Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2008, 5:25 PM MDT for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 51 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 23, 2008, 5:25 PM MDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2008, 6:16 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Curry County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 23, 2:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 254 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 .DISCUSSION... IN THE SHORT TERM (MON-WED)...NEW MEXICO IS ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF A LARGE 500 MB RIDGE EXTENDING WEST TO EAST FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN TO A 592H5 CENTER IN NW CHIHUAHUA. UPPER AIR DATA INCLUDING NM PROFILERS DEPICT 500 MB FLOW FROM THE WEST AT AZTEC... FROM THE NORTHWEST AT TUCUMCARI...AND FROM THE NORTHEAST AT WHITE SANDS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A WEAK SHORTWAVE NEARING NM THAT WILL INJECT SOME GEOSTROPHIC DYNAMICS THAT WILL AID IN MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL ASCENT OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE STATE. THE FOCUS OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE STATE...AS WELL AS IN OUR EAST CENTRAL COUNTIES NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FORM OVER AND NEAR THE MOGOLLON AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. STORMS THAT INITIATE WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. IN THE LONG TERM (THU-SUN)...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER CHIHUAHUA WILL BUILD NORTH EXTENDING A RIDGE ACROSS NEW MEXICO INTO COLORADO AND WYOMING. THIS UPPER HIGH WILL INCREASE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE CLIMATE NORMS AND FURTHER REDUCE THE AREAL COVERAGE OF THE ISOLATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...OVER THE WEEKEND THE UPPER HIGH TRIES TO ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION ALLOWING FOR MOISTURE ADVECTION TO BEGIN FROM TEXAS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN POPS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AS THE STORMS DRIFT OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. LOCAL MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVECTION ALONG WITH OCNL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE IN AND NEARBY THE THUNDERSTORMS. CONVECTION IS ANTICIPATED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. LOCAL EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS MAY BLOW THROUGH CANYONS IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE THE CENTER OF AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER NEW MEXICO FOR MID TO LATE WEEK. ADEQUATE MOISTURE IN PLACE FOR MAINLY DIURNAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FIRING ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THEN DRIFTING INTO THE VALLEYS AND PLAINS. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN MORE PLENTIFUL IN THE EASTERN PLAINS THAN IN THE WEST...WHERE IT/S MORE LIKELY A MIX OF WET AND DRY SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY. FAIR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE WEST WHERE AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT...WHILE FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE PREDICTED EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. ONCE THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO...CONVECTION MAY BE SOMEWHAT LESS WIDESPREAD MID TO LATE WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE IS AT LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO SNEAK INTO NEW MEXICO FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST...DEPENDING ON DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE CIRCULATION. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE LATER HALF OF JUNE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 58 95 56 96 / 10 5 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 49 91 48 90 / 10 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 51 91 50 92 / 10 0 0 5 GLENWOOD........................ 55 95 57 94 / 10 10 5 10 CHAMA........................... 42 82 42 84 / 20 10 10 5 LOS ALAMOS...................... 54 86 52 88 / 20 10 10 10 RED RIVER....................... 39 76 38 81 / 10 20 10 20 TAOS............................ 47 87 46 90 / 10 10 10 10 SANTA FE........................ 56 89 56 90 / 20 10 10 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 55 91 54 93 / 20 10 10 10 ESPANOLA........................ 53 94 50 96 / 20 10 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 65 95 64 96 / 10 10 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 59 96 57 95 / 10 10 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 61 93 59 94 / 10 10 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 63 96 62 98 / 10 10 5 10 SOCORRO......................... 61 96 61 94 / 20 10 10 10 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 47 88 47 88 / 20 20 10 10 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 51 90 52 90 / 20 30 10 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 57 93 57 93 / 20 10 10 10 RUIDOSO......................... 50 83 50 84 / 30 20 10 20 RATON........................... 50 86 50 92 / 20 20 10 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 50 85 49 89 / 30 30 20 20 ROY............................. 58 85 57 86 / 40 30 10 10 CLAYTON......................... 60 90 61 93 / 30 20 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 60 93 58 94 / 40 30 20 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 64 95 65 98 / 30 20 20 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 64 93 64 95 / 30 20 10 10 CLOVIS.......................... 64 92 65 96 / 30 10 10 10 PORTALES........................ 64 92 66 93 / 30 10 10 10 ROSWELL......................... 67 96 68 99 / 20 10 10 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01/48
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 6:05 AM MDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 605 AM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 NMZ001>021-026-241200- 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- 440 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH AT LEAST 800 PM MDT. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...INCLUDING UNION...QUAY... CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL OR LARGER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA TUESDAY. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED OVER FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ESPECIALLY IN QUAY AND CURRY COUNTIES. 40
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 2:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 247 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 NMZ012-013-232115- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 247 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE QUAY AND GUADALUPE COUNTY LINE... AT 242 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR MONTOYA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 11 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL SOUTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...RURAL NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY AND RURAL WEST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY. 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. 34
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:17 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 317 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 NMZ012-013-232145- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 317 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER QUAY COUNTY... AT 315 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 5 MILES WEST OF RAGLAND. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 17 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FORREST AND QUAY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF MONTOYA. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDES TUCUMCARI. THESE STORMS WERE NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 34
Local storm report, Jun 23, 4:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 23, 4:44 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 444 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 NMZ019-020-232315- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY- 444 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTHEAST CHAVES COUNTY... AT 439 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 19 MILES NORTH OF ELKINS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE KENNA. 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. 34
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:04 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 504 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 NMZ011-016-232330- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- 504 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINCOLN AND SOCORRO COUNTY LINE... AT 500 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 16 MILES EAST OF BINGHAM. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY AND RURAL EAST CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 34
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:17 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 517 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 NMZ019-232345- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 517 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTHEAST CHAVES COUNTY... AT 512 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELKINS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY. 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. 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 3:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 4:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.