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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 2, 2013Socorro County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2013, 6:18 PM MDT for Socorro County, New Mexico. It was in force for 57 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: Jun 2, 2013, 6:18 PM MDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2013, 7:15 PM MDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Socorro County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 2, 5:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 239 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: 1052 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.3

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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 Jun 2, 5:58 PM MDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 5:58 PM MDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 6:00 AM MDT, 12 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SUN JUN 2 2013

NMZ501>540-031200-
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 SUN JUN 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PORTIONS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN FROM
THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT PREVIOUS YEARS BURN SCARS IN LINCOLN COUNTY
INCLUDING THE LITTLE BEAR AND DONALDSON. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING MAINLY FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WESTWARD.

AREAS OF SMOKE FROM THE TRES LAGUNAS FIRE NEAR TERERRO AND THE
THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE NORTH OF JEMEZ SPRINGS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO 3 MILES OR LESS AND IMPACT AIR QUALITY IN THE VICINITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AREAS OF SMOKE FROM THE TRES LAGUNAS FIRE NEAR TERERRO AND THE
THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE NORTH OF JEMEZ SPRINGS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO 3 MILES OR LESS AND IMPACT AIR QUALITY IN THE VICINITY.

SPOTTY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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
LINCOLN...CHAVES...DE BACA...GUADALUPE...AND TORRANCE COUNTIES DUE
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:58 PM MDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
258 PM MDT SUN JUN 2 2013

NMZ506-507-519-520-022200-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
258 PM MDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CIBOLA...WESTERN
BERNALILLO...VALENCIA AND NORTHERN SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM
MDT...

AT 258 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 30 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE TO 10 MILES WEST OF BELEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THE MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS.  HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH ANY OF THE
STRONGER STORMS.

MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NEAR THE LAGUNA PUEBLO AND RIO PUERCO
MAY BE IMPACTED...AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG STATE ROAD 6 WEST OF LOS
LUNAS.

OTHER AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BELEN...LOS LUNAS...ALBUQUERQUE...
VEGUITA...JARALES...LOS TRUJILLOS-GABALDON...RIO COMMUNITIES...LOS
CHAVEZ...TOME-ADELINO...TOME...VALENCIA...BOSQUE FARMS...ISLETA
PUEBLO...MEADOW LAKE...SOUTH VALLEY...RIO GRANDE NATURE
CENTER...TAYLOR RANCH...LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE...NORTH VALLEY
AND LAS NUTRIAS.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING NEW MEXICO HIGHWAYS...
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 118 AND 162...
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 234...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3521 10655 3477 10658 3440 10674 3437 10705
      3456 10749 3512 10728
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 233DEG 28KT 3467 10696

KJ

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
359 PM MDT SUN JUN 2 2013

NMZ507-519>521-022300-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
359 PM MDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BERNALILLO...VALENCIA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TORRANCE AND NORTHERN SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH
500 PM MDT...

AT 400 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST SOUTHEAST OF LOS LUNAS...AND FROM
12 MILES WEST TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AT TIMES
ASSOCIATED WITH OUTFLOW WINDS ACCOMPANYING ANY OF THESE STORMS. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.  ADDITIONALLY...HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF
INCH IN DIAMETER AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED AS THESE STORM
PASS THROUGH.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BELEN...LOS LUNAS...
ALBUQUERQUE...VEGUITA...JARALES...LOS TRUJILLOS-GABALDON...RIO
COMMUNITIES...LOS CHAVEZ...TOME-ADELINO...TOME...VALENCIA...BOSQUE
FARMS...ISLETA PUEBLO...MEADOW LAKE...SOUTH VALLEY...RIO GRANDE
NATURE CENTER...LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE...NORTH VALLEY...TAYLOR
RANCH AND ABEYTAS.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING NEW MEXICO HIGHWAYS...
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 171...
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 177 AND 232...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3510 10702 3519 10660 3503 10639 3438 10664
      3454 10720
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 239DEG 24KT 3469 10701

KJ

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
402 PM MDT SUN JUN 02 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     TSTM WND GST     STANLEY                 35.15N 105.98W
06/02/2013  M58 MPH          SANTA FE           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301114

AAM

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:53 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:58 PM MDT, 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 6:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	41 min
Jun 2, 7:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	20 min
Jun 2, 7:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro	59 min
Jun 2, 8:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	28 min
Jun 2, 8:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	28 min
Jun 2, 8:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	51 min
Jun 2, 8:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	51 min
Jun 2, 8:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	49 min
Jun 2, 8:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	45 min
Jun 2, 8:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	63 min
Jun 2, 9:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	56 min
Jun 2, 9:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, Roosevelt	66 min
Jun 2, 9:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	49 min
Jun 2, 10:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	25 min
Jun 2, 10:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	35 min
Jun 2, 10:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	37 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2013 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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.