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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 15, 2006Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2006, 6:24 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 51 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 15, 2006, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2006, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 4:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 347 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2006-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1456 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2006-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 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
1456 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-164 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2638 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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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 15, 2:47 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:47 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
247 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

.DISCUSSION...UPR LVL TROF DROPPING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION IS
PRODUCING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
THIRD OF THE STATE. ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE...EXPECT
THAT ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AS THE UPR LVL TROF
MOVES INTO THE STATE. UPR TROF WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. STATEWIDE THESE WILL BE THE MOST ACTIVE TIME FRAMES FOR
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH ACTIVITY CEASING FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE STATE AS DRIER AIR PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST. EXPECT
STRONG GUSTY WINDS INTO THE EVENING HOURS...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
WIND ADVISORY. UPR LVL RDG WILL BE BUILDING ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...WITH IT REGAINING A DOMINATE CONTROL OVER THE STATE
INTO THE MIDDLE AND LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK. EXCEPT FOR TOMORROW...
TEMPS WILL BE HOT WITH VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH A MAJORITY
OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  53  82  49  88 /  10   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  45  80  40  86 /  10   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  47  82  43  86 /  10   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  56  90  51  93 /  10   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  38  70  37  80 /  20  10   5   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  53  78  47  84 /  10  10   0   5
RED RIVER.......................  38  68  34  74 /  20  20  10   5
TAOS............................  44  77  40  83 /  20  20  10   5
SANTA FE........................  50  82  46  85 /  10  10   5   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  52  84  49  86 /  10  10   5   0
ESPANOLA........................  51  87  48  88 /  10  10   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  62  87  58  89 /  10   5   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  58  89  54  91 /  10   5   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  60  85  53  88 /  10   5   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  61  90  56  91 /  10   5   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  60  91  58  91 /  10   5   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  54  80  49  83 /  10   5   5   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  52  85  46  85 /  10   5   5   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  58  92  53  88 /  10  10   5   5
RUIDOSO.........................  52  83  48  79 /  10  10   5   5
RATON...........................  49  78  46  82 /  20  20  20  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  53  79  47  84 /  20  10  10   5
ROY.............................  55  80  53  78 /  20  20  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  60  82  55  84 /  30  20  20  10
SANTA ROSA......................  61  88  55  88 /  20  10  10   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  67  91  61  92 /  20  10  10  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  67  86  61  89 /  20  10  10  10
CLOVIS..........................  65  91  58  90 /  20  10  20  10
PORTALES........................  68  90  64  90 /  20  10  20  10
ROSWELL.........................  68  98  65  96 /  10  10  10   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NMZ001-NMZ002-
NMZ003-NMZ004-NMZ005-NMZ006-NMZ007-NMZ008-NMZ009-NMZ010-NMZ011-
NMZ012-NMZ014-NMZ015.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NMZ101-NMZ102-
NMZ103-NMZ104-NMZ105-NMZ106-NMZ107-NMZ108-NMZ109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NMZ106-NMZ107-NMZ108.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 6:00 AM MDT, 12 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

NMZ001>021-026-161200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR
FOR ALL BUT THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE
WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN
EFFECT OVER THE WEST...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AREAS OF THE STATE
FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE NORTH AND EAST.
LITTLE RAIN WILL FALL BUT WIND GUSTS CAN REACH 50 OR 55 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF NEW MEXICO.

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

Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:51 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 6:58 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia13 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.