Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Jun 20, 2002, 1:23 PM MDT (19:23 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2002, 2:00 PM MDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Torrance County, NM

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
122 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 200 PM MDT

* AT 120 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CEDARVALE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  CORONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER RURAL CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY 

SEVERE STORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH AND LARGE
HAIL. MOVE INDOORS AND AVOID WINDOWS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...TELEVISION
STATIONS OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3439 10584 3430 10568 3457 10535 3473 10562

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 20, 4:45 AM MDT, 8 hours 38 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
445 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2002

SUBTLE AND DISTINCT SHORTWAVE IS EVIDENT OVER SOUTHEAST AZ THIS
MORNING. MOVING NE TOWARDS WESTERN NM. IR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS SOME
MID LEVEL CLOUDS ASSCD WITH THIS FEATURE. ANOTHER HOT DAY IN THE
WEST WITH WINDS JUST BELOW BRZY CATEGORY. POTENTIAL FOR DRY TSTMS
NOW TOO.

SOUTHEASTERLY GRADIENT TO UP AGAINST SANGRES AND SACS TODAY AND
POSSIBLY TO SANDIAS/MANZANOS. WEAK FRONT NEAR NM/CO BORDER AND
OLD OUTFLOWS FROM EVENING CONVECTION IN SE NM AND OVERNIGHT STORMS
IN EASTCENTRAL NM. THESE BOUNDARIES WILL PROVIDE LIFT FOR INITIAL
STORMS. NOT QUITE AS HOT IN THE EAST TODAY DUE TO INCREASED
MOISTURE. FCSTD TEMP FOR TCC TODAY BY LOOKING AT WEST TX TEMPS WEDN
AFTN AND SHAVING OFF A FEW DEGREES TO ACCT FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER
ELEVATION AND UPSLOPE.

EASTERLY GRADIENT TO CAUSE EAST WINDS IN CENTRAL VALLEYS
TONIGHT...CARRYING MID 40S TO MID 50S DEWPTS INTO THE WEST SIDE.
THOUGHT ABOUT INCREASING POPS TO 30 AT ABQ...HOWEVER WASNT
CONFIDENT ENOUGH ABOUT DEPTH OF MOISTURE AT THIS POINT TO DO THAT.
STILL PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND CHC POPS FOR EAST FRIDAY. STORMS MAY
ONCE AGAIN BE DRY IN THE FAR WEST...AND MAYBE EVEN IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEYS...FRIDAY. THUS THE SCT WORDING WITH ONLY 20 POPS AT ABQ
FRIDAY.

I ALSO WANTED TO PUT STRONGER WINDS IN FMN AND GUP FRIDAY. WILL SEND
A CORRRECTION TO THE ZONES TO DO THAT. EXPECT THE WEST TO MIX AND
DRY OUT SATURDAY. STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE EAST...ESPECIALLY IN
THE FAR EAST IF DRYLINE STAYS WEST OF TX BORDER. SEE NO CHANCE OF
PRECIP IN THE EXTENDED...JUST REALLY HOT. JWS

ABQ UB 096/068 091/066 093 46012
SAF UB 094/059 089/057 091 46013
TCC BB 094/067 094/067 097 46333

.ABQ...NONE.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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