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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 21, 2014Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2014, 3:11 PM MDT for Guadalupe 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
Jun 21, 2014, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2014, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Guadalupe County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2014-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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 2014-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-391 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2325 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 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 21, 11:31 AM MDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 11:31 AM MDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 6:01 AM MDT, 9 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 AM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

NMZ501>540-221200-
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-
601 AM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BETWEEN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
TUESDAY NIGHT ROUGHLY THIS SAME AREA COULD SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH OR EVEN REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH STRONGER WIND GUSTS AND
POSSIBLY LARGER HAIL.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

43

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 12:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1250 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

NMZ511-518-211915-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1250 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SANTA FE...EXTREME
EASTERN SANDOVAL AND SOUTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM
MDT...

AT 1247 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT...OR ABOUT 6
MILES SOUTH OF LOS ALAMOS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FRIJOLES...BANDELIER NATIONAL
MONUMENT...WHITE ROCK AND BUCKMAN RIVER WHITE ROCK CANYON.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 10624 3583 10623 3583 10617 3576 10598
      3558 10614 3581 10635 3587 10627
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 304DEG 13KT 3580 10627
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 1:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
153 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

NMZ528-529-531-212015-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
153 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORA...NORTHERN SAN
MIGUEL AND WESTERN HARDING COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

AT 148 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAGON MOUND...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
SAN MIGUEL...SOUTHEASTERN MORA AND WESTERN HARDING COUNTIES. STATE
ROAD 271 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 10422 3578 10431 3577 10438 3573 10438
      3570 10446 3569 10447 3591 10473 3605 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 305DEG 17KT 3592 10458
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
210 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

NMZ529-532-533-212045-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
210 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SAN MIGUEL AND NORTHERN
GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

AT 207 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF DILIA...OR ABOUT 23 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
GUADALUPE AND SOUTHERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3531 10474 3509 10496 3530 10516 3543 10500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 308DEG 10KT 3530 10504
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:53 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
253 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

NMZ533-212130-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
253 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

AT 246 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER COLONIAS...OR ABOUT
16 MILES NORTHWEST OF SANTA ROSA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORM...ALONG WITH LOCAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SANTA ROSA...SANTA ROSA LAKE
STATE PARK...CUERVO...PUERTO DE LUNA AND POWER DAM LAKE AS WELL AS
THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM THE INTERSECTION AT HIGHWAY 84 NEAR
MILE MARKER 256 THROUGH SANTA ROSA TO CUERVO.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3479 10461 3508 10493 3522 10483 3522 10472
      3498 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 302DEG 24KT 3514 10476

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 12:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos25 min
Jun 21, 1:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora22 min
Jun 21, 2:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel35 min
Jun 21, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe37 min
Jun 21, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel46 min
Jun 21, 3:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion64 min
Jun 21, 3:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe44 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe39 min
Jun 21, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry37 min
Jun 21, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.