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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 389, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 13, 2017San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2017, 6:18 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 22 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
Aug 13, 2017, 6:18 PM MDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2017, 6:40 PM MDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 284 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 2017-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2289 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
2289 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
8.3

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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 Aug 13, 5:47 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 5:47 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 3:56 AM MDT, 14 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
356 AM MDT Sun Aug 13 2017

NMZ501>540-141130-
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-
356 AM MDT Sun Aug 13 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms across far northeast
and east-central New Mexico this afternoon and evening. Storms will
be capable of producing large hail, strong downburst winds, frequent
lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Thunderstorms will favor areas near and south of Interstate 40 Monday
afternoon and evening. Drier air from the west will keep thunderstorms
confined mainly to the eastern plains Tuesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and evening for
far northeast and east-central NM for severe storms.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 13, 4:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 13, 5:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:34 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 6:06 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora24 min
Aug 13, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel29 min
Aug 13, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding27 min
Aug 13, 7:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel114 min
Aug 14, 1:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion36 min
Aug 14, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ23 min
Aug 14, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora37 min
Aug 14, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
Aug 14, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln41 min
Aug 14, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Aug 14, 2:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion43 min
Aug 14, 2:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel27 min
Aug 14, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora36 min
Aug 14, 2:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion2 hr
Aug 14, 3:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion45 min
Aug 14, 3:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora118 min
Aug 14, 3:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
Aug 14, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel37 min
Aug 14, 3:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora35 min
Aug 14, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion31 min
Aug 14, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel26 min
Aug 14, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
Aug 14, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln27 min
Aug 14, 3:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion47 min
Aug 14, 4:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion116 min
Aug 14, 4:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion48 min
Aug 14, 4:35 PM MDTTornado WarningABQUnion25 min
Aug 14, 5:04 PM MDTTornado WarningABQUnion9 min
Aug 14, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel37 min
Aug 14, 5:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union48 min
Aug 14, 5:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 14, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Union45 min
Aug 14, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Aug 14, 5:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel38 min
Aug 14, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Union47 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.