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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2008, 2:32 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, San Miguel County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 58 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 12, 2008, 2:32 PM MDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2008, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Guadalupe County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Torrance County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 315 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 544 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
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 12, 3:00 AM MDT, 11 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 3:00 AM MDT, 11 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 AM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 .DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY APPARENTLY HAS PUSHED OUT TO PORTIONS OF CONTDVD BASED ON RADAR IMAGERY...AND HAVE SEEN AT LEAST SMALL INCREASES IN DEWPOINTS ON SOME OF THE AREA RAWS. ANOTHER BOUNDARY SEEMS TO BE DRAPED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ORIENTED FROM WEST TO EAST...LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH EARLIER CONVECTION OR RELATED TO AREA OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS CURRENTLY PASSING OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. NEEDLESS TO SAY...MODELS DON/T REALLY PICK UP ON THIS...EXCEPT COULD MAKE A CASE FOR THE RUC WHICH SUGGESTS SOMETHING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL. DESPITE THE CONSIDERABLE DRYING NOTED IN THE KABQ SOUNDING YESTERDAY EVENING...SUSPECT THERE MAY BE A BIT MORE ACTIVITY AROUND THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING THAN THE GUIDANCE POPS WOULD SUGGEST. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS 850-500MB THETA-E AXIS WILL REMAIN ORIENTED FROM SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL REGION OF THE STATE...WITH SOME ADDITIONAL DRYING IN THE FAR NORTHWEST. THE AXIS MAY SHIFT WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO A MORE WEST TO EAST ORIENTATION BUT WITH HIGHEST VALUES REMAINING MOSTLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHARPEN AS IT TAKES ON A NORTH TO SOUTH PLACEMENT FROM ARIZONA THROUGH WASHINGTON AND IDAHO WHILE AN UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ROCKIES. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE FRONT WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS. LATEST ECMWF FORECASTS A WET PERIOD FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT WHAT MODELS DO WITH THE UPPER LOW DURING THE COMING WEEKEND WILL LIKELY CHANGE WITH TIME. && .AVIATION...SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE ACTIVE TODAY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM KCAO TO KLVS...KSAF...KABQ...AND KSRR. DRIER AIR WILL CREATE GUSTY OUTFLOW ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF THIS AREA. MOST ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF BY MID/LATE EVENING. PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER CELLS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...THE DRIER TREND HAS EASED IN OVER AT LEAST THE WESTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER THE CENTRAL MTNS/GILA REGION ALTHOUGH THE WETTING RAIN WILL NOT BE AS SIGNIFICANT. THE DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING WETTING RAINS FROM ANY STORMS. MIN RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE NW PLATEAU TO THE MID 30S ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES RESPECTIVELY. EXTENDED MODELS INTO THE WEEKEND CONTINUE TO INDICATE AN UPPER LOW MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE..HOWEVER MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO AGREE. OVERALL IMPACTS AT THIS TIME WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN STORM ACTIVITY FROM THE CENTRAL MTNS EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 95 59 93 60 / 5 5 5 10 GALLUP.......................... 88 54 87 53 / 10 10 10 10 GRANTS.......................... 89 55 88 54 / 10 10 10 10 GLENWOOD........................ 89 60 89 64 / 20 30 20 40 CHAMA........................... 82 44 83 47 / 20 10 10 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 84 57 86 54 / 30 20 10 10 RED RIVER....................... 75 43 76 41 / 20 20 10 20 TAOS............................ 85 51 84 50 / 10 20 10 10 SANTA FE........................ 86 57 88 57 / 20 30 10 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 89 58 90 57 / 20 30 10 10 ESPANOLA........................ 90 56 91 55 / 10 20 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 91 66 92 67 / 20 30 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 93 63 93 64 / 20 30 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 89 62 89 63 / 20 30 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 93 64 93 65 / 10 30 10 10 SOCORRO......................... 92 60 91 63 / 10 30 20 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 85 59 85 53 / 20 30 10 10 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 85 57 87 57 / 30 30 20 10 CARRIZOZO....................... 90 62 90 62 / 30 40 30 20 RUIDOSO......................... 84 57 82 55 / 30 50 30 30 RATON........................... 86 52 86 52 / 30 40 20 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 81 52 83 55 / 30 40 20 10 ROY............................. 86 57 86 61 / 30 40 20 20 CLAYTON......................... 86 60 90 64 / 30 30 20 20 SANTA ROSA...................... 89 61 95 61 / 30 30 20 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 91 65 95 66 / 20 30 20 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 91 65 92 65 / 20 30 10 10 CLOVIS.......................... 93 65 94 64 / 20 30 10 10 PORTALES........................ 93 65 96 65 / 20 30 10 10 ROSWELL......................... 94 67 97 69 / 20 30 20 20 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 NMZ001>021-026-131200- 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 TUE AUG 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCAL AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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, Aug 12, 12:22 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1222 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 NMZ004-005-011-121900- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 1222 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING BETWEEN TIERRA MONTE AND LAS VEGAS... AT 1215 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 TIERRA MONTE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EL PORVENIR...GALLINAS... MANUELITAS...MONTEZUMA...OJITOS FRIOS...ROCIADA AND EVENTUALLY LAS VEGAS. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 50
Local storm report, Aug 12, 1:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 12, 1:38 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 138 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 NMZ011-122015- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- 138 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY... AT 136 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 STANLEY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF STANLEY. 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
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 2:21 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 221 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 NMZ016-017-122045- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- 221 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008 ...LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 218 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORONA TO 5 MILES NORTH OF NOGAL. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 9 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ANCHO...CAPITAN... JICARILLA AND WHITE OAKS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS 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. DPORTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 9:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 12:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 1:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 59 min |
| Aug 12, 3:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 80 min |
| Aug 12, 3:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 92 min |
| Aug 12, 4:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 4:25 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 79 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.