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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2018, 10:08 PM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 67 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, 10:08 PM MDT (04:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2018, 11:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:09 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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.
- 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
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, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 5:31 PM MDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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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, 7:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 951 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2018 NMZ534-535-090415- Curry County-Quay County- 951 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL QUAY AND NORTH CENTRAL CURRY COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM MDT... At 950 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Grady, or 29 miles southeast of Tucumcari, moving southeast at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Forrest. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && LAT...LON 3485 10365 3492 10348 3478 10329 3465 10355 TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 305DEG 15KT 3480 10347 24
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 6:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 6:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 6:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 113 min |
| Jun 8, 6:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 8:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 9:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 9:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 9:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 11:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 11:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, Roosevelt | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 12:03 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 12:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 12:15 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 12:24 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 12:44 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:45 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 1:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 1:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, San Miguel | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 1:20 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min | |
| Jun 9, 1:48 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:18 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 4:40 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 2:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:52 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 12 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 13 min |
| Jun 9, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 3:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 4:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 115 min |
| Jun 9, 4:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 22 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.