Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2008, 3:52 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln 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
- May 5, 2008, 3:52 PM MDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2008, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 12:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 5, 3:00 PM MDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 3:00 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 .DISCUSSION...CONVECTION HAS FIRED ALONG EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTENDS OUT TO THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. THIS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT INTO THE PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. CONVECTION MAY EVENTUALLY PRODUCE AN EAST WIND INTO RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS EVENING. NOT REALLY LOOKING FOR MUCH WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS BUT ALWAYS HAVE TO WATCH WHAT THIS WIND MIGHT KICK OFF. WILL KEEP THE SLIGHT CHANCES OF DRY T IN THE WEST THIS EVENING. BOTH NAM AND GFS INDICATE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAY BULGE WESTWARD LATE TUESDAY INTO EASTERN ROOSEVELT...CURRY AND POSSIBLY CHAVES COUNTY...AND MAY NOT BE AS QUICK TO CLEAR OUT ELSEWHERE ON TUESDAY AS EARLIER ANTICIPATED. STILL...GUIDANCE INDICATES SOME BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE EAST...AND WILL KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH INTACT FOR NOW. H7 TEMPS DON/T FALL BELOW FREEZING UNTIL THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW PASSES BUT THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR SOUTHERN BORDER AS THE LOW TRACKS FARTHER EVEN FARTHER SOUTH NOW THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. AT BEST THEY WILL ONLY BE A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW FREEZING SO WILL NOT BE CONCERNED WITH SNOW EXCEPT PERHAPS AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN TOPS TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST AREAS STILL FAVORED FOR PCPN WEDNESDAY WITH SURFACE FRONT AND EXITING LOW BUT WINDS DON/T APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG. THURSDAY WILL STILL BE BREEZY WITH A WEAK FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY IN THE NORTHEAST. A STRONGER FRONT IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY. && .AVIATION... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 03Z...EXCEPT IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE STORMS MAY LINGER THROUGH 06Z. EXPECT IFR TO MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES WITH THESE STORMS. ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 44 77 43 76 / 5 10 10 5 GALLUP.......................... 36 71 36 71 / 5 10 10 5 GRANTS.......................... 36 72 37 71 / 5 10 10 5 GLENWOOD........................ 38 79 40 78 / 5 10 10 5 CHAMA........................... 31 63 31 64 / 20 20 20 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 43 76 41 70 / 20 10 10 10 RED RIVER....................... 29 60 31 60 / 20 10 20 20 TAOS............................ 37 70 37 69 / 20 10 10 20 SANTA FE........................ 42 71 40 71 / 20 10 10 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 44 74 42 74 / 20 10 10 10 ESPANOLA........................ 39 75 41 76 / 20 10 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 53 77 49 78 / 10 10 10 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 48 78 45 80 / 10 10 10 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 50 75 46 76 / 10 10 10 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 46 78 44 79 / 10 10 10 5 SOCORRO......................... 49 80 47 80 / 10 10 10 5 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 47 73 41 67 / 10 10 10 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 44 75 43 74 / 10 5 10 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 48 76 45 78 / 20 5 10 5 RUIDOSO......................... 46 71 42 70 / 20 5 10 5 RATON........................... 43 75 40 67 / 20 10 20 40 LAS VEGAS....................... 44 71 41 69 / 30 5 10 10 ROY............................. 47 78 45 70 / 40 10 20 20 CLAYTON......................... 53 81 50 70 / 40 20 20 40 SANTA ROSA...................... 52 83 49 80 / 30 10 10 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 58 85 53 80 / 40 10 20 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 55 85 52 83 / 30 10 20 10 CLOVIS.......................... 58 85 53 81 / 40 10 30 20 PORTALES........................ 58 85 53 82 / 40 20 30 20 ROSWELL......................... 58 87 54 89 / 30 10 20 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ107-108. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 NMZ001>021-026-061200- 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 MON MAY 5 2008 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 THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST. 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 AND EARLY THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...PRIMARILY IN UNION...QUAY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT AND CHAVES COUNTIES. 19
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 5, 12:47 PM MDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1247 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 NMZ017-051915- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 1247 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO....STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 1242 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 RUIDOSO DOWNS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALTO...BONITO LAKE...FORT STANTON...GLENCOE...HOLLYWOOD AND LINCOLN. 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
Local storm report, May 5, 1:36 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
136 PM MDT MON MAY 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 PM HAIL 1 SE GRAN QUIVIRA 34.26N 106.09W
05/05/2008 M1.00 INCH SOCORRO NM CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
JALFIERILocal storm report, May 5, 2:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 5, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 243 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 NMZ011-052115- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- 243 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO....STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER MORIARTY... AT 236 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 MCINTOSH. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE 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. GUYER
Special weather statement, May 5, 2:54 PM MDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 254 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 NMZ016-017-052130- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- 254 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO....ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 253 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONDO. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN 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. GUYER
Special weather statement, May 5, 3:26 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 326 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 NMZ010-011-052200- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- 326 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO....STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY... AT 325 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 EDGEWOOD. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GOLDEN AND SEDILLO. GUYER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:37 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 23 hr | |
| May 5, 12:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 43 min |
| May 5, 12:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 23 min |
| May 5, 1:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 48 min |
| May 5, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 64 min |
| May 5, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 49 min |
| May 5, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 48 min |
| May 5, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 40 min |
| May 5, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 62 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.