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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 8, 2013Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2013, 2:12 PM MDT for Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 48 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 8, 2013, 2:12 PM MDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2013, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 8, 11:43 AM MDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 11:43 AM MDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

NMZ501>540-091200-
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 THU AUG 8 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND STORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE MOST LIKELY OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. RECENT WILD FIRE BURN SCARS IN THESE
AREAS OF NEW MEXICO WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EASTERN UNION AND QUAY COUNTIES WHERE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING...WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...FLOODING OR ANY
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
111 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

NMZ511-517-518-082000-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
111 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO
ARRIBA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA FE...EXTREME EASTERN SANDOVAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM MDT...

AT 106 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITE ROCK...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LOS ALAMOS...MOVING SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF DUE EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WHITE ROCK...SAN ILDEFONSO
PUEBLO...EL RANCHO...JACONITA AND CUYAMUNGUE.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3585 10594 3563 10606 3580 10627 3591 10626
      3594 10618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 285DEG 12KT 3582 10617

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:23 PM MDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
123 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

NMZ515-528-529-082015-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
123 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MORA AND NORTHERN SAN
MIGUEL COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

AT 118 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALMORA...OR ABOUT 17 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WAGON MOUND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WATROUS...VALMORA AND
SHOEMAKER.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. DO NOT CROSS
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

&&

LAT...LON 3591 10459 3564 10482 3586 10513 3602 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 301DEG 16KT 3589 10496

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 6:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion54 min
Aug 7, 6:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Aug 8, 1:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos49 min
Aug 8, 1:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora52 min
Aug 8, 2:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding42 min
Aug 8, 3:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel113 min
Aug 8, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel46 min
Aug 8, 4:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel50 min
Aug 8, 4:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union112 min
Aug 8, 4:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
Aug 8, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel45 min
Aug 8, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca52 min
Aug 8, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley30 min
Aug 8, 5:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay42 min
Aug 8, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay56 min
Aug 8, 5:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel114 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.