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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 8, 2017Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2017, 2:37 PM MDT for Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 53 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: Jun 8, 2017, 2:37 PM MDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2017, 3:30 PM MDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 238 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: 144 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 359 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 Jun 8, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:13 AM MDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
413 AM MDT Thu Jun 8 2017

NMZ501>540-091100-
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-
413 AM MDT Thu Jun 8 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to potentially severe storms will likely impact the
Northeast and East Central Plains later this afternoon and evening.
Strong to damaging wind gusts and hail to 1 inch in diameter will be
the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A critical fire weather event supportive of large fire growth is
shaping up for late Sunday into Monday ahead of a Pacific cold
front. Wind advisories will likely be required Monday for strong
winds both ahead of and behind the front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:05 PM MDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
205 PM MDT THU JUN 8 2017

NMZ527-528-530-082030-
Far Northeast Highlands-Union County-Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa-
205 PM MDT THU JUN 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL UNION AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT...

At 205 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Farley, or 26 miles southwest of Des Moines, moving southeast at 15
mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gladstone and Farley.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 10377 3620 10400 3622 10401 3622 10406
      3642 10420 3653 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 320DEG 12KT 3642 10406

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:28 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
228 PM MDT THU JUN 8 2017

NMZ528-530-531-082100-
Far Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County-
228 PM MDT THU JUN 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDING...
SOUTHWESTERN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
MDT...

At 227 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Farley, or 29 miles east of Springer, moving south at 15 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gladstone and Farley.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 10422 3639 10398 3617 10382 3611 10418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 352DEG 14KT 3629 10408

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 6:06 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	24 min
Jun 7, 6:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Torrance	26 min
Jun 7, 6:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	17 min
Jun 7, 7:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	37 min
Jun 7, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	36 min
Jun 7, 7:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	36 min
Jun 7, 7:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	34 min
Jun 7, 7:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	38 min
Jun 7, 8:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	35 min
Jun 7, 8:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	29 min
Jun 7, 9:08 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	82 min
Jun 7, 9:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	51 min
Jun 7, 9:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	41 min
Jun 8, 2:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	25 min
Jun 8, 2:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	32 min
Jun 8, 3:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	59 min
Jun 8, 4:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	36 min
Jun 8, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	30 min
Jun 8, 5:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	57 min
Jun 8, 5:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	24 min
Jun 8, 5:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 min
Jun 8, 5:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	35 min

Nearby

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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.