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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 27, 2006San Miguel County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2006-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 162 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2006-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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 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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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.

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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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe60 min
Jul 27, 3:11 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel64 min
Jul 27, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo62 min
Jul 27, 4:40 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval2 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.