Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 295, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2018, 3:29 PM MDT for Colfax County, Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 61 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
- Aug 19, 2018, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 19, 11:21 AM MDT, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 11:21 AM MDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 3:23 AM MDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 323 AM MDT Sun Aug 19 2018 NMZ501>540-200930- 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- 323 AM MDT Sun Aug 19 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few thunderstorms will be possible in eastern New Mexico late this afternoon and this evening with hail and gusty downburst winds possible. A cold front will surge through gaps and canyons within the central mountain chain tonight, leading to gusty winds of 45 to perhaps 50 mph near the Albuquerque metro area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday After minimal thunderstorm activity on Monday, moisture will begin increasing in western and northern New Mexico through the middle of the week with slow-moving storms and possible locally heavy rainfall returning. Storms could begin expanding into central New Mexico by late in the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. 52
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 209 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 NMZ530-531-192030- Union County-Harding County- 209 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HARDING AND WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT... At 209 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Gladstone, or 31 miles south of Des Moines, moving southeast at 15 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Gladstone. && LAT...LON 3632 10400 3644 10384 3627 10358 3609 10382 TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 317DEG 11KT 3630 10384 Guyer
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:48 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 248 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 NMZ530-531-192115- Union County-Harding County- 248 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARDING AND WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT... At 248 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Bueyeros, or 25 miles northeast of Mosquero, moving southeast at 20 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bueyeros. && LAT...LON 3618 10390 3628 10371 3601 10346 3588 10376 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 331DEG 19KT 3610 10373 Guyer
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:17 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
317 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018
NMZ528-192145-
Far Northeast Highlands-
317 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORA COUNTY UNTIL
345 PM MDT...
At 317 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wagon Mound, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Wagon Mound.
This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 381 and 396.
&&
LAT...LON 3588 10443 3578 10469 3578 10474 3606 10485
3614 10465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 333DEG 16KT 3597 10469
GuyerSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 3:18 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 318 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 NMZ528-530-531-192145- Far Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County- 318 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDING...WEST CENTRAL UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT... At 318 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gladstone, or 33 miles south of Des Moines, moving southeast at 20 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Gladstone, Farley and Yates. && LAT...LON 3634 10410 3643 10390 3618 10368 3606 10398 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 333DEG 16KT 3628 10393 Guyer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 6:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 6:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Otero | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 6:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 111 min |
| Aug 18, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 7:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 117 min |
| Aug 18, 9:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 10:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay, Roosevelt | 113 min |
| Aug 18, 10:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Curry | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:43 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 25 hr | |
| Aug 19, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 21 min |
| Aug 19, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 16 min |
| Aug 19, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 4:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 4:48 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 5:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 5:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.