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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 17, 2015Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2015, 4:02 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 28 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
Aug 17, 2015, 4:02 PM MDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2015, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Guadalupe County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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, 10.0 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2015-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 131 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2015-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
131 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 17, 3:41 PM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:41 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 5:21 AM MDT, 10 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
521 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2015

NMZ501>540-181130-
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-
521 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING MAINLY FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO TEXAS LINE. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZED AND
STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. OTHERWISE...ANY SLOW-
MOVING STORMS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. STORM MOTION WILL
GENERALLY BE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH OR LESS. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL FAVOR EASTERN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A MUCH DRIER AND WINDIER PATTERN WILL DEVELOPS TUESDAY WITH LARGELY
THUNDERSTORM FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
MONSOON MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO RETURN FRIDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

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Local storm report, Aug 17, 3:04 PM MDT, 58 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 6:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval115 min
Aug 16, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion33 min
Aug 16, 7:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
Aug 17, 12:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos35 min
Aug 17, 12:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, Taos43 min
Aug 17, 1:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, Taos34 min
Aug 17, 1:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo27 min
Aug 17, 1:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora23 min
Aug 17, 1:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba27 min
Aug 17, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora45 min
Aug 17, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel42 min
Aug 17, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora27 min
Aug 17, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel47 min
Aug 17, 3:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion28 min
Aug 17, 3:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel112 min
Aug 17, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo36 min
Aug 17, 3:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel48 min
Aug 17, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion30 min
Aug 17, 4:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln25 min
Aug 17, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
Aug 17, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion110 min
Aug 17, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion47 min
Aug 17, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe47 min
Aug 17, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel25 min
Aug 17, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion24 min
Aug 17, 4:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion40 min
Aug 17, 4:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance32 min
Aug 17, 5:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe49 min
Aug 17, 5:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion49 min
Aug 17, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe31 min
Aug 17, 5:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion114 min
Aug 17, 5:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln49 min
Aug 17, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion47 min
Aug 17, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.