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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 19, 2014Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2014, 3:18 PM MDT for Guadalupe 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: Jul 19, 2014, 3:18 PM MDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2014, 4:15 PM MDT
In force: 57 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 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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-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: 135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -268 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 19, 3:15 PM MDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 3:15 PM MDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 5:18 AM MDT, 10 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
518 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014

NMZ501>540-201130-
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-
518 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAINFALL FROM STRONGER STORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO CREATE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY
FOR LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST-
CENTRAL PLAINS. SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT SUNDAY. ISOLATED
STRONG STORMS WILL BRING SOME RISK OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCAL
FLASH FLOODING...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 9:25 AM MDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
925 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014

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

0815 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N CAPULIN             36.78N 103.99W
07/18/2014                   UNION              NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            INTENSE RAINFALL CAUSED MUDSLIDE OVER VOLCANO ROAD AT
            CAPULIN VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT. CLOSED FOR DEBRIS
            REMOVAL THROUGH THE 19TH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1401115

GUYER

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
133 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014

NMZ529-192015-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
133 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY THROUGH
215 PM MDT...

AT 131 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROMEROVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAS VEGAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TECOLOTE...LAS VEGAS NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE...MCALLISTER LAKE WILDLIFE AREA...CHAPELLE...LOS
MONTOYAS AND SAN AUGUSTIN.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3541 10488 3521 10529 3543 10540 3544 10537
      3551 10540 3553 10537 3554 10538 3556 10535
      3556 10533 3562 10527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 314DEG 6KT 3550 10527

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 2:46 PM MDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 2:53 PM MDT, 25 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 18, 6:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	28 min
Jul 18, 7:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	33 min
Jul 18, 7:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	83 min
Jul 18, 7:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Harding, Mora	40 min
Jul 18, 8:10 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, Union	2 hr
Jul 18, 8:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	32 min
Jul 18, 8:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Harding	44 min
Jul 18, 8:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	24 min
Jul 18, 8:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	113 min
Jul 18, 9:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	29 min
Jul 18, 9:31 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel	119 min
Jul 18, 9:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	30 min
Jul 18, 10:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	26 min
Jul 18, 10:24 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Harding, San Miguel	111 min
Jul 18, 11:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	113 min
Jul 19, 12:30 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	30 min
Jul 19, 12:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	41 min
Jul 19, 12:20 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	115 min
Jul 19, 1:05 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Los Alamos, Sandoval	115 min
Jul 19, 1:21 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	McKinley, San Juan	114 min
Jul 19, 1:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	42 min
Jul 19, 1:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	44 min
Jul 19, 2:04 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	116 min
Jul 19, 2:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	2 hr
Jul 19, 2:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	44 min
Jul 19, 3:13 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe	3 hr
Jul 19, 3:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	45 min
Jul 19, 4:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	52 min
Jul 19, 4:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe	2 hr
Jul 19, 4:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	52 min
Jul 19, 5:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca	43 min
Jul 19, 5:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	53 min
Jul 19, 5:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	43 min

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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.