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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 30, 2005Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2005, 5:00 PM MDT for Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 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 30, 2005, 5:00 PM MDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2005, 5:35 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Colfax County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 377 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2005-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2005-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2391 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 30, 2:38 PM MDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:38 PM MDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
238 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECASTS. SEEMS THAT
TODAY CU FIELD RATHER SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EAST IN THE WAKE OF
THE COLD FRONT. SO HAVE DECIDED TO LOWER POPS JUST A BIT ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS FOR THE EVENING HOURS. FRIDAY WILL BE MUCH OF THE SAME
AS TODAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND MOVING EAST ONTO THE PLAINS IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
THAT HAS BEEN THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURE FOR MUCH OF THE PAST WEEK
WILL BEGIN SLIDING TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL ALLOW SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO FORM EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND MOVE EAST INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. SUNDAY MAY BE THE ONLY DOWN DAY PRECIP
WISE...HOWEVER FOR MONDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST LOOKS LIKE THE HIGH WILL REMAIN JUST S/SW OF THE AREA
ALLOWING ACTIVITY TO FORM OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST
PLAINS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  54  94  56  95 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  42  92  45  93 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  44  93  47  93 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  59 100  60  99 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  38  83  40  85 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  50  90  54  91 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  41  74  43  76 /   0  20  10  10
TAOS............................  47  87  47  89 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  50  89  53  91 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  53  92  56  93 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  54  95  56  97 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  65  97  66  97 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  60  98  62  99 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  62  94  63  94 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  63  96  65  96 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  65 100  65 100 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  60  86  61  86 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  52  93  53  93 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  60  96  61  97 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  62  87  61  88 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  52  86  52  89 /  10  20  10  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  52  86  52  89 /  10  10  10  10
ROY.............................  57  85  57  89 /  10  20  20   0
CLAYTON.........................  60  85  61  90 /  10  20  20   0
SANTA ROSA......................  62  95  62  97 /  10  10  10   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  65  94  66  98 /  10  10  20   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  65  97  65  99 /  10  10  10   0
CLOVIS..........................  64  94  65  96 /  10  10  20   0
PORTALES........................  65  96  66  98 /  10  10  20   0
ROSWELL.........................  68 102  68 102 /  10   0  10   0

&&

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

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 6:00 AM MDT, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

NMZ001>021-026-011200-
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 THU JUN 30 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST
PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
LARGE...DAMAGING HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. OTHER
THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BETWEEN
300 PM MDT AND 1000 PM MDT OVER UNION COUNTY IN FAR NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO.

40

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

NMZ005-302215-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 JUST NORTH OF
RATON...

AT 335 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RATON.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SUGARITE.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM WAS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES OR
WARNINGS.

KJ
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

NMZ005-302215-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 JUST NORTH OF
RATON...

AT 355 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 8 MILES NORTH OF RATON ALONG
INTERSTATE 25. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SUGARITE.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES OR
WARNINGS.

KJ
Local storm report, Jun 30, 4:25 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax58 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.