Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2009, 4:26 PM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 64 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 31, 2009, 4:26 PM MDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2009, 5:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 413 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1847 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 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 31, 4:25 PM MDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 4:25 PM MDT, 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 6:00 AM MDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 NMZ501>540-011200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 600 AM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 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 AND EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DES MOINES...TO LAS VEGAS...TO RUIDOSO. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM DRY THUNDERSTORMS. 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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637. 34
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 31, 12:23 PM MDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1223 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0152 PM HAIL SANTA FE 35.68N 105.95W
07/30/2009 E0.88 INCH SANTA FE NM PUBLIC
0201 PM HAIL SANTA FE 35.68N 105.95W
07/30/2009 E0.88 INCH SANTA FE NM TRAINED SPOTTER
0203 PM HAIL SANTA FE 35.68N 105.95W
07/30/2009 M1.00 INCH SANTA FE NM NEWSPAPER
0252 PM HAIL LOS ALAMOS 35.89N 106.28W
07/30/2009 E0.88 INCH LOS ALAMOS NM OTHER FEDERAL
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZED.
0316 PM HAIL BANDELIER NATIONAL MONU 35.78N 106.27W
07/30/2009 M0.88 INCH SANDOVAL NM PARK/FOREST SRVC
0435 PM HAIL 7 W ENCINO 34.65N 105.58W
07/30/2009 M0.88 INCH TORRANCE NM PUBLIC
0710 PM HAIL 4 N ROSWELL 33.42N 104.53W
07/30/2009 E0.75 INCH CHAVES NM TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM TSTM WND GST ROSWELL 33.37N 104.53W
07/30/2009 E80.00 MPH CHAVES NM TRAINED SPOTTER
0736 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSE ROSWELL 33.32N 104.50W
07/30/2009 M66.00 MPH CHAVES NM ASOS
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSWELL 33.37N 104.53W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL PIECES METAL BLOWN OFF STOREFRONT FACADE NEAR 2ND
AND MAIN AS WELL AS 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF
TREES IN COURTHOUSE AREA.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW MIDWAY 33.26N 104.47W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF ON BUILDING WAS PEELED BACK.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE MIDWAY 33.27N 104.41W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL ON MOBILE HOME DESTROYING ROOF IN BETWEEN
ROSWELL AND DEXTER. POWER OUTAGES ACROSS DEXTER AND
HAGERMAN.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E MIDWAY 33.29N 104.38W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME ROLLED.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ROSWELL 33.40N 104.53W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE TO FOUR INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN AT PENNSYLVANIA STREET
AND 7TH STREET.
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N ROSWELL 33.40N 104.53W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HOUSE HAD MINOR FLOODING FROM WATER FLOWING DOWN THE
STREET.
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NNW ROSWELL 33.44N 104.56W
07/30/2009 CHAVES NM EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING FROM BERRENDO CREEK CREATED FLOWS TWO TO
THREE FEET DEEP OVER BROWN ROAD. PEOPLE WERE STRANDED ON
TOP OF THEIR CARS.
&&
SUMMARY FOR THURSDAY JULY 30TH.
DPORTERSpecial weather statement, Jul 31, 1:35 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 135 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 NMZ512-513-515-516-527-312000- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 135 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTHERN TAOS COUNTY... AT 133 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 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMALIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COSTILLA AND SUNSHINE VALLEY. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 3:06 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 306 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 NMZ512-513-515-516-312145- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 306 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER EASTERN TAOS COUNTY... AT 304 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 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARROYO SECO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EAGLE NEST... ELIZABETHTOWN AND VALDEZ. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY ON THE ROADWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 58 min |
| Jul 30, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Jul 30, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 65 min |
| Jul 30, 7:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 116 min |
| Jul 30, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 30 min |
| Jul 30, 9:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 110 min |
| Jul 31, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 60 min |
| Jul 31, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 3:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 63 min |
| Jul 31, 3:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 3:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jul 31, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay | 21 min |
| Jul 31, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, Union | 62 min |
| Jul 31, 5:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Union | 113 min |
| Jul 31, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 61 min |
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.