIFT AFTER 18Z. GNLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH FEW-SCT050-070 SCT-BKN100-140 SCT-BKN200-250. EXPECT BRIEF EXCURSIONS INTO MVFR CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL STORMS WITH LCL 3SM BKN040CB OVC080 AND WNDS VRB30G40KT. 27-LANEY && .FIRE WEATHER... AN INVERTED UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO SPIN JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE BOOTHEEL. THIS FEATURE WILL COMBINE WITH PLENTIFUL MONSOON MOISTURE TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL STORM CELLS LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. EVEN THOUGH THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT FURTHER WEST AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REBUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO HELP PRODUCE SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WITH THE MOIST AIR IN PLACE MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERIES CONTINUING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VENT RATES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE GOOD RANGE THRU FRIDAY BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE FAIR TO POOR CATEGORIES SATURDAY DUE TO LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS. MEANWHILE THE HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 27 LANEY && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 73 93 73 95 74 / 70 20 30 20 30 SIERRA BLANCA 69 94 70 92 70 / 60 20 30 20 20 LAS CRUCES 68 90 69 93 70 / 70 30 30 30 30 ALAMOGORDO 69 93 70 94 71 / 50 30 30 20 30 CLOUDCROFT 49 69 51 69 50 / 50 30 30 40 30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 67 89 68 92 69 / 70 30 30 30 30 SILVER CITY 62 83 62 86 63 / 70 40 50 40 40 DEMING 67 88 67 92 69 / 70 30 30 30 30 LORDSBURG 66 89 67 92 69 / 70 30 40 30 30 WEST EL PASO METRO 73 92 74 94 74 / 70 20 30 20 30 DELL CITY 69 95 70 96 69 / 50 20 30 20 20 FORT HANCOCK 72 97 72 97 73 / 60 20 30 20 20 LOMA LINDA 66 88 67 89 66 / 60 20 30 20 30 FABENS 72 93 73 96 73 / 70 20 30 20 30 SANTA TERESA 70 91 71 94 72 / 70 20 30 20 30 WHITE SANDS HQ 71 91 72 93 73 / 60 20 30 20 30 JORNADA RANGE 66 90 67 93 67 / 70 20 30 30 30 HATCH 68 87 70 90 70 / 70 30 30 30 30 COLUMBUS 70 89 68 92 71 / 70 30 30 30 30 OROGRANDE 69 93 70 95 71 / 60 20 30 20 30 MAYHILL 56 77 58 77 57 / 50 30 30 30 30 MESCALERO 54 80 56 80 56 / 50 30 30 40 30 TIMBERON 56 76 58 77 57 / 50 30 30 30 30 WINSTON 59 81 60 83 60 / 70 30 40 40 30 HILLSBORO 64 84 65 88 66 / 70 30 40 30 30 SPACEPORT 67 88 68 91 68 / 70 30 30 30 30 LAKE ROBERTS 60 82 61 85 62 / 70 40 50 40 40 HURLEY 63 84 63 88 64 / 70 40 40 40 40 CLIFF 65 89 65 93 66 / 70 40 50 40 40 MULE CREEK 59 85 59 89 60 / 70 30 40 40 40 FAYWOOD 64 82 65 87 66 / 70 30 40 30 30 ANIMAS 67 87 67 91 68 / 70 30 40 20 30 HACHITA 66 88 67 90 67 / 70 30 40 30 30 ANTELOPE WELLS 65 86 65 90 66 / 70 30 30 30 30 CLOVERDALE 63 82 63 86 63 / 70 30 40 30 30 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR NMZ401>411. TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR TXZ418. && 14/27
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 257 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-252100- 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- 257 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH 1 AM MDT TONIGHT... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UPPER LOW AND ABUNDANT DEEP MOISTURE SHOULD COMBINE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THE PRIMARY THREATS TODAY ARE FLOODING FOLLOWED BY STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. MUCH OF THE REGION WEST OF THE RIO GRAND HAS SEEN HEAVY RAIN AND THUS HAVE WET SOILS. THIS WILL LEAD TO FASTER RUNOFF OF RAINFALL. EXPECT POUNDING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND RUNNING WATER IN ARROYOS...STERAMS...AND THROUGH LOW WATER CROSSINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STILL GOOD STORM COVERAGE AND SOME ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING THURSDAY. FRIDAY ONWARD MINIMAL DRYING WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. THUS...ALTHOUGH WITH LESSER COVERAGE MOST DAYS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WE EXPECT CONTINUED CHANCES FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED...AND OFTEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... BIRD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 639 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 TXZ418>423-250115- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY TX- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS TX-SALT BASIN TX- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS TX- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES TX- 639 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER WEST TEXAS... AT 630 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WERE MOVING AND INCREASING NORTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS. STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED AROUND SIERRA BLANCA...ESPERANZA...TORNILLO AND QUITMAN CANYON. SOME PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR INCLUDING ACROSS INTERSTATE 10. ROGASH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 707 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 NMZ417-TXZ418>424-250140- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY TX- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS TX-SALT BASIN TX- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS TX- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY TX-OTERO MESA NM- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES TX- 707 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING ACROSS WEST TEXAS... AT 7 PM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THEY MOVED NORTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS. STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING INTO CENTRAL EL PASO WITH OTHER STORMS LOCATED AROUND HUECO TANKS...TORNILLO...AND OVER CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY NEAR FARM ROAD 1111. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ROGASH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
752 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM TSTM WND GST 9 NW EL PASO 31.88N 106.59W
07/24/2013 E60 MPH EL PASO TX TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR ARTCRAFT AND I-10.
0750 PM HAIL 9 NW EL PASO 31.88N 106.59W
07/24/2013 E0.50 INCH EL PASO TX TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR ARTCRAFT AND I-10.
&&
EVENT NUMBER EPZ1300538
EVENT NUMBER EPZ1300539
GRZYWACZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
801 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0758 PM FLOOD SUNLAND PARK 31.80N 106.58W
07/24/2013 DONA ANA NM NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS PEA-SIZE HAIL AND STREET FLOODING
NEAR MESA AND I-10... INTERSECTION OF MESA DR. AND NORTH
DESERT IMPASSABLE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER EPZ1300540
JMPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
901 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0859 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW EL PASO 31.85N 106.57W
07/24/2013 EL PASO TX BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AT SUNSET AND BRIARWOOD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER EPZ1300541
GRZYWACZThe El Paso radar (KEPZ), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:10 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A Mesonet site near Talvera recorded a 70 mph wind gust.
An NWS employee reported a tree down in downtown Las Cruces.
Reports from 911 said there was a swift water rescue on the corner of Camino Lindo and Sonoma Ranch Blvd in Las Cruces. Flooding was also reported at Sierra Middle School.
The Dona Ana Emergency Manager reported 4 families in mobile homes in Vado had to be evacuated due to water coming up to their doorways. A car was also submerged in mud due to the flooding.
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: 468628, 468629, 468627, 468630.