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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2009, 2:32 PM MDT for Rio Arriba County, Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 23 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
- Jul 21, 2009, 2:32 PM MDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2009, 2:55 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Rio Arriba County, NM, Taos County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 2131 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 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 Jul 21, 3:02 AM MDT, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:02 AM MDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 1:38 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 138 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 UPDATED TO MENTION THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT 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- 138 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 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...A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONALLY...SOME LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE BURSTS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AS THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS TRAIN ACROSS SOME OF THE SAME LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DURING THE EVENING AND LATE TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE PLAINS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER. FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME PLACES ALONG AND EAST OF THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN ON MONDAY WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ON THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG OR EVEN DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS IN THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE...OR BY CALLING 1-888-386-7637. 44
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 12:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 21, 1:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 116 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 NMZ004-005-211945- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 116 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER WESTERN COLFAX COUNTY... AT 115 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 EAGLE NEST. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EAGLE NEXT AND UTE PARK. 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, Jul 21, 1:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 129 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 NMZ002-212000- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- 129 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER RIO ARRIBA COUNTY... AT 128 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 JUST WEST OF CANJILON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CANJILON AND CEBOLLA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 34
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 1:49 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 149 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 NMZ002-212015- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- 149 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER RIO ARRIBA COUNTY... AT 148 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 8 MILES EAST OF GALLINA ALONG HIGHWAY 96. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COYOTE. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 34
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 1:52 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 152 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 NMZ002-004-212015- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 152 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER THE RIO ARRIBA AND TAOS COUNTY LINE... AT 151 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 15 MILES NORTH OF TRES PIEDRAS ALONG HIGHWAY 285. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN TRES PIEDRAS AND THE COLORADO BORDER. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 7:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 63 min |
| Jul 21, 1:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Socorro | 110 min |
| Jul 21, 4:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 108 min |
| Jul 21, 4:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Torrance, Valencia | 118 min |
| Jul 21, 4:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Taos | 116 min |
| Jul 21, 5:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 2 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.