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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 8, 2015Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2015, 4:37 PM MDT for Union 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2015, 4:37 PM MDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2015, 5:15 PM MDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Union County, NM

The radar

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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 Jun 8, 3:37 PM MDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:37 PM MDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 6:13 AM MDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
613 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2015

NMZ501>540-091200-
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 CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/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-
613 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST
HALF OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL MAY LAST LONG ENOUGH AT A FEW LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE STATE TO CREATE SOME LOCALIZED MINOR
FLOODING OR HEAVY RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS ARROYOS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY
THE NORTHEAST THIRD OF NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE PRIMARILY
ACROSS WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
EVENING...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OR HEAVY
RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
EASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL AND STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2015

NMZ528-082100-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
229 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MORA COUNTY UNTIL
300 PM MDT...

AT 228 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WAGON MOUND...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAGON MOUND.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 387 AND 402.

ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL ON ROADS CAN CREATE VERY SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3609 10485 3625 10477 3616 10448 3591 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 301DEG 8KT 3613 10475

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 3:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:27 PM MDT, 10 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
Jun 7, 8:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	37 min
Jun 7, 8:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	27 min
Jun 7, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	44 min
Jun 8, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	31 min
Jun 8, 2:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	54 min
Jun 8, 3:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	40 min
Jun 8, 4:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	64 min
Jun 8, 4:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	48 min
Jun 8, 5:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	24 min
Jun 8, 5:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	63 min
Jun 8, 5:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	46 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	52 min
Jun 8, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Jun 8, 5:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.