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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 15, 2016Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at Sep 15, 2016, 12:29 AM MDT for Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2016, 12:29 AM MDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired
Sep 15, 2016, 1:00 AM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 661 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
661 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

164 
WFUS55 KABQ 150629
TORABQ
NMC009-041-150700-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0009.160915T0629Z-160915T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1229 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CURRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
  WEST CENTRAL ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

* UNTIL 100 AM MDT.

* AT 1229 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MELROSE...OR 26 MILES
  WEST OF PORTALES...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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
  SOUTHWESTERN CURRY AND WEST CENTRAL ROOSEVELT 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3428 10382 3432 10381 3437 10365 3423 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 281DEG 12KT 3431 10378 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CA
2 follow-up statements
357 
WWUS55 KABQ 150648
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1248 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2016

NMC009-041-150700-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160915T0700Z/
CURRY-ROOSEVELT-
1248 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CURRY AND CENTRAL ROOSEVELT COUNTIES...
    
AT 1248 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MELROSE...OR 21 MILES WEST OF
PORTALES...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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
SOUTHWESTERN CURRY AND CENTRAL ROOSEVELT 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3426 10375 3432 10375 3435 10365 3423 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 281DEG 12KT 3430 10370 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CA
499 
WWUS55 KABQ 150657
SVSABQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1257 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2016

NMC009-041-150706-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160915T0700Z/
CURRY-ROOSEVELT-
1257 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CURRY AND CENTRAL ROOSEVELT
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM MDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING WILL
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALBUQUERQUE.


LAT...LON 3426 10375 3432 10375 3435 10365 3423 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 281DEG 12KT 3430 10370 

$$

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
Sep 14, 7:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry32 min
Sep 14, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora52 min
Sep 14, 9:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion42 min
Sep 14, 9:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca50 min
Sep 14, 10:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Quay, Roosevelt23 min
Sep 14, 10:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Roosevelt46 min
Sep 14, 10:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
Sep 14, 11:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Roosevelt38 min
Sep 14, 11:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Sep 14, 11:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay50 min
Sep 14, 11:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt40 min
Sep 15, 12:07 AM MDTTornado WarningABQRoosevelt23 min
Sep 15, 12:32 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt43 min
Sep 15, 12:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion41 min
Sep 15, 12:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, De Baca, Roosevelt2 hr
Sep 15, 1:04 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding41 min
Sep 15, 1:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt47 min
Sep 15, 1:18 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion42 min
Sep 15, 1:30 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion11 min
Sep 15, 1:37 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion83 min
Sep 15, 1:43 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel32 min
Sep 15, 2:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding26 min
Sep 15, 2:23 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay52 min
Sep 15, 3:28 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
Sep 15, 3:33 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel117 min
Sep 15, 3:41 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel34 min
Sep 15, 6:19 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel116 min
Sep 15, 11:24 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe36 min
Sep 15, 11:38 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe52 min
Sep 15, 12:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance33 min
Sep 15, 12:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Lincoln43 min
Sep 15, 12:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance37 min
Sep 15, 12:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia31 min
Sep 15, 12:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln26 min
Sep 15, 12:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ38 min
Sep 15, 12:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln33 min
Sep 15, 12:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQValencia26 min
Sep 15, 12:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves53 min
Sep 15, 1:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ26 min
Sep 15, 1:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe24 min
Sep 15, 1:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln35 min
Sep 15, 1:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln43 min
Sep 15, 1:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Lincoln2 hr
Sep 15, 1:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia36 min
Sep 15, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves46 min
Sep 15, 1:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro, Valencia44 min
Sep 15, 1:52 PM MDTTornado WarningABQChaves, Lincoln23 min
Sep 15, 2:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln45 min
Sep 15, 2:04 PM MDTTornado WarningABQChaves26 min
Sep 15, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe37 min
Sep 15, 2:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves46 min
Sep 15, 2:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln27 min
Sep 15, 2:37 PM MDTTornado WarningABQChaves38 min
Sep 15, 2:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe49 min
Sep 15, 2:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia2 hr
Sep 15, 2:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves2 hr
Sep 15, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Sep 15, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln30 min
Sep 15, 3:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe83 min
Sep 15, 3:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ20 min
Sep 15, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQOtero27 min
Sep 15, 4:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves47 min
Sep 15, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQOtero27 min
Sep 15, 4:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Torrance93 min
Sep 15, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves41 min
Sep 15, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe37 min
Sep 15, 5:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Torrance119 min
Sep 15, 5:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves15 min
Sep 15, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln33 min
Sep 15, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt31 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.