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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 22, 2006Colfax County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2006, 3:14 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 61 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 22, 2006, 3:14 PM MDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2006, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
61 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 21:14 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 22, 1:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

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 22, 3:00 PM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 3:00 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU JUN 22 2006

NMZ001>021-026-231200-
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 22 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST
PLAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE AREA IS PRIMARILY NEAR AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM RATON TO FORT SUMNER TO MILNESAND. THE MAIN THREATS
ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AS WELL AS IN THE
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY
WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SO LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY CREATE
FIRE STARTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED
IN COLFAX...MORA...SAN MIGUEL...QUAY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT...HARDING
AND UNION COUNTIES AS WELL AS EASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY AND EASTERN
DE BACA COUNTY.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY
BE REQUIRED IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL AREAS.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
150 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006

NMZ005>007-012-013-018-020-021-222045-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
150 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM MDT FOR NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH 10 PM FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
FORM ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND CLAYTON MAINLY
BETWEEN 230 PM AND 5 PM. OTHER STORMS WILL DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH
TOWARDS SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI AND CLOVIS BY LATE AFTERNOON
GENERALLY AFTER 5 PM.

AT 150 PM...EARLY THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING IN THE NORTH MAINLY
BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OTHER STORMS HAD ALREADY FORMED IN
TEXAS EAST OF CLOVIS AND PORTALES.

DURING THIS WATCH BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS RELATED TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER. STAY
ESPECIALLY ALERT TO RAPID STORM DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM.

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:30 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
230 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006

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

0130 PM     HAIL             2 S LOS ALAMOS          35.86N 106.28W
06/22/2006  M1.00 INCH       LOS ALAMOS         NM   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0155 PM     HAIL             LOS ALAMOS              35.89N 106.28W
06/22/2006  M1.00 INCH       LOS ALAMOS         NM   PUBLIC

0205 PM     HAIL             LOS ALAMOS              35.89N 106.28W
06/22/2006  M0.75 INCH       LOS ALAMOS         NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 2:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLos Alamos43 min
Jun 22, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel60 min
Jun 22, 3:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion55 min
Jun 22, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel60 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion61 min
Jun 22, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel60 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.