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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2009, 2:58 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 31 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 6, 2009, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2009, 3:29 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Mora County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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 6, 1:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 280 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 6, 2:30 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:30 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 1:32 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 NMZ001>021-026-071200- 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- 230 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER THROUGH 700 PM MDT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLOODING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...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 EVENING FOR COLFAX...UNION...MORA...HARDING...SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE...QUAY...DE BACA...ROOSEVELT...CURRY...CHAVES AND LINCOLN COUNTIES DUE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE...OR BY CALLING 1-888-386-7637.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 1:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
133 PM MDT MON JUL 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM HAIL LOS ALAMOS 35.89N 106.28W
07/06/2009 M1.50 INCH LOS ALAMOS NM TRAINED SPOTTER
DENTED AUTOMOBILES AND CRACKED WIND SHEILDS
&&
EBREONSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 1:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 152 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 NMZ005-012-062015- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 152 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY... AT 150 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 14 MILES NORTH OF DILIA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY AND RURAL NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. DPORTER
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:12 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 212 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 NMZ016-017-062100- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- 212 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 210 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 LINCOLN. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE AREAS WEST OF ARABELA...AND SOUTH OF ENCINOSO...AND NEAR LINCOLN. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. 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. SHOEMAKE
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:18 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 218 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 NMZ005>007-012-062045- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 218 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... AT 217 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGER TO 11 MILES EAST OF VALMORA TO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF DILIA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ABBOTT...MAES... MIAMI...SHOEMAKER...TREMENTINA AND TRUJILLO. 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. DPORTER
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:25 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
225 PM MDT MON JUL 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HAIL 3 SE GLADSTONE 36.27N 103.93W
07/06/2009 M1.00 INCH UNION NM TRAINED SPOTTER
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EBREONSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 2:51 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 6:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 115 min |
| Jul 5, 7:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Quay, San Miguel | 114 min |
| Jul 5, 7:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 114 min |
| Jul 5, 7:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Quay | 112 min |
| Jul 5, 7:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 7:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 118 min |
| Jul 5, 8:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Quay | 116 min |
| Jul 5, 8:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay, Roosevelt | 112 min |
| Jul 5, 9:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 118 min |
| Jul 5, 10:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Roosevelt | 112 min |
| Jul 5, 11:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 111 min |
| Jul 6, 1:23 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 82 min |
| Jul 6, 12:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 117 min |
| Jul 6, 12:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 1:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 88 min |
| Jul 6, 1:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 1:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Taos | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 1:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Union | 63 min |
| Jul 6, 2:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 94 min |
| Jul 6, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 2:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 94 min |
| Jul 6, 2:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 90 min |
| Jul 6, 2:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 3:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Taos | 21 min |
| Jul 6, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 87 min |
| Jul 6, 3:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 4:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 87 min |
| Jul 6, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Guadalupe, Lincoln | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 4:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:50 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 40 min |
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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.