Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS55 KABQ 132033
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
233 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMC005-132115-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-150613T2115Z/
CHAVES-
233 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTY...

AT 233 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES EAST OF
DUNKEN...OR 31 MILES WEST OF ARTESIA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

HEAVY RAINS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS...DITCHES AND OVER LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3286 10518 3318 10486 3300 10469 3296 10484
      3276 10485 3272 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 264DEG 16KT 3281 10495 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KJ

074 
WWUS55 KABQ 132111
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
311 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMC005-132119-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-150613T2115Z/
CHAVES-
311 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM MDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.

LAT...LON 3286 10518 3318 10486 3300 10469 3296 10484
      3276 10485 3272 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 234DEG 21KT 3281 10495 

$$

KJ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1239 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

.UPDATE...
NUDGED UP POPS TO LIKELY FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SE PLAINS BASED ON
LATEST OBS AND MODEL GUIDANCE. A CONVECTIVE WATCH BOX IS LIKELY
BY 19Z-20Z...SO INCLUDED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WORDING IN
ZONES. WILL WAIT TIL SEND ZFP TIL SPC PRODUCT ARRIVES. LCL HVY
WILL INCREASE FLASH FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE EAST WITH SVR STORMS.
FLASH FLOOD THREAT ALSO IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL/WESTERN NM WITH WEAK
STEERING FLOW AND LARGE CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS.

GUYER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...1204 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015...
.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
SHRA AND TSRA HAVE DEVELOPED QUICKLY AND EARLY ACROSS THE NW THIRD
OF NM AND THE STRONGER TSRA WILL GENERATE RELATIVELY SHORT
DURATION MVFR CIGS AND PERHAPS VSBY...AS WELL AS OCCASIONAL MT
OBSCURATIONS. GUP...SAF AND LVS ARE MOST FAVORED TO SEE THESE
CONDITIONS ANYTIME FROM ISSUANCE TIME OF THIS PRODUCT THROUGH
14/01Z WITH DIMINISHING CHANCES THEREAFTER. ABQ...AEG AND FMN TO
SEE STILL SIGNIFICANT BUT SLIGHTLY LOWER CHANCES OF SAME. FARTHER
EAST NEW TSRA DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED FIRST ACROSS EAST SLOPES OF
CENTRAL MT CHAIN AND EAST TO WESTERN REACHES OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS...THEN BUILDING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO
LATER AFTN THROUGH THE EVENING. LATTER AREA STORMS COULD TURN
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 KT.
ACTIVITY TO DECREASE CONSIDERABLY LATE TONIGHT WHEN SOME
LOCALIZED MVFR TO IFR CIGS OR FOG REDUCED VSBY MAY DEVELOP MAINLY
NORTH AND EAST.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...329 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015...
.SYNOPSIS...
THE ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM PATTERN PERSISTS WITH A SLOW MOVING UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE STATE. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. LOOK FOR GOOD CHANCES FOR STORMS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN TREND DOWN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN TREND UP TO ABOVE NORMAL BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH MANY LOCALES EXCEEDING 90 DEGREES.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION PERSISTING WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...A RARITY FOR THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.
IMPRESSIVE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY NOTED WITH SOME BRIEF...BUT HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE MOST ACTIVE OF THIS FORECAST
CYCLE...WITH THUNDERSTORMS FAVORING THE MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. RELATIVELY SLOW STORM MOTION WILL
ALLOW FOR SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
THREAT WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER
BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WHERE A FEW
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. 00Z NAM12 SHOWS LIFTED INDICES OF -8
TO -11C BETWEEN TUCUMCARI AND PORTALES BY LATE DAY WITH SBCAPE
VALUES FROM 2500-3000 J/KG. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR VECTORS NOT VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS...WILL LIKELY BE A MULTI-STORM/CLUSTER
MODE WITH A LARGE HAIL THREAT INITIALLY...THEN TRANSITIONING INTO
MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. CONVECTION
WILL LIKELY DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING CENTRAL AND
WESTERN AREAS...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS.

PWATS BEGIN A DOWNTREND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY WEST...AS PRESSURE
HEIGHTS TREND UP AND THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH FINALLY EXITS TO THE
EAST. A MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS TO BUILD MORE SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY
OVER THE REGION...WITH 500MB HEIGHTS REACHING UP TO 588DAM ACROSS
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. AT SOME POINT MONDAY INTO MONDAY
NIGHT...A BACKDOOR FRONT WILL SURGE WEST BEYOND THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...LIKELY AIDED BY CONVECTIVE OUTFLOWS AND A THERMAL
LOW TO THE WEST. THIS SURGE OF MOISTURE SHOULD ALLOW FOR MORE
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON CENTRAL AND WEST. MORE PRONOUNCED
DRYING FORECAST FOR MID TO LATE WEEK WITH THE 00Z ECMWF AND GFS IN
GOOD AGREEMENT ON FORECAST PRESSURE HEIGHTS AND THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC
PATTERN THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UP THROUGH
THE WEEK AND SHOULD BE ABOVE NORMAL AREAWIDE BY WEDNESDAY. MANY
LOCALES WILL SEE 90+ DEGREES WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AN ANOMALOUSLY MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BLANKET MUCH OF NM
TODAY...KEEPING ELEVATED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
GOING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH A WEAK TROUGH
UPSTREAM OF THE STATE...LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL PREVAIL WITH
SURFACE/20FT WINDS VEERING MORE SOUTHERLY TO EVEN SOUTHWESTERLY BY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RUN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
AVERAGE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...AND THIS REGIME WILL PRECLUDE
ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER MANY PLACES RECEIVE
WETTING RAINFALL TODAY AND THIS EVENING...EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY
WILL BE ON HAND OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

INTO SUNDAY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOST CONCENTRATED ACROSS THE
EASTERN THIRD TO HALF OF NEW MEXICO. WHILE STORMS WILL STILL FIRE IN
THE WESTERN TIER OF THE STATE...THERE WILL BE NOTABLY LESS COVERAGE
DUE TO SOME DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT. TEMPERATURES WILL INCH A BIT CLOSER
TO AVERAGE AND DECENT VENTILATION RATES WILL PREVAIL MOST ZONES.

FOR MONDAY...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL INVADE THE EASTERN PLAINS
OF NM...RECHARGING LOW LAYER MOISTURE. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY INVADE
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BEFORE DUSK...AND PERHAPS MAKE IT TO THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BEFORE SUNSET. THIS COULD ALSO BRING AN UPTICK IN
STORM COVERAGE IN CENTRAL ZONES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH STORMS REMAINING MORE SPARSE TOWARD THE AZ/NM BORDER.

FORECAST MODELS THEN ADVERTISE A DAY-BY-DAY DRYING TREND THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK WITH VERY FEW STORMS EXPECTED BY THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK. NM WILL ULTIMATELY REST BETWEEN THE BERMUDA HIGH
AND AN EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE...A WEAKNESS THAT WILL NOT LET ANY
ABRUPT DRY INTRUSIONS ARRIVE...BUT RATHER A SLOW EROSION OF CURRENT
MOISTURE.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMZ501>540-141200-
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-
505 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SAME
AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE
EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1254 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMZ521-522-131930-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1254 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA FE AND NORTH
CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM MDT...

AT 1254 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MORIARTY. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORIARTY...EDGEWOOD...STANLEY AND CEDAR GROVE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 187 AND 204.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3523 10599 3523 10595 3519 10594 3519 10592
      3514 10587 3506 10588 3504 10586 3502 10587
      3494 10608 3496 10620 3509 10620 3524 10603
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 234DEG 4KT 3506 10607

GUYER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
128 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMZ507-519-132015-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS-
128 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BERNALILLO COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT...

AT 126 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES
EAST OF MARQUEZ TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF MESITA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOHAJIILEE.

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

BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 10675 3506 10686 3502 10717 3539 10711
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 238DEG 13KT 3536 10708 3511 10714

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
204 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMZ519-521-132030-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA-
204 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND CENTRAL
BERNALILLO COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT...

AT 201 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NEAR ENCHANTED HILLS TO NEAR SOUTH VALLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE...ALONG WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBUQUERQUE...RIO RANCHO...BERNALILLO...CORRALES...LOS RANCHOS DE
ALBUQUERQUE...PARADISE HILLS...VENTANA RANCH...SANDIA HEIGHTS...RIO
RANCHO CITY CENTER AND ENCHANTED HILLS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 149 AND 169.
 INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 212 AND 252.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
JEMEZ CANYON RESERVOIR...JUAN TABO PICNIC AREA...LA CUEVA PICNIC
AREA...RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER...AND PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT.

BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REDUCE
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10640 3541 10639 3538 10639 3491 10649
      3493 10685 3542 10667 3542 10659 3540 10657
      3540 10654 3541 10651 3542 10651
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 241DEG 32KT 3539 10662 3501 10676

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
204 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

NMZ522-523-132045-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
204 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY
UNTIL 245 PM MDT...

AT 203 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF MCINTOSH...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF ESTANCIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ESTANCIA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 220 AND 236.
 HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 226 AND 249.

&&

LAT...LON 3466 10605 3498 10602 3503 10531 3451 10561
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 255DEG 21KT 3483 10586

KJ