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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 23, 2008Curry County, New Mexico

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

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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.

&&

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 4:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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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.

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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.

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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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt29 min
Jun 23, 3:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion43 min
Jun 23, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay60 min
Jun 23, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay42 min
Jun 23, 4:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay39 min
Jun 23, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay62 min
Jun 23, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay65 min
Jun 23, 5:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Roosevelt39 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.