Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2006, 2:20 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 55 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
- Jul 27, 2006, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2006, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County San Miguel County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -258 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1181 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 27, 3:00 AM MDT, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:00 AM MDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 NMZ001>021-026-281200- 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 JUL 27 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER... THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL UP TO PEA OR DIME SIZE...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. REMEMBER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 12:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1240 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 NMZ002>004-271945- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 1240 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR SANTA FE AND LOS ALAMOS... FIRST THUNDERSTORMS OF THE AFTERNOON WERE INCREASING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH STRONGEST STORMS ALREADY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN EAST OF SANTA FE JUST OF NORTH OF GLORIETA AND ALSO SOUTHEAST OF PECOS. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF FENTON LAKE AND NEAR LA CUEVA AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 4 AND STATE ROAD 125. WATCH FOR SMALL AREAS OF MUD AND WATER RUNNING ACROSS HIGHWAY 4 NEAR JEMEZ SPRINGS. STAY ALERT TO A FIRST SERIES OF DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AS STORMS DEVELOP NEARBY. SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL QUICKLY FILL SOME SAME ARROYOS AND ROAD DITCHES. 03
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 12:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1255 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 NMZ001-002-272000- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 1255 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF COLORADO INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO NEAR NAVAJO LAKE... A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORMED IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO WILL BE MOVING SOUTH INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO OVER NAVAJO LAKE DURING EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHER STORMS CAPABLE OF COPIOUS SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN OF NEAR THREE QUARTER TO ONE INCH IN 30 MINUTES WILL FORMING NEAR AZTEC AND FARMINGTON THROUGH 2 PM. STAY ALERT TO A FIRST SERIES OF DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AS STORMS DEVELOP NEARBY. SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL QUICKLY FILL SOME SAME ARROYOS AND ROAD DITCHES AND EITHER FLOOD ADVISORIES OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO BEFORE 3 PM. 03
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:59 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 159 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 NMZ004-005-011-272100- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 159 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG I-25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO GLORIETTA PASS... AT 200 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND RAIN AT RATES MORE THAN ONE INCHH PER HOUR ON I-25 FROM LAS VEGAS THROUGH GLORIETTA PASS. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHAPELLE...LOS MONTOYAS...MINERAL HILL...MONTEZUMA...NORTH SAN YSIDRO AND OJITOS FRIOS. THESE STORMS WERE NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:59 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 159 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 CORRECTED TYPO NMZ004-005-011-272100- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 159 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG I-25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO GLORIETTA PASS... AT 200 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND RAIN AT RATES MORE THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR ON I-25 FROM LAS VEGAS THROUGH GLORIETTA PASS. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHAPELLE...LOS MONTOYAS...MINERAL HILL...MONTEZUMA...NORTH SAN YSIDRO AND OJITOS FRIOS. THESE STORMS WERE NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES OR WARNINGS. 44
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:08 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 208 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 NMZ001-002-008-009-272115- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 208 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON... ISOLATED BUT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN AND BURSTS OF HAIL WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO NEAR FARMINGTON AND NORTHEAST SAN JUAN COUNTY THROUGH 3 PM. OTHER HEAVY RAIN STORMS WILL BE LOCATED MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM NEAR GALLUP SOUTHEAST OVER THE ZUNI MOUNTAINS TO NEAR GRANTS AND THEN SOUTH OVER THE EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE ACOMA RESERVATION. OTHER DEVELOPING STORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN CUBA AND CHAMA THROUGHOUT MID AFTERNOON. STAY ALERT FOR BURSTS OF FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING AS STORMS DEVELOP NEARBY FOLLOWED WITH ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY BRIEF FLOOD SMALL ARROYOS AND ROAD DITCHES. PERIODS OF SMALL BUT COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. 03
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 3:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 4:40 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 2 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.