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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 21, 2008Colfax County, Harding County, Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 21, 2008, 1:44 PM MDT for Colfax County, Harding County, Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 61 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
Sep 21, 2008, 1:44 PM MDT (19:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2008, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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 Sep 21, 10:50 AM MDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 10:50 AM MDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 11:50 AM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1150 AM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008

NMZ001>021-026-221200-
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-
1150 AM MDT SUN SEP 21 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 GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND
50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

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...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE TO REPORT STRONG
WINDS...HAIL OR HEAVY RAIN.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 21, 12:47 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1247 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008

NMZ002-003-211915-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1247 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHEAST RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...

AT 1246 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 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ESPANOLA.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 12 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALCALDE...CHILI...
HERNANDEZ...LA VILLITA...MEDANALES AND SAN JOSE.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.

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.

GUYER
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 1:03 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 6:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay110 min
Sep 20, 6:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay54 min
Sep 20, 7:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca111 min
Sep 20, 7:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry62 min
Sep 21, 2:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union25 min
Sep 21, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Union60 min
Sep 21, 3:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding113 min
Sep 21, 5:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe108 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.