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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 25, 2017Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2017, 6:19 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
3.0 in

County Mora County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2017-06-26Temperature 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 km15 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 2017-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

020 
WFUS55 KABQ 260000
TORABQ
NMC033-260045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0026.170626T0000Z-170626T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
600 PM MDT SUN JUN 25 2017

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 600 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles northwest of Valmora, or 16 miles west of Wagon
  Mound, moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to three inches in diameter. 

  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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Valmora around 635 PM MDT. 

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 367 and 376.
 
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 3604 10503 3603 10483 3579 10486 3581 10512
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 016DEG 9KT 3593 10500 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
793 
WWUS55 KABQ 260019
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
619 PM MDT SUN JUN 25 2017

NMC033-260027-
/O.CAN.KABQ.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-170626T0045Z/
Mora-
619 PM MDT SUN JUN 25 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MORA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and 
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. 
Very large hail and damaging winds are possible with this storm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.


LAT...LON 3604 10503 3603 10483 3579 10486 3581 10512
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 016DEG 9KT 3589 10502 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 6:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel28 min
Jun 25, 6:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel43 min
Jun 25, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln26 min
Jun 25, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel49 min
Jun 25, 6:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Torrance32 min
Jun 25, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln25 min
Jun 25, 6:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance113 min
Jun 25, 6:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel116 min
Jun 25, 6:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca37 min
Jun 25, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel51 min
Jun 25, 7:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel34 min
Jun 25, 7:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca2 hr
Jun 25, 7:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion52 min
Jun 25, 7:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Roosevelt11 min
Jun 25, 7:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding49 min
Jun 25, 7:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion113 min
Jun 25, 7:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt46 min
Jun 25, 8:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay40 min
Jun 25, 8:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt43 min
Jun 25, 8:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry42 min
Jun 25, 9:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ43 min
Jun 26, 1:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe17 min
Jun 26, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos12 min
Jun 26, 2:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe10 min
Jun 26, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe47 min
Jun 26, 2:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos31 min
Jun 26, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora37 min
Jun 26, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe43 min
Jun 26, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola31 min
Jun 26, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe12 min
Jun 26, 4:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance40 min
Jun 26, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos24 min
Jun 26, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro25 min
Jun 26, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos33 min
Jun 26, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo19 min
Jun 26, 5:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance34 min
Jun 26, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln, Torrance36 min
Jun 26, 5:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe, Torrance2 hr
Jun 26, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance60 min
Jun 26, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 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.