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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 7, 2013Lincoln County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2013, 3:58 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 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 7, 2013, 3:58 PM MDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2013, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lincoln County, NM, Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 2:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2013-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 388 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2013-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
388 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-304 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 7, 3:08 PM MDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:08 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 5:35 AM MDT, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
535 AM MDT FRI JUN 7 2013

UPDATED SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY

NMZ501>540-081200-
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-
535 AM MDT FRI JUN 7 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...SANDIA
AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS BORDER...WHERE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ALONG NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER WITH TEXAS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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 IN
EASTERN SOCORRO...TORRANCE...SOUTHEAST SANTA FE...SAN MIGUEL...
MORA...COLFAX...UNION...HARDING...QUAY...GUADALUPE...DE
BACA...ROOSEVELT...CURRY...LINCOLN AND CHAVES COUNTIES DUE TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
IN UNION...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES DUE TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 6:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos26 min
Jun 6, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe44 min
Jun 6, 6:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora25 min
Jun 6, 6:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance35 min
Jun 6, 7:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Taos41 min
Jun 6, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln38 min
Jun 6, 7:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance28 min
Jun 6, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora35 min
Jun 6, 8:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion46 min
Jun 6, 8:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora35 min
Jun 6, 9:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 min
Jun 7, 1:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora35 min
Jun 7, 1:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora30 min
Jun 7, 1:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax28 min
Jun 7, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora27 min
Jun 7, 2:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora50 min
Jun 7, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance32 min
Jun 7, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax30 min
Jun 7, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel28 min
Jun 7, 2:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora2 hr
Jun 7, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union47 min
Jun 7, 2:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln42 min
Jun 7, 3:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora30 min
Jun 7, 3:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax23 min
Jun 7, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro31 min
Jun 7, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 min
Jun 7, 3:25 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan15 hr
Jun 7, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax63 min
Jun 7, 3:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora32 min
Jun 7, 3:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln44 min
Jun 7, 3:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel53 min
Jun 7, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe36 min
Jun 7, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion29 min
Jun 7, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel44 min
Jun 7, 4:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora113 min
Jun 7, 4:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion2 hr
Jun 7, 4:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel2 hr
Jun 7, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel46 min
Jun 7, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora27 min
Jun 7, 4:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln, Socorro55 min
Jun 7, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel65 min
Jun 7, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln31 min
Jun 7, 5:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln2 hr
Jun 7, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel60 min
Jun 7, 5:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel117 min
Jun 7, 5:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo35 min
Jun 7, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe63 min
Jun 7, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel51 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2013Every 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.