Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 163, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2014, 5:24 AM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 27 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 24, 2014, 5:24 AM MDT (11:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2014, 5:51 AM MDT
- In force
- 27 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 11:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 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
- 1005 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1351 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 24, 3:37 AM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 3:37 AM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 9:53 AM MDT, 19 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 953 AM MDT MON JUN 23 2014 NMZ501>540-241200- 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- 953 AM MDT MON JUN 23 2014 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 BETWEEN 3 PM AND 12 AM MDT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE PRIMARILY ON A LINE FROM DUNKEN...HONDO... MILAGRO...WATROUS...CIMARRON TO THE COLORADO BORDER...EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. THE MAIN THREATS ARE VERY LARGE HAIL ONE TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS UNION COUNTY. THE MAIN THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. AGAIN...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 40
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:06 AM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 206 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014 NMZ527-528-240900- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 206 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH 300 AM MDT... AT 201 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTHEAST OF RATON...MOVING EAST AT 10 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...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 64 87. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 447 AND 453... 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 3696 10412 3669 10416 3680 10444 3690 10445 TIME...MOT...LOC 0805Z 274DEG 10KT 3685 10438 KJ
Local storm report, Jun 24, 2:37 AM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
237 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 AM HAIL RATON 36.89N 104.44W
06/24/2014 E1.00 INCH COLFAX NM PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1401084
KJSpecial weather statement, Jun 24, 5:16 AM MDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 7:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 7:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 9:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 2:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 2:51 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 5:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 59 min |
| Jun 24, 5:35 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Quay | 115 min |
| Jun 24, 12:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min | |
| Jun 24, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 14 min |
| Jun 24, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 2:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 15 min |
| Jun 24, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 9 min |
| Jun 24, 2:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 22 min |
| Jun 24, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 16 min |
| Jun 24, 3:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 24 min |
| Jun 24, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 14 min |
| Jun 24, 4:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 12 min |
| Jun 24, 4:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.