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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 27, 2006Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2006, 10:14 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 46 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: Aug 27, 2006, 10:14 PM MDT (04:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2006, 11:00 PM MDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 264 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2693 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.4

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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 Aug 27, 9:55 PM MDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 9:55 PM MDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 6:03 AM MDT, 16 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
603 AM MDT SUN AUG 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-
603 AM MDT SUN AUG 27 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 OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING EASTERN COLFAX AND
SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES...UNION COUNTY AND MUCH OF QUAY COUNTY. THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND HAIL
AROUND ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE
OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED MINOR
FLOODING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND ARROYOS...AS WELL AS PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN EARLY THIS WEEK ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40...BUT SHOULD ADVANCE NORTH OVER ALL THE AREA BY
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FLOODING ALONG CREEKS...STREAMS AND SMALLER
RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN NEXT WEEK...INCLUDING CARRIZO
CREEK COMING INTO THE RIO RUIDOSO RIVER...AS WELL AS THE RIO
BONITO BELOW BONITO LAKE. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS
USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING
PURPOSES.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM MDT
ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

40

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 4:24 PM MDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
424 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

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

0405 PM     TSTM WND GST     SENECA                  36.63N 103.13W
08/27/2006  E60 MPH          UNION              NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SECOND THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED ADDITIONAL COPIOUS PEA SIZE
            HAIL AND HIGH WIND GUSTS THAT BLEW DOWN FENCING.

&&

KHAYES

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 5:15 PM MDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
515 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

NMZ005>007-280100-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
515 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN RATON AND CLAYTON...

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

THROUGH 7 PM...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCATED ALONG A
SOUTHWARD MOVING BOUNDARY OVER EASTERN COLFAX COUNTY AND WESTERN
UNION COUNTY OR SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 87 SOUTH OF CAPULIN.

STAY ALERT THROUGH EARLY EVENING STORMS THAT FIRST PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL THEN TRANSITION TEMPORARILY TO STORMS WITH
LARGER HAIL AND WINDS EXCEEDING 50 MPH.

CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING STORM TRENDS
AND LOCATIONS.

03

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 5:30 PM MDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
530 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

NMZ013-018>021-280100-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
530 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

THROUGH 7 PM...A STORM WILL BE MOVING EAST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ROOSEVELT COUNTY WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL FROM NEAR
ELIDA EASTWARD OR PARALLEL TO STATE ROAD 114 TOWARDS DORA.

ANOTHER STORM WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY SOUTHWEST OF
FORT SUMNER. THIS STORM MAY MOVE EAST OVER HIGHWAY 20 ABOUT 10 TO 15
MILES SOUTH OF FORT SUMNER.

STAY ALERT THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR STORMS THAT FIRST PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL THEN TRANSITION TEMPORARILY TO STORMS WITH
LARGER HAIL AND WINDS EXCEEDING 50 MPH.

CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING STORM TRENDS
AND LOCATIONS.

03

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 7:57 PM MDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
757 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

NMZ019-020-280230-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
757 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST CHAVES COUNTY AND SOUTHERN
ROOSEVELT...

SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MERGED INTO A LARGER AND MUCH STRONG
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST CHAVES COUNTY NORTH OF ELKINS AND A
STORM IN ROOSEVELT COUNTY NORTHWEST OF MILNESAND HAS ALSO INCREASED.

THESE TWO STORM AREAS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WITH INCREASING HAIL
AND MAY REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
SHORTLY.

REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER ARRIVING FROM THE WEST AT ELIDA
AND ACROSS THE HERNANDEZ ARROYO AREA OF NORTHEAST CHAVES COUNTY.

OTHER THREATENING WEATHER MAY FORM SOUTHWEST OF PEP IN SOUTHWEST
ROOSEVELT COUNTY.

CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING STORM TRENDS
AND LOCATIONS.

03

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 27, 8:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	58 min
Aug 27, 9:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	60 min
Aug 27, 10:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	66 min

Nearby

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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.