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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 7, 2017Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2017, 6:06 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2017, 6:06 PM MDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2017, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 6:30 PM MDTHAIL 14 Nne Capitan, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2017-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2017-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

916 
WFUS55 KABQ 080006
TORABQ
NMC027-080030-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0021.170608T0006Z-170608T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
606 PM MDT WED JUN 7 2017

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 606 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Encinoso, or 18 miles east of Carrizozo, moving
  southwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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
  central Lincoln County.

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 3369 10557 3366 10551 3357 10555 3361 10566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 032DEG 11KT 3364 10557 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Guyer
2 follow-up statements
209 
WWUS55 KABQ 080017
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
617 PM MDT WED JUN 7 2017

NMC027-080030-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170608T0030Z/
Lincoln-
617 PM MDT WED JUN 7 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
    
At 616 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Smokey Bear Historical Park, or 17 miles east of
Carrizozo, moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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 Lincoln County.

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 3367 10559 3363 10552 3357 10555 3360 10564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 026DEG 11KT 3361 10558 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Guyer
348 
WWUS55 KABQ 080026
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
626 PM MDT WED JUN 7 2017

NMC027-080036-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170608T0030Z/
Lincoln-
626 PM MDT WED JUN 7 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3367 10559 3363 10552 3357 10555 3360 10564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 032DEG 11KT 3359 10560 

$$

Guyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Torrance26 min
Jun 7, 6:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln17 min
Jun 7, 7:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance37 min
Jun 7, 7:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
Jun 7, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
Jun 7, 7:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca34 min
Jun 7, 7:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln38 min
Jun 7, 8:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln35 min
Jun 7, 8:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln29 min
Jun 7, 9:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln82 min
Jun 7, 9:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry51 min
Jun 7, 9:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt41 min
Jun 8, 2:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion25 min
Jun 8, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
Jun 8, 2:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Union53 min
Jun 8, 3:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel59 min
Jun 8, 4:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora36 min
Jun 8, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry30 min
Jun 8, 5:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay57 min
Jun 8, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves24 min
Jun 8, 5:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 min
Jun 8, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.