Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2005, 10:36 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2005, 10:36 PM MDT (04:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2005, 11:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Colfax County, NM
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 210 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 306 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1810 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 3:00 PM MDT, 7 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:00 PM MDT, 7 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT SAT JUN 11 2005 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 800 PM FOR THE ERN PLAINS... .DISCUSSION... SEVERE WEATHER A THREAT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ESPECIALLY ALONG TEXAS STATE BORDER. CONVECTION HAS ALREADY FORMED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ALTHOUGH THE BEST DYNAMICS FOR EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT STILL REMAINS OVER SW UT/CENTRAL AZ. HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR PLENTY OF LINGERING SURFACE BOUNDARIES IN COMBINATION WITH INCOMING SOLAR...SURFACE MOISTURE AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IS PRESENT TO SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WHICH COULD DUMP LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND MAYBE AN ISOLATED TORNADO AS WELL. PRECIPITATION OVER THE WRN ZONES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WHICH SHOULD LINGER THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE NIGHT AS TROUGH AXIS WILL BE SLOW TO EJECT. OVERALL INTEGRITY OF POP GRIDS IN DECENT SHAPE BUT MADE A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WILL KEEP ISOLATED TO LOW END SCATTERED COVERAGE FOR NOW. DID INCREASE CLOUD COVER IN GRIDS TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AT MANY LOCATIONS. LOW CLOUDS MAY PLAGUE SOME OF THE ERN ZONES AFTER MIDNIGHT. TROUGH AXIS TO BE CENTERED OVER THE CWFA AROUND 18Z SUNDAY...WHICH SHOULD KEEP A THREAT FOR PCPN OVER THE NRN MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MORNING. ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT TO THE NE ZONES BY AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PUSHES EASTWARD. ONCE AGAIN...POPS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH ONLY A FEW MINOR TWEAKS. IT APPEARS ATTM...SEVERE STORMS SHOULD BE CONFINED WITHIN NRN TX INTO OK AS MCS DEVELOPS. AFTERNOON BREEZES ARE EXPECTED ALONG CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE HIGH PLAINS. QUIET WEATHER RETURNS TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT FOR MONDAY AS NW FLOW DOMINATES THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ONCE AGAIN OVER THE NRN MOUNTAINS. 500MB RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SRN NEW MEXICO/NRN OLD MEXICO TUE WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE FOR SUBSIDENCE. AN INVERSION LAYER SHOULD AFFECT LOW TEMPS WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. DID CONSIDER INTRODUCING ISOLD POPS FOR TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS MOISTURE RETURN ATTEMPTS TO ADVECT INTO THE FOUR CORNER REGION ON BACKSIDE OF RIDGE. AFTER COORDINATION WITH AZ/CO WFOS...DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON POPS BUT WILL INCREASE CLOUD COVER INTO THE PARTLY CLOUDY RANGE. A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO PUSH THRU THE ERN PLAINS MON NIGHT...INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. RIDGE SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INHIBIT CONVECTION ACROSS THE EAST ON TUESDAY... HOWEVER THIS RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN ON WED. DISTURBANCES RIDING THE NRN PERIPHERY OF RIDGE WILL TRACK ACROSS NRN NEW MEXICO AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL VERTICAL ASCENT TO INCOMING SOLAR TO SPARK SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ONGOING FORECAST DEPICTED THIS SCENARIO PRETTY WELL...ALTHOUGH INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINED WITHIN ISOLD CATEGORY. FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE ERN HALF OF THE STATE STARTING FRIDAY. DPORTER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 51 78 48 84 / 50 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 46 76 41 83 / 40 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 48 79 44 84 / 40 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 52 83 52 90 / 10 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 38 68 35 75 / 50 10 0 0 LOS ALAMOS...................... 47 77 44 80 / 50 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 37 66 33 71 / 50 20 0 0 TAOS............................ 45 74 39 80 / 50 0 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 46 77 46 83 / 40 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 49 79 48 85 / 40 0 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 48 81 46 87 / 50 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 58 84 58 89 / 30 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 55 86 55 90 / 30 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 56 83 56 87 / 40 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 57 85 57 88 / 30 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 57 87 54 90 / 10 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 48 78 49 82 / 40 10 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 48 81 44 85 / 40 10 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 53 86 54 89 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 50 80 48 83 / 0 0 0 0 RATON........................... 46 79 43 82 / 50 20 0 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 47 76 45 81 / 50 10 0 0 ROY............................. 51 81 51 82 / 50 20 0 0 CLAYTON......................... 54 80 54 84 / 40 20 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 57 89 59 90 / 20 10 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 61 90 59 92 / 30 10 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 59 92 55 89 / 10 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 61 90 59 90 / 20 10 0 0 PORTALES........................ 59 91 58 91 / 20 10 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 63 94 61 96 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 46
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 6:00 AM MDT, 16 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SAT JUN 11 2005 NMZ001>021-026-121200- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 529 AM MDT SAT JUN 11 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ON THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND ARE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS EVENING IN COLFAX...UNION...HARDING AND QUAY COUNTIES. 44
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:02 PM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 8:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 10:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 65 min |
| Jun 12, 12:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.