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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2013, 2:41 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 49 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
- Aug 3, 2013, 2:41 PM MDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2013, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 3, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 2935 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 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 Aug 3, 12:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:39 AM MDT, 9 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 539 AM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 NMZ501>540-041145- 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- 539 AM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 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 OVER FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE HIGH RUNOFF POTENTIAL AND THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER RECENT FOREST FIRE BURN SCARS. FAVORED AREAS FOR THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY THROUGH MID WEEK NEXT WEEK AS PLENTY OF MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE STATE. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN UNION COUNTY. 33
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:44 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 144 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 NMZ530-032045- UNION COUNTY- 144 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL UNION COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM MDT... AT 143 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF MOUNT DORA...OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MOUNT DORA. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO 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. && LAT...LON 3656 10318 3629 10320 3636 10364 3654 10362 TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 274DEG 8KT 3645 10352 KJ
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:08 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
208 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
NMZ527-530-032100-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-
208 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION AND
NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT...
AT 207 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRANSON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS
WERE LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF FOLSOM AND 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CAPULIN...ALSO MOVING EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF STATE ROAD 72...325...
AND 456.
THE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3688 10322 3668 10404 3698 10424 3700 10418
3701 10411 3701 10346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 211DEG 6KT 3696 10373
KJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 7:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 116 min |
| Aug 2, 7:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan | 114 min |
| Aug 2, 7:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 7:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 8:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 9:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 115 min |
| Aug 3, 1:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 2:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 85 min |
| Aug 3, 2:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 3:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 114 min |
| Aug 3, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Union | 117 min |
| Aug 3, 3:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 88 min |
| Aug 3, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, Union | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 61 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.