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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 17, 2014Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2014, 6:16 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 59 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: Jul 17, 2014, 6:16 PM MDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2014, 7:15 PM MDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

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: 169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -12 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 Jul 17, 6:01 PM MDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 6:01 PM MDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 5:22 AM MDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

NMZ501>540-181130-
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-
522 AM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAINFALL FROM STRONGER STORMS MAY AGAIN BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CREATE
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY
ON AND BELOW BURN SCARS. SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY WILL BE THE LEAST ACTIVE DAY IN SOMETIME...HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT OVER THE WEEKEND...CONTINUING INTO
NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:07 PM MDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
107 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

NMZ528-529-171930-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
107 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MORA AND NORTHERN SAN
MIGUEL COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM MDT...

AT 100 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WATROUS...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAS
VEGAS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WATROUS.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 10497 3573 10482 3566 10509 3587 10511
      3589 10508 3588 10505 3590 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 349DEG 10KT 3579 10501

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:27 PM MDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
127 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

NMZ510-172000-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
127 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY THROUGH
200 PM MDT...

AT 118 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PETACA...OR ABOUT 28 MILES WEST OF QUESTA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL IMPACT THE RIO TUSAS...PETACA...SOUTH PETACA...AND HIGHWAY 519.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...VALLECITOS AND PETACA.

&&

LAT...LON 3656 10595 3651 10594 3649 10595 3643 10611
      3658 10620 3665 10613 3666 10602
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 334DEG 6KT 3655 10605

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:12 PM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
212 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

NMZ515-172045-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
212 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MORA AND SOUTHWESTERN
COLFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

AT 206 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLACK LAKE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES EAST OF
TAOS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 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...COYOTE CREEK STATE PARK...
HAROLD BROCK ACCESS POINT AND GUADALUPITA.

&&

LAT...LON 3636 10510 3610 10509 3616 10537 3637 10532
      3640 10520
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 003DEG 13KT 3627 10522

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:36 PM MDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
336 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

NMZ523-533-172200-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
336 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SAN
MIGUEL...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE AND NORTHWESTERN GUADALUPE
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM MDT...

AT 330 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANTON CHICO...OR ABOUT 32
MILES SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY
RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MILAGRO.

THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 238 AND 255...

THIS STORM IS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE AREA ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION.

&&

LAT...LON 3494 10498 3492 10531 3517 10534 3522 10529
      3521 10513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 343DEG 15KT 3511 10520

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:14 PM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
414 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

NMZ523-533-172245-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
414 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE AND WESTERN
GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT...

AT 406 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES NORTH OF ENCINO...OR ABOUT 21 MILES
NORTHWEST OF VAUGHN...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 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 EASTERN
TORRANCE AND EXTREME WESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10514 3465 10542 3494 10553 3500 10547
      3499 10531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 339DEG 13KT 3484 10536

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 6:09 PM MDT, 7 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
Jul 17, 6:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	36 min
Jul 17, 6:13 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Santa Fe	92 min
Jul 17, 6:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	14 min
Jul 17, 6:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	26 min
Jul 17, 7:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	14 min
Jul 17, 7:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	24 min
Jul 18, 4:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	28 min
Jul 18, 5:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2014 Every 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.