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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 8, 2018Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2018, 6:06 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 54 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
Jun 8, 2018, 6:06 PM MDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2018, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2018-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1756 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 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
1756 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2377 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.3

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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 Jun 8, 5:31 PM MDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 5:31 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:29 AM MDT, 14 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
329 AM MDT Fri Jun 8 2018

NMZ501>540-091100-
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-
329 AM MDT Fri Jun 8 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms over far eastern New
Mexico this afternoon and early evening where large hail and damaging
winds are possible. Isolated dry thunderstorms are expected over the
southern and southwest high terrain today where gusty outflow winds
and dry lightning strikes are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Isolated dry thunderstorms are expected Saturday over the central
and western high terrain where gusty outflow winds and dry lightning
strikes are possible. Strong outflow wind gusts from this activity
may reach the Rio Grande Valley by the late afternoon hours.

Strong to perhaps severe thunderstorms may develop over eastern New
Mexico Sunday afternoon with large hail and damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Guyer

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:18 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding34 min
Jun 8, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel32 min
Jun 8, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
Jun 8, 6:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion113 min
Jun 8, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Jun 8, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Jun 8, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay52 min
Jun 8, 8:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay36 min
Jun 8, 9:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
Jun 8, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay45 min
Jun 8, 9:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry24 min
Jun 8, 10:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay67 min
Jun 8, 11:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry44 min
Jun 8, 11:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Roosevelt23 min
Jun 9, 12:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry27 min
Jun 9, 12:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry24 min
Jun 9, 12:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt45 min
Jun 9, 12:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel51 min
Jun 9, 12:44 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel2 hr
Jun 9, 12:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay30 min
Jun 9, 1:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry45 min
Jun 9, 1:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, San Miguel33 min
Jun 9, 1:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ25 min
Jun 9, 1:48 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay27 min
Jun 9, 2:18 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel42 min
Jun 9, 4:40 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry35 min
Jun 9, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Lincoln2 hr
Jun 9, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe27 min
Jun 9, 2:52 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQCibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan12 hr
Jun 9, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln13 min
Jun 9, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding26 min
Jun 9, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln27 min
Jun 9, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding37 min
Jun 9, 4:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel115 min
Jun 9, 4:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel25 min
Jun 9, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel39 min
Jun 9, 5:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel22 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.