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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 10, 2017Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2017, 1:16 AM MDT for Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 44 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: May 10, 2017, 1:16 AM MDT (07:16 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2017, 2:00 AM MDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 9, 9:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 188 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 591 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1404 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 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 May 10, 12:03 AM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 12:03 AM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 4:49 AM MDT, 20 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
449 AM MDT Tue May 9 2017

NMZ501>540-101100-
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-
449 AM MDT Tue May 9 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern and
central New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today in portions of
northwestern, central, and eastern New Mexico. In northwestern New
Mexico, damaging wind gusts are expected to be the primary threat,
while central and eastern areas of the state will also have the
potential for heavy downpours and large hail. A couple of isolated
tornadoes cannot be ruled out in central to eastern New Mexico.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Some strong to perhaps severe thunderstorms will be possible on
Wednesday, mainly in northeastern New Mexico.

In addition a few to several inches of high elevation snowfall will
be possible on the highest peaks above 10,000 feet Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather through the
National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq or
by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also submit storm reports and
photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 10:55 PM MDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1055 PM MDT TUE MAY 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1033 PM     HAIL             1 S PEP                 33.82N 103.33W
05/09/2017  M1.00 INCH       ROOSEVELT          NM   STORM CHASER

            STORM CHASER REPORTS NUMEROUS DRIFTS OF 1 HAIL COVERING
            NM HWY 458

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1701936

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Local storm report, May 9, 11:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 11:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 12:02 AM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 10, 12:22 AM MDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 12:34 AM MDT, 42 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	45 min
May 9, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	30 min
May 9, 6:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	61 min
May 9, 6:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	112 min
May 9, 6:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	66 min
May 9, 6:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	47 min
May 9, 7:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	55 min
May 9, 7:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay	27 min
May 9, 7:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	18 min
May 9, 7:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	65 min
May 9, 7:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	43 min
May 9, 7:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	28 min
May 9, 7:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, Roosevelt	116 min
May 9, 7:49 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	116 min
May 9, 7:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	34 min
May 9, 7:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	46 min
May 9, 8:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Harding, Quay	114 min
May 9, 8:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	63 min
May 9, 8:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	28 min
May 9, 8:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	30 min
May 9, 8:41 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	2 hr
May 9, 8:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	34 min
May 9, 9:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	35 min
May 9, 9:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	30 min
May 9, 9:14 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	46 min
May 9, 9:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	46 min
May 9, 9:39 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	51 min
May 9, 9:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	25 min
May 9, 10:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	25 min
May 9, 10:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	29 min
May 9, 10:25 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	12 min
May 9, 10:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	46 min
May 9, 10:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	38 min
May 9, 11:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	48 min
May 9, 11:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	46 min
May 9, 11:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	30 min
May 9, 11:39 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	111 min
May 10, 12:02 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	43 min
May 10, 12:34 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	41 min
May 10, 2:30 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	30 min
May 10, 11:44 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	46 min
May 10, 12:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	41 min
May 10, 1:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	23 min
May 10, 1:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	30 min
May 10, 3:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	34 min
May 10, 3:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	37 min
May 10, 4:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	31 min
May 10, 4:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 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.