A slightly above normal October for precipitation helped to improve drought conditions over far west Texas.
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The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
A slightly above normal October for precipitation helped to improve drought conditions over 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 Oct 31, 9:25 PM MST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1025 PM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 955 PM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025 - Quiet weather pattern into early November with no precipitation in the forecast. - Above normal temperatures and generally light winds expected. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 955 PM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025 Tranquil weather is expected through the forecast period. A weak backdoor cold front moves in on Saturday, bringing some cooler air and modestly breezy winds for west slopes. High temps will be 5-10 degrees cooler than Fri along and E of the RGV. Upper ridging builds in by Sun, then shifts east and elongates across the southeast US into midweek, allowing temperatures to rebound to above normal by Monday (near 10 degrees). Highs will be within several degrees of daily records from Mon onward, most likely on Tue. Quasi-zonal flow then takes over late in the period while the storm track is well to our north. Dry and warm conditions are forecast through late next week with light to modestly breezy winds continuing. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 955 PM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025 Gusty winds will settle down shortly (by 07z) at KELP from near- AWW levels as the low-level flow relaxes and shifts more northwesterly. Winds remain elevated (low teens) for KELP for a few more hours, otherwise winds will be AOB 10kts through the period. Winds shift NE-E during the day as a weak front arrives. Mainly SKC expected. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1113 AM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025 After winds die off overnight, little fire threat is expected through the forecast period. Temperatures will start out near to slightly above normal this weekend before warming to about 5-10 degrees above normal for early next week. Min RH's will be falling into the teens each day with modest recoveries into the 40s and 50s overnight due to good diurnal cooling. Mainly fair vent rates Saturday and poor on Sunday as winds decrease and upper ridge moves overhead. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... El Paso 75 48 77 51 / 0 0 0 0 Sierra Blanca 68 39 74 42 / 0 0 0 0 Las Cruces 73 42 74 45 / 0 0 0 0 Alamogordo 72 42 73 47 / 0 0 0 0 Cloudcroft 52 34 57 39 / 0 0 0 0 Truth or Consequences 72 44 75 46 / 0 0 0 0 Silver City 73 43 73 46 / 0 0 0 0 Deming 78 42 78 43 / 0 0 0 0 Lordsburg 75 45 77 46 / 0 0 0 0 West El Paso Metro 73 50 75 52 / 0 0 0 0 Dell City 70 37 77 41 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Hancock 76 45 80 47 / 0 0 0 0 Loma Linda 66 44 70 48 / 0 0 0 0 Fabens 75 44 78 46 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Teresa 73 44 74 46 / 0 0 0 0 White Sands HQ 73 48 75 52 / 0 0 0 0 Jornada Range 73 41 75 44 / 0 0 0 0 Hatch 77 42 78 44 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 78 45 78 48 / 0 0 0 0 Orogrande 70 40 72 46 / 0 0 0 0 Mayhill 60 37 71 44 / 0 0 0 0 Mescalero 64 37 67 41 / 0 0 0 0 Timberon 60 34 64 39 / 0 0 0 0 Winston 68 37 72 40 / 0 0 0 0 Hillsboro 73 45 76 48 / 0 0 0 0 Spaceport 73 40 74 43 / 0 0 0 0 Lake Roberts 73 38 75 41 / 0 0 0 0 Hurley 74 41 75 44 / 0 0 0 0 Cliff 79 42 80 44 / 0 0 0 0 Mule Creek 75 42 76 44 / 0 0 0 0 Faywood 72 44 72 47 / 0 0 0 0 Animas 77 44 79 45 / 0 0 0 0 Hachita 76 42 77 44 / 0 0 0 0 Antelope Wells 77 45 78 46 / 0 0 0 0 Cloverdale 73 48 75 50 / 0 0 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && FORECASTER...39-Aronson
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The eastern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the west remained in Moderate(D1) drought.
Severe(D2) drought over the eastern half of the month with Moderate(D1) drought over the west improved over the west with Severe(D2) drought only over the extreme eastern portion of the area by the end of November.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1300560, 1300562.