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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 375, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 21, 2015Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 21, 2015, 3:54 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 19 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
Oct 21, 2015, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Oct 21, 2015, 4:13 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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
Oct 21, 12:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2015-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 21 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2015-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
21 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Oct 21, 3:42 PM MDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:42 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 5:52 AM MDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
552 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2015

NMZ501>540-221200-
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-
552 AM MDT WED OCT 21 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT
ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SOCORRO TO QUAY COUNTIES...
WHERE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. FURTHER...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN
TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MAINLY ABOVE 10000
FEET IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY
IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. PLEASE READ THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

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 ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 20, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca36 min
Oct 20, 6:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay35 min
Oct 20, 6:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln29 min
Oct 20, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt46 min
Oct 20, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe37 min
Oct 20, 6:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe33 min
Oct 20, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt47 min
Oct 20, 6:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves30 min
Oct 20, 6:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves42 min
Oct 20, 6:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
Oct 20, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay34 min
Oct 20, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay36 min
Oct 20, 7:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ28 min
Oct 20, 7:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance26 min
Oct 20, 7:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry32 min
Oct 20, 7:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves29 min
Oct 20, 8:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt3 hr
Oct 20, 8:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves3 hr
Oct 20, 8:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves40 min
Oct 20, 9:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves43 min
Oct 20, 10:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Curry, Roosevelt3 hr
Oct 21, 1:01 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Curry, Roosevelt3 hr
Oct 21, 3:43 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ35 hr
Oct 21, 5:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro26 min
Oct 21, 5:32 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro43 min
Oct 21, 6:12 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro33 min
Oct 21, 6:33 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro42 min
Oct 21, 6:44 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro46 min
Oct 21, 7:00 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro90 min
Oct 21, 7:17 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ28 min
Oct 21, 7:20 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln55 min
Oct 21, 7:27 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln, Socorro, Torrance63 min
Oct 21, 8:07 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves23 min
Oct 21, 8:23 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves52 min
Oct 21, 8:58 AM MDTTornado WarningABQChaves14 min
Oct 21, 9:11 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Roosevelt49 min
Oct 21, 9:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt48 min
Oct 21, 10:18 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ27 min
Oct 21, 10:25 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt2 hr
Oct 21, 10:43 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt47 min
Oct 21, 11:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay47 min
Oct 21, 12:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro36 min
Oct 21, 12:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay17 min
Oct 21, 12:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia114 min
Oct 21, 12:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance34 min
Oct 21, 1:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe66 min
Oct 21, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance29 min
Oct 21, 3:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln25 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.