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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 317, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 5, 2017Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2017, 2:54 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 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
Jul 5, 2017, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2017, 3:32 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, NM

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 239 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2017-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 187 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2017-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-301 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 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 Jul 5, 11:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 11:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:08 AM MDT, 11 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
308 AM MDT Wed Jul 5 2017

NMZ501>540-061200-
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-
308 AM MDT Wed Jul 5 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time. However...weather can
change very rapidly. Always use the latest forecasts...watches and
warning for planning purposes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:12 PM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1212 PM MDT Wed Jul 5 2017

NMZ501-502-504>509-517>520-525-060300-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Northwest Highlands-
West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-
San Francisco River Valley-Lower Chama River Valley-
Santa Fe Metro Area-
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Upper Tularosa Valley-
1212 PM MDT Wed Jul 5 2017

...HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE ENHANCED
THREAT FOR GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS TODAY...

Hot temperatures will continue over much of central to western
New Mexico today with meager amounts of moisture present in the
mid levels of the atmosphere. This will lead to the development of
high-based showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into the
evening.

Much of the rainfall will quickly evaporate as it falls into the
dry air below the bases of thunderstorm clouds. This will lead to
very gusty winds under and near any showers and thunderstorms.
Some of these strong gusts will reach 50 to 60 mph, and could
produce localized areas of damage. The threat for these "dry"
thunderstorms and their gusty winds will primarily be along and
west of the Rio Grande.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt50 min
Jul 4, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion49 min
Jul 4, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt33 min
Jul 4, 10:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt43 min
Jul 5, 12:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves40 min
Jul 5, 5:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro23 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.