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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 12, 2012Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2012, 8:43 PM MDT for Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2012, 8:43 PM MDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2012, 9:45 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 8:50 PM MDTHAIL 1.75Melrose, NM
Jun 12, 9:08 PM MDTHAIL 2.513 Nw Portales, NM
Jun 12, 9:10 PM MDTHAIL 2.7513 Nw Portales, NMBROKE SKYLIGHTS OUT OF THE ROOF
Jun 12, 9:10 PM MDTHAIL 4.513 Nw Portales, NMBROKE SKYLIGHTS OUT OF THE ROOF

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 2:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2012-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 628 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2012-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
628 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-263 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

528 
WUUS55 KABQ 130243
SVRABQ
NMC009-041-130345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0099.120613T0243Z-120613T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
843 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 945 PM MDT

* AT 842 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MELROSE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORTALES...AND MOVING     
  SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A TORNADO WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR  
  THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SAINT VRAIN...
  CANNON AFB...
  OASIS STATE PARK...
  CLOVIS...
  TEXICO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS PRODUCED VERY LARGE HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN
ITS PATH...TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 10316 3439 10373 3453 10364 3444 10304
      3439 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 293DEG 18KT 3441 10358

$$


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1 follow-up statement
289 
WWUS55 KABQ 130318
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
918 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

NMC009-130326-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-120613T0345Z/
CURRY-
918 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN CURRY COUNTY...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED INTO ROOSEVELT COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 3430 10341 3430 10318 3410 10316 3430 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 320DEG 21KT 3422 10344

$$

NMC041-130345-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-120613T0345Z/
ROOSEVELT-
918 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
ROOSEVELT COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM MDT...

AT 916 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF OASIS STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PORTALES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL ROOSEVELT COUNTY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL 
AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY BREAK WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3430 10341 3430 10318 3410 10316 3430 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 320DEG 21KT 3422 10344

$$


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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion47 min
Jun 12, 6:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt46 min
Jun 12, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion46 min
Jun 12, 7:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding40 min
Jun 12, 7:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union37 min
Jun 12, 7:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt46 min
Jun 12, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union44 min
Jun 12, 7:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding45 min
Jun 12, 7:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt48 min
Jun 12, 8:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay42 min
Jun 12, 8:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel56 min
Jun 12, 9:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt42 min
Jun 12, 9:06 PM MDTTornado WarningABQRoosevelt39 min
Jun 12, 9:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, San Miguel40 min
Jun 12, 9:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt61 min
Jun 12, 9:51 PM MDTTornado WarningABQRoosevelt39 min
Jun 12, 10:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay38 min
Jun 12, 10:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt34 min
Jun 12, 11:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt61 min
Jun 13, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.