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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 21, 2018Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2018, 5:45 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 16 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 21, 2018, 5:45 PM MDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2018, 6:01 PM MDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-21Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2018-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
2778 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 21, 5:31 PM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:31 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:41 AM MDT, 14 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
341 AM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

NMZ501>540-221200-
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-
341 AM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging
winds are possible today and tonight over northeast and portions of
east central New Mexico.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Critical fire weather conditions are likely Friday afternoon over
portions of northeast and eastern New Mexico. In addition, a few
strong to severe thunderstorms are possible over far northeast New
Mexico Friday afternoon and evening. Near record high temperatures
are also expected over portions of the east and south Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather through the
National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq or
by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also submit storm reports and
photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:37 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 11:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion50 min
Jun 21, 12:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion50 min
Jun 21, 1:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
Jun 21, 1:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union44 min
Jun 21, 1:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union63 min
Jun 21, 2:59 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay61 min
Jun 21, 2:34 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan30 hr
Jun 21, 4:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe26 min
Jun 21, 4:08 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryABQ29 hr
Jun 21, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora36 min
Jun 21, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln36 min
Jun 21, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora38 min
Jun 21, 5:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
Jun 21, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves38 min
Jun 21, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding61 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.