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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 26, 2007Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2007, 3:37 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 53 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 26, 2007, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2007, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Mora County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 26, 2:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 306 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2091 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
2091 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.8

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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 26, 3:01 PM MDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:01 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...SEVERE STORMS AND SEVERE T STORM WATCH ALREADY
UNDERWAY FOR NE...MUCH OF E CENTRAL AND A PORTION OF CENTRAL NM
EFFECTIVE TIL 10 PM MDT. SO THIS NEEDS TO BE A BIT TRUNCATED. BACK
DOOR FRONT HEADING INTO FAR NE NM...AS OF THIS WRITING JUST S OF
KCAO AND KRTN. THIS TO CONTINUE S AND W THROUGH THE NIGHT AND
SHOULD MAKE IT INTO E CENTRAL/SE NM AND UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. QUITE RICH MOISTURE E CENTRAL AND
SE NM AND ONLY A SLIGHTLY LESSER DEGREE BEHIND BACK DOOR FRONT SO
MAJOR DEWPOINT INCREASE AT LEAST TO AND PERHAPS A LITTLE W OF
DIVIDE BY AT LEAST MID MORNING WED. EXPANDED STRONG TO SEVERE
STORM WORDING A LITTLE TO S AND W OVERNIGHT...BUT NOT SO MUCH AS
TO RENDER EARLIER HAZARDOUS WWEATHER OUTLOOK OBSOLETE. RAISED POPS
SOMEWHAT FOR TONIGHT S AND W TO NEAR OR A LITTLE S OF INTERSTATE
25 AND W TO E TORRANCE COUNTY. MOST OF REST OF FORECAST GRIDS
REQUIRED JUST MINOR TWEAKS AND CENTRAL TO W NM...AT LEAST BETWEEN
CENTRAL MT CHAIN W TO DIVIDE WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT UPTICK IN
CONVECTION WED AND THU WITH SLOW DECREASE AND RETRACTION OF
MOISTURE AND STORMS FROM W TO E FRI AND SAT. BACK TO WARMING AND
DRYING FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEREAFTER.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  56  96  62  95 /   0   5   5   5
GALLUP..........................  48  92  55  90 /   0   5   5   5
GRANTS..........................  52  90  55  89 /   5  20  30  20
GLENWOOD........................  51  94  60  94 /   5  10  10  10
CHAMA...........................  45  80  46  81 /  20  30  30  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  56  83  54  80 /  20  20  50  20
RED RIVER.......................  42  70  42  74 /  50  30  50  30
TAOS............................  54  84  51  84 /  30  30  50  30
SANTA FE........................  60  82  57  83 /  20  30  50  30
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  61  86  59  86 /  20  20  50  30
ESPANOLA........................  60  88  57  89 /  20  20  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  69  91  67  90 /  10  20  50  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  64  94  63  93 /  10  20  50  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  63  91  62  90 /  10  20  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  66  95  64  93 /  10  20  40  20
SOCORRO.........................  62  90  63  90 /  10  20  50  20
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  54  86  53  84 /  10  30  50  30
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  56  84  55  84 /  20  30  50  30
CARRIZOZO.......................  63  90  62  88 /  10  20  40  30
RUIDOSO.........................  54  78  55  79 /  20  30  50  30
RATON...........................  55  80  51  82 /  60  30  40  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  55  79  51  80 /  50  30  50  30
ROY.............................  58  78  57  79 /  50  30  40  20
CLAYTON.........................  61  81  61  84 /  60  20  30  20
SANTA ROSA......................  59  86  60  87 /  50  30  40  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  65  87  63  88 /  50  20  30  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  64  87  64  88 /  40  20  30  20
CLOVIS..........................  65  85  63  87 /  50  20  20  20
PORTALES........................  64  88  64  87 /  40  20  20  20
ROSWELL.........................  69  89  67  91 /  30  20  30  20

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:43 AM MDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
543 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007

NMZ001>021-026-271200-
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-
543 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007

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 ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN
CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND
WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
IN COLFAX...CURRY...DE BACA...GUADALUPE...HARDING...MORA...
QUAY...ROOSEVELT...SAN MIGUEL...EASTERN TAOS AND UNION COUNTIES.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
212 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007

NMZ004-005-011-262045-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
212 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTHWEST SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...

AT 207 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR EL PORVENIR. MOVEMENT WAS
SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GALLINAS...LOWER
COLONIAS...MANUELITAS...MINERAL HILL...MONTEZUMA AND ROCIADA.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

DPORTER
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding31 min
Jun 26, 2:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax57 min
Jun 26, 3:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax59 min
Jun 26, 3:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel54 min
Jun 26, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding54 min
Jun 26, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion56 min
Jun 26, 5:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay59 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.