Tornado Warning 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Jul 8, 2016, 4:32 PM MDT (22:32 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2016, 5:00 PM MDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 200 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS55 KABQ 082232
TORABQ
NMC007-021-033-082300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0006.160708T2232Z-160708T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
432 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MORA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...
  NORTHWESTERN HARDING COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...
  SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
    
* AT 432 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGER...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHEASTERN MORA...NORTHWESTERN HARDING AND SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. PARK YOUR
VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW
LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 10420 3612 10450 3646 10463 3653 10443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 335DEG 21KT 3643 10450 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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110 
WWUS55 KABQ 082254
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
454 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

NMC007-021-033-082303-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160708T2300Z/
MORA-HARDING-COLFAX-
454 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MORA...NORTHWESTERN HARDING
AND SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM MDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.

LAT...LON 3624 10420 3612 10450 3646 10463 3653 10443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 335DEG 21KT 3643 10450 

$$

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