Alert archive / New Mexico / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2014, 5:42 PM MDT for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 33 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2014, 5:42 PM MDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2014, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Curry County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 5:53 PM MDT | TORNADO | 7 Wnw Clovis, NM | |
| Jun 6, 6:01 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 N Clovis, NM | SCHOOLNET SITE. |
| Jun 6, 6:10 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Ne Clovis, NM | |
| Jun 6, 6:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Nnw Clovis, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:43 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
352 WFUS55 KABQ 062342 TORABQ NMC009-070015- /O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0008.140606T2342Z-140607T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 542 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CURRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 615 PM MDT * AT 542 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RANCHVALE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLOVIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PLEASANT HILL AROUND 605 PM MDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. LEAVE AUTOMOBILES AND MOBILE HOMES. MOVE INTO 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 3439 10339 3452 10342 3463 10303 3443 10304 TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 260DEG 28KT 3449 10330 $$ 34
1 follow-up statement
133 WWUS55 KABQ 062352 SVSABQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 552 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014 NMC009-070015- /O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140607T0015Z/ CURRY NM- 552 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL CURRY COUNTY... AT 551 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF RANCHVALE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PLEASANT HILL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. && LAT...LON 3440 10332 3453 10338 3463 10303 3443 10304 TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 260DEG 28KT 3450 10321 $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 6:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 20 min |
| Jun 5, 8:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 8:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 8:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 58 min |
| Jun 5, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 8:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 114 min |
| Jun 5, 8:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 12:50 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 1:29 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 2:13 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 12:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 12:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 1:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 66 min |
| Jun 6, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 3:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 3:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 50 min | |
| Jun 6, 3:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 119 min |
| Jun 6, 3:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance | 114 min |
| Jun 6, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 3:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 4:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 4:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay, Roosevelt | 60 min |
| Jun 6, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 5:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel | 117 min |
| Jun 6, 5:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Lincoln, Quay | 114 min |
| Jun 6, 5:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 39 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Curry | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 5:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, Union | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 5:35 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 5:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Harding | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 5:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 118 min |
| Jun 6, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 55 min |
| Jun 6, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 5:58 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.