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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 11, 2005Colfax County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2005-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1810 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2005-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

&&

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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.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:02 PM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion36 min
Jun 11, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion60 min
Jun 11, 8:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora42 min
Jun 11, 8:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding48 min
Jun 11, 8:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion45 min
Jun 11, 10:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion65 min
Jun 12, 12:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding45 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.