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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 20, 2018Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2018, 11:40 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 50 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 20, 2018, 11:40 PM MDT (05:40 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2018, 12:30 AM MDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
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 05:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 20, 5:28 PM MDT, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 5:28 PM MDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 3:12 AM MDT, 20 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
312 AM MDT Wed Jun 20 2018

NMZ501>540-211200-
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-
312 AM MDT Wed Jun 20 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A few strong to severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging
winds are possible over northeast and east central New Mexico
Thursday afternoon and evening. Critical fire weather conditions are
possible Friday afternoon and early evening along and east of the
central mountain chain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 12:10 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	50 min
Jun 21, 1:00 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
Jun 21, 1:16 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	44 min
Jun 21, 1:57 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	63 min
Jun 21, 2:59 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	61 min
Jun 21, 2:34 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ	McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan	30 hr
Jun 21, 4:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	26 min
Jun 21, 4:08 PM MDT	Heat Advisory	ABQ		29 hr
Jun 21, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	36 min
Jun 21, 5:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	36 min
Jun 21, 5:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Mora	38 min
Jun 21, 5:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jun 21, 5:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	38 min
Jun 21, 5:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	16 min
Jun 21, 5:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2018 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.