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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 20, 2012Curry County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2012, 4:48 PM MDT for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2012, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2012, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Curry County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 20, 2:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2358 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 419 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

659 
WUUS55 KABQ 202248
SVRABQ
NMC009-202330-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0137.120820T2248Z-120820T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
448 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CURRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 442 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
  NORTH OF PLEASANT HILL...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CURRY COUNTY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS...DITCHES AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...TELEVISION
STATIONS OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3448 10304 3450 10316 3455 10323 3465 10327
      3474 10322 3476 10314 3478 10304 3470 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 271DEG 5KT 3464 10311

$$
GUYER

2 follow-up statements

492 
WWUS55 KABQ 202257
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
457 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMC009-202330-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0137.000000T0000Z-120820T2330Z/
CURRY-
457 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
CURRY COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT...

AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF PLEASANT HILL...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTH OF
CLOVIS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL CURRY COUNTY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 10304 3453 10313 3456 10318 3465 10322
      3473 10318 3477 10311 3477 10304 3470 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 270DEG 8KT 3466 10306

$$
GUYER

283 
WWUS55 KABQ 202327
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
527 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMC009-202337-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0137.000000T0000Z-120820T2330Z/
CURRY-
527 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CURRY COUNTY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

LAT...LON 3450 10304 3453 10313 3456 10318 3465 10322
      3473 10318 3477 10311 3477 10304 3470 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 270DEG 8KT 3466 10298

$$

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 Aug 20, 3:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 3:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
330 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER VERY ACTIVE DAY ACROSS FCST AREA AND TO BOOT SEVERE T
STORM WATCH NUMBER 586 HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR MOST OF EASTERN NM
EFFECTIVE THROUGH 10 PM MDT. STRONG TO SVR STORMS ALREADY FIRING
FROM UNION CO SW TO E SAN MIGUEL CO AND ALSO IN DE BACA COUNTY.
OUTSIDE OF WATCH AREA OTHER STRONG STORMS ACROSS VALENCIA...SOCORRO
AND SANDOVAL COUNTIES. OF COURSE...AS IS USUALLY THE CASE...THE
STORMS UPSTREAM FROM BERNALILLO CO DIED OUT BEFORE GETTING INTO
THE ABQ METRO AREA...BUT WITH A N BOUND AND S BOUND BOUNDARY
COMING TOWARDS THAT AREA THERE MAY BE SOME RENEWED STORM POTENTIAL
AFTER 4 OR 430 PM. ALSO...AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS...THE NW PLATEAU E INTO W RIO ARRIBA CO HAS BEEN GETTING THE
SHORT END OF THE PCPN STICK...THANKS LARGELY TO THE JUST RIGHT
TIMING OF LITTLE DRY SLOTS THAT WORK IN FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO
SQUASH MUCH OF THE STORM POTENTIAL. THIS DESPITE THE MOIST MID
LAYERS THAT MOVED ACROSS THAT AREA THIS MORNING WITH A FEW
GENERALLY LIGHT SHOWERS. SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD LINGER LONGEST
TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF E PLAINS.

IT LOOKS AS THOUGH TUE MAY BRING SOMEWHAT OF A DOWNTICK IN SHOWER
AN STORM COVERAGE ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NE THIRD TO HALF OF
STATE...THOUGH AT LEAST ISOLATED OR WIDELY SCT ACTIVITY IS STILL A
PRETTY GOOD BET. COVERAGE SHOULD RAMP UP SIGNIFICANTLY MOST AREAS
ON WED AND THU AS INCREDIBLY STUBBORN AND LOITERING UPPER HIGH
WILL BE FORCED SOMEWHAT TO S AND SE INTO N MEXICO BY A DECENT TROF
ALOFT COMING INTO CA AND EVENTUALLY THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. MODELS
DIFFER TO A DEGREE ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS FEATURE...BUT BY
EITHER FRI OR SAT WITH SYSTEM TO THE E OF NM THERE SHOULD BE A
MARKED DROP OFF IN THE DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHA CHA.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MOISTURE INCREASED OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
GENERAL LARGE SCALE PATTERN...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER NEW
MEXICO. DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE MID CLOUD COVER ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 THIS MORNING...STORMS FIRED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
EARLY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE HAIL OVER THE NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN GENERAL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.  RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE
EXCELLENT...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST WHERE MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX COULD PASS OVER OR JUST
ACROSS THE BORDER IN TEXAS.

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NEW MEXICO
TUESDAY...WHICH COULD LIMIT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SOMEWHAT.
WETTING RAIN CHANCES WILL STILL FAVOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE A LITTLE WARMER...BUT MINIMUM RH VALUES
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT.

MODELS SEEM TO BE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE MID TO LATE WEEK
PATTERN THAN THEY HAVE BEEN. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN INTACT OVER
NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING FOR STORMS BECOME MORE ACTIVE AS
MOISTURE FROM OLD MEXICO IS DRAWN OVER THE STATE. A VIGOROUS SHORT
WAVE TROUGH WILL PUSH INTO THE FOUR CORNERS THURSDAY SHUNTING THE
RIDGE EASTWARD AND SPARKING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE FORECAST AREA. BY SATURDAY SOME DRIER AIR MAY FILTER OVER THE
STATE IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH...WITH LESS CONVECTION ANTICIPATED
OVERALL. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD BE NEAR TO
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE SEASON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MAINLY NORTH AND EAST BUT MIN RH VALUES NOT
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AT THIS TIME. SPOTTY FAIR
VENTILATION POSSIBLE CENTRAL AND WEST WEDNESDAY.

99

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE MID CLOUD COVER ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40...STORMS WERE BEGINNING TO FIRE OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AT MIDDAY. STORM MOTION WILL BE GENERALLY TO THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST ALTHOUGH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO
ERRATIC STORM DEVELOPMENT AND MOTION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MTS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY OBSCURED IN BRIEF MVFR/IFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40KT AND SMALL
HAIL...PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50KT IN
THE NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. ACTIVITY MAY PERSIST AFTER
MIDNIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. IN ADDITION...LOCAL
MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MT CHAIN OVER THE PLAINS.

99

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  61  92  64  88 /  20  10  20  30
DULCE...........................  49  86  51  83 /  30  10  20  50
CUBA............................  53  87  54  81 /  50  20  40  60
GALLUP..........................  56  84  57  81 /  30  30  30  40
EL MORRO........................  53  81  54  77 /  50  40  40  60
GRANTS..........................  55  84  56  80 /  40  40  40  50
QUEMADO.........................  56  81  57  81 /  40  50  50  50
GLENWOOD........................  59  87  59  86 /  30  30  50  30
CHAMA...........................  47  81  48  77 /  50  20  20  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  58  83  58  79 /  50  20  40  50
PECOS...........................  56  81  57  77 /  40  30  50  50
CERRO/QUESTA....................  52  80  54  77 /  40  20  20  30
RED RIVER.......................  46  75  46  72 /  50  20  30  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  45  75  46  73 /  60  30  30  50
TAOS............................  51  84  53  81 /  40  20  20  30
MORA............................  52  78  53  75 /  60  30  50  50
ESPANOLA........................  57  88  58  87 /  30  20  30  30
SANTA FE........................  57  84  59  80 /  30  30  40  40
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  59  87  61  83 /  30  20  30  30
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  65  88  66  86 /  40  20  30  40
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  67  90  68  87 /  30  10  20  40
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  65  92  65  90 /  30  10  20  40
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  66  91  66  88 /  30  10  20  40
LOS LUNAS.......................  64  92  65  89 /  30  10  20  40
RIO RANCHO......................  66  91  66  88 /  30  10  20  30
SOCORRO.........................  66  93  66  93 /  40  20  30  30
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  58  84  58  84 /  40  40  40  50
TIJERAS.........................  60  86  60  86 /  40  30  40  50
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  55  86  55  82 /  50  30  50  50
CLINES CORNERS..................  57  82  57  80 /  30  30  40  40
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  59  84  60  84 /  30  30  40  40
CARRIZOZO.......................  62  86  63  87 /  20  20  30  20
RUIDOSO.........................  57  78  57  77 /  30  40  50  30
CAPULIN.........................  55  81  53  82 /  60  30  30  40
RATON...........................  55  86  55  89 /  60  30  30  30
SPRINGER........................  56  85  56  86 /  60  30  30  30
LAS VEGAS.......................  54  80  54  81 /  50  30  40  30
CLAYTON.........................  58  83  58  89 /  60  20  10  20
ROY.............................  57  81  56  84 /  40  20  30  30
CONCHAS.........................  62  86  62  91 /  30  20  20  20
SANTA ROSA......................  65  88  63  90 /  30  20  30  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  64  89  62  92 /  60  20  20  20
CLOVIS..........................  63  87  62  89 /  60  20  10  10
PORTALES........................  64  88  62  89 /  60  20  10  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  65  89  65  91 /  50  20  20  20
ROSWELL.........................  66  93  67  93 /  30  20  30  20
PICACHO.........................  62  86  61  86 /  30  40  40  20
ELK.............................  59  82  59  81 /  20  50  50  30

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 6:00 AM MDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ501>540-211200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

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 ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS AND FAR EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT IS LARGE
HAIL.

ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AS MONSOONAL
MOISTURE SPREADS EAST ACROSS THE STATE...AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
305 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ529-531-532-202130-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
305 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL AND
WESTERN HARDING COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

AT 300 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOLANO...OR ABOUT 12 MILES
WEST OF MOSQUERO...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 419.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3575 10398 3559 10404 3558 10428 3578 10438
      3585 10412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 345DEG 11KT 3570 10416

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:17 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
317 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ537-202145-
DE BACA COUNTY-
317 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM MDT...

AT 312 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YESO...OR ABOUT 19 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...YESO CREEK ALONG AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 20.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3427 10424 3416 10435 3414 10449 3424 10457
      3436 10454 3437 10442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 311DEG 2KT 3426 10443

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ530-531-202215-
HARDING COUNTY-UNION COUNTY-
339 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN UNION AND CENTRAL
HARDING COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM MDT...

AT 336 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUEYEROS...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MOSQUERO...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BUEYEROS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3607 10359 3594 10364 3590 10380 3596 10391
      3604 10389 3614 10376
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 282DEG 4KT 3602 10373

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:56 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
356 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ512-514-518-202230-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-WEST
SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
356 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY THROUGH
430 PM MDT...

AT 348 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SANTA FE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SANTA FE AND HYDE MEMORIAL
STATE PARK.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 10583 3568 10580 3554 10584 3556 10608
      3566 10612 3576 10606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 264DEG 17KT 3568 10594

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 4:23 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
423 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ535-202300-
CURRY COUNTY-
423 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY THROUGH 500
PM MDT...

AT 418 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF RANCHVALE...OR ABOUT 15
MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAYS 209...289...AND 288.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3446 10304 3452 10332 3457 10334 3464 10334
      3476 10326 3478 10304 3470 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 283DEG 14KT 3463 10316

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 4:41 PM MDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
441 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

NMZ530>536-202330-
CURRY COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING
COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-UNION COUNTY-
441 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION...EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT...QUAY...
SOUTHEASTERN HARDING...EASTERN GUADALUPE AND NORTHWESTERN CURRY
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM MDT...

AT 436 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SEDAN TO NARA VISA
TO LOGAN TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF TUCUMCARI TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF
MONTOYA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NARA VISA...QUAY...SAN
JON...RAGLAND...GLENRIO...WHEATLAND...BARD...MCALISTER AND FORREST.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3458 10374 3498 10431 3520 10391 3542 10362
      3572 10342 3629 10335 3629 10303 3505 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 299DEG 31KT 3611 10308 3560 10313
          3531 10335 3506 10371 3485 10402

GUYER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 19, 6:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
Aug 19, 6:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	59 min
Aug 19, 6:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	54 min
Aug 19, 7:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	114 min
Aug 19, 7:10 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	80 min
Aug 19, 7:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	34 min
Aug 19, 7:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	116 min
Aug 19, 7:58 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Quay	47 min
Aug 19, 7:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	31 min
Aug 19, 8:12 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	93 min
Aug 19, 8:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	30 min
Aug 19, 8:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	113 min
Aug 19, 8:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	30 min
Aug 20, 12:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	31 min
Aug 20, 1:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	87 min
Aug 20, 2:09 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	111 min
Aug 20, 2:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		32 min
Aug 20, 2:45 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Socorro	2 hr
Aug 20, 2:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	23 min
Aug 20, 2:58 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe	2 hr
Aug 20, 3:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	25 min
Aug 20, 3:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	28 min
Aug 20, 3:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Valencia	109 min
Aug 20, 3:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	36 min
Aug 20, 3:47 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	88 min
Aug 20, 3:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	34 min
Aug 20, 4:14 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	De Baca	3 hr
Aug 20, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	37 min
Aug 20, 4:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	49 min
Aug 20, 4:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry	119 min
Aug 20, 5:21 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	114 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.