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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 6, 2014Harding County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2014, 5:37 PM MDT for Harding County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2014, 5:37 PM MDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2014, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Harding County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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 6, 2:43 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 229 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 52 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
52 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-507 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2307 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
447 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

355 
WFUS55 KABQ 062337
TORABQ
NMC021-070015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0007.140606T2337Z-140607T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
537 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HARDING COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 615 PM MDT

* AT 530 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ROY...OR
  ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOSQUERO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF YATES AROUND 615 PM MDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE WALLS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3584 10374 3579 10403 3582 10432 3595 10435
      3596 10433 3598 10435 3618 10393 3617 10387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 249DEG 24KT 3593 10418

$$
2 follow-up statements
925 
WWUS55 KABQ 062349
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
549 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

NMC021-070015-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140607T0015Z/
HARDING NM-
549 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDING COUNTY...

AT 542 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOLANO...OR ABOUT
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOSQUERO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL HARDING COUNTY AROUND 600 PM MDT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 10419 3607 10393 3604 10385 3584 10374
      3579 10403 3580 10417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 249DEG 24KT 3587 10404

$$
118 
WWUS55 KABQ 070013
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
613 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

NMC021-070024-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140607T0015Z/
HARDING NM-
613 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HARDING COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615
PM MDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAINS...
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.

LAT...LON 3590 10419 3607 10393 3604 10385 3584 10374
      3579 10403 3580 10417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 249DEG 24KT 3593 10385

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Jun 5, 6:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion55 min
Jun 5, 7:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion20 min
Jun 5, 8:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe33 min
Jun 5, 8:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax31 min
Jun 5, 8:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union58 min
Jun 5, 8:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion33 min
Jun 5, 8:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion114 min
Jun 5, 8:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel35 min
Jun 6, 12:50 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel40 min
Jun 6, 1:29 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel46 min
Jun 6, 2:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel47 min
Jun 6, 12:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax50 min
Jun 6, 12:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax66 min
Jun 6, 1:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax40 min
Jun 6, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax46 min
Jun 6, 2:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora50 min
Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax47 min
Jun 6, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax29 min
Jun 6, 2:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance50 min
Jun 6, 2:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax66 min
Jun 6, 2:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora48 min
Jun 6, 3:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax44 min
Jun 6, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ50 min
Jun 6, 3:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax2 hr
Jun 6, 3:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel119 min
Jun 6, 3:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance114 min
Jun 6, 3:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora33 min
Jun 6, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca44 min
Jun 6, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union44 min
Jun 6, 4:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora52 min
Jun 6, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt46 min
Jun 6, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca42 min
Jun 6, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln38 min
Jun 6, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax43 min
Jun 6, 4:38 PM MDTTornado WarningABQColfax, Union37 min
Jun 6, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay47 min
Jun 6, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding43 min
Jun 6, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding39 min
Jun 6, 4:56 PM MDTTornado WarningABQHarding, Mora34 min
Jun 6, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt60 min
Jun 6, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel44 min
Jun 6, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Quay, Roosevelt43 min
Jun 6, 5:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel117 min
Jun 6, 5:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Lincoln, Quay114 min
Jun 6, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ39 min
Jun 6, 5:09 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry36 min
Jun 6, 5:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, Union2 hr
Jun 6, 5:12 PM MDTTornado WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union33 min
Jun 6, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay46 min
Jun 6, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union39 min
Jun 6, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union23 min
Jun 6, 5:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, Union27 min
Jun 6, 5:35 PM MDTTornado WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union40 min
Jun 6, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt50 min
Jun 6, 5:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca34 min
Jun 6, 5:42 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry33 min
Jun 6, 5:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel118 min
Jun 6, 5:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Roosevelt55 min
Jun 6, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt50 min
Jun 6, 5:58 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt32 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.