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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 30, 2017Valencia County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at Sep 30, 2017, 6:43 PM MDT for Valencia County, New Mexico. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports 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: Sep 30, 2017, 6:43 PM MDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired: Sep 30, 2017, 7:15 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 30, 6:55 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 70	Rio Communities, NM
Sep 30, 6:55 PM MDT	HAIL 1.5	Rio Communities, 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 47 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: 580 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

084 
WFUS55 KABQ 010043
TORABQ
NMC061-010115-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0034.171001T0043Z-171001T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
643 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 643 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Belen, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Rio Communities and Casa Colorada around 655 PM MDT. 

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 189 and 195.
 
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 3466 10686 3472 10682 3466 10660 3454 10667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 291DEG 23KT 3467 10679 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KJ

3 follow-up statements

506 
WWUS55 KABQ 010049
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
649 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

NMC061-010115-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-171001T0115Z/
Valencia-
649 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VALENCIA COUNTY...
    
At 649 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Los Trujillos-Gabaldon, or over Belen, moving east
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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
southeastern Valencia 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 3465 10679 3471 10677 3466 10660 3457 10665
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 284DEG 23KT 3466 10674 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KJ

419 
WWUS55 KABQ 010102
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
702 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

NMC061-010115-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-171001T0115Z/
Valencia-
702 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
VALENCIA COUNTY...
    
At 701 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rio Communities, or 8 miles east of Belen, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Rio Communities.

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 3463 10671 3468 10668 3466 10660 3460 10663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 278DEG 25KT 3465 10663 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KJ

909 
WWUS55 KABQ 010105 RRA
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
705 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

NMC061-010115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-171001T0115Z/
Valencia-
705 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL VALENCIA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 715
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.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3463 10671 3468 10668 3466 10660 3460 10663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 291DEG 23KT 3528 10593 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 30, 6:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	23 min
Sep 30, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe	25 min
Sep 30, 6:11 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Sandoval	64 min
Sep 30, 6:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Valencia	46 min
Sep 30, 6:18 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	117 min
Sep 30, 6:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	24 min
Sep 30, 6:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Socorro, Valencia	2 hr
Sep 30, 6:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Santa Fe	32 min
Sep 30, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	25 min
Sep 30, 6:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	32 min
Sep 30, 6:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	30 min
Sep 30, 6:46 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	ABQ	Bernalillo, Valencia	119 min
Sep 30, 7:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Torrance, Valencia	45 min
Sep 30, 7:09 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Sandoval	66 min
Sep 30, 7:17 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Torrance, Valencia	15 min
Sep 30, 7:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	30 min
Sep 30, 7:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	113 min
Sep 30, 7:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Torrance	118 min
Sep 30, 7:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Torrance	25 min
Sep 30, 8:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	53 min
Sep 30, 9:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	39 min
Sep 30, 11:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	46 min
Oct 1, 12:06 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	39 min
Oct 1, 1:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	15 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.