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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 26, 2005Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2005, 6:31 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2005, 6:31 PM MDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2005, 7:17 PM MDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

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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 26, 1:53 PM MDT, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:53 PM MDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
153 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK WILL
CONTINUE TO BE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF ANY CONVECTION.

ELONGATED RIDGE AXIS ORIENTED SW TO NE OVER FAR SE NM THIS PM WHILE A
STORM MOVES RAPIDLY NE INTO WYOMING. UPPER HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND
TAKE ON A MORE OVAL SHAPE CENTERED OVER SRN NM EARLY THIS WEEK. THEN
IT WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY S LATER IN THE WEEK AS A COUPLE OF WEAK SHORT
WAVE TROUGHS PASS TO THE N. OVERALL A DRIER AND VERY WARM WEEK COMING
UP.

CONVECTION FIRING AGAIN ACROSS CNTRL INTO ERN ZONES THIS PM AND LOOKS
TO BE AN ACTIVE LATE PM AND EVE OVER THE ERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE.

THINGS QUIET DOWN ON MON AS RIDGE BUILDS...WARMING TEMPS AT THE
SURFACE AND ALOFT. BATTLE ON MON WILL BE BETWEEN THE WARMER AIR ALOFT
AND SOME LINGERING LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE. MODELS SHOW DECENT
INSTABILITY AS WELL. WILL THUS KEEP ISOLATED POPS FOR THE MOUNTAINS
INTO THE NE FOR THE PM AND JUST THE EARLY EVE. WILL KEEP TUE DRY
DESPITE NAM MODEL STILL TRYING TO GENERATE ISOLATED CONVECTION ALONG
THE E SLOPES OF CNTRL AND NW MOUNTAINS IN THE PM AND NIGHT. MODELS
STILL HOLDING ON TO SOME INSTABILITY AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE ON TUE
DESPITE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE.

RIDGE SHIFTS S A BIT FROM WED ON AS A COUPLE OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS
PASS BY TO OUR N. THIS WILL ALLOW A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
STORM OVER THE NC OR NE ZONES. RIGHT NOW CURRENT TIMING LOOKS TO BE
WED AND FRI. WILL KEEP THE START OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND DRY. CHJ

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  55  92  56  94 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  48  87  49  89 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  50  87  51  90 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  53  93  56  97 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  43  80  43  83 /  20  10  10   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  53  85  55  88 /  20   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  41  75  41  80 /  20  20  20   0
TAOS............................  49  85  50  88 /  20  10  10   0
SANTA FE........................  52  87  54  91 /  20   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  54  89  56  92 /  20   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  53  93  55  96 /  20   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  63  92  65  95 /  10   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  59  93  60  96 /  10   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  61  92  62  95 /  10  10  10   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  62  95  63  98 /  10   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  62  93  63  97 /  10   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  53  85  55  88 /  10  10  10   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  50  89  50  92 /  20   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  59  93  61  96 /  10   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  54  84  55  87 /  20  10  10   0
RATON...........................  49  89  51  92 /  20  10  10   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  51  87  53  90 /  30  10  10   0
ROY.............................  56  87  58  90 /  30  10  10   0
CLAYTON.........................  60  93  62  96 /  30  10  10   0
SANTA ROSA......................  60  93  61  97 /  30   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  64  97  67 101 /  30   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  63  94  66  98 /  20   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  62  95  65  99 /  20   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  62  96  66 100 /  20   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  67  98  68 102 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 6:00 AM MDT, 12 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

NMZ001>021-026-271200-
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-
554 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH COULD
OCCUR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WHILE A FEW
STRONG STORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

.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 IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
249 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

NMZ005-011-012-262145-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
249 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TORRANCE...
GUADALUPE...SAN MIGUEL...AND MORA COUNTIES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DRIFT
TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN
MODERATE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL OF
AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 55 MPH...AND
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

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Local storm report, Jun 26, 3:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
319 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0125 PM     HAIL             13 WSW JEMEZ SPRINGS    35.70N 106.90W
06/26/2005  1.75 INCH        SANDOVAL           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALONG HIGHWAY 550 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 40.

&&

JAM

Local storm report, Jun 26, 3:28 PM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     HAIL             15 W TRUJILLO           35.53N 104.96W
06/26/2005  0.75 INCH        SAN MIGUEL         NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JAM

Local storm report, Jun 26, 4:07 PM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
407 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0407 PM     HAIL             VAUGHN                  34.61N 105.21W
06/26/2005  1.50 INCH        GUADALUPE          NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JAM

Local storm report, Jun 26, 5:53 PM MDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
553 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     HAIL             20 ESE CORONA           34.14N 105.27W
06/26/2005  1.00 INCH        LINCOLN            NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JAM

Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:04 PM MDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
604 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW ENCINO             34.62N 105.50W
06/26/2005                   TORRANCE           NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION...3.86 INCHES.

&&

JAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 7:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	45 min
Jun 26, 7:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Santa Fe	47 min
Jun 26, 8:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	62 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.