Alert archive / New Mexico / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2018, 3:06 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2018, 3:06 PM MDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2018, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:07 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Picacho, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 3740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
432
WFUS55 KABQ 232106
TORABQ
NMC005-027-232145-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0003.180523T2106Z-180523T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
306 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
West central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 345 PM MDT.
* At 306 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of
Tinnie to 14 miles south of Hondo, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Sunset around 310 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 10532 3338 10510 3348 10453 3306 10475
3304 10532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 255DEG 15KT 3330 10504 3317 10527
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
DPorter1 follow-up statement
806
WWUS55 KABQ 232115
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
315 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018
NMC005-027-232145-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180523T2145Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
315 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND WEST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES...
At 313 PM MDT, tornado producing storms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles southeast of Tinnie to 15 miles northeast of
Elk, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...At 307 PM MDT, storm chasers reported a tornado 6 miles
south-southwest of Picacho.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
These tornadic storms will be near...
Sunset around 320 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 10532 3339 10507 3348 10453 3306 10475
3304 10532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 276DEG 13KT 3327 10500 3314 10523
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
DPorterThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 23 min |
| May 22, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 28 min |
| May 22, 6:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 111 min |
| May 22, 6:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 48 min |
| May 22, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 22, 7:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 118 min |
| May 22, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 39 min |
| May 22, 7:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 22, 7:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 24 min |
| May 22, 7:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 35 min |
| May 22, 7:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 35 min |
| May 22, 8:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 28 min |
| May 22, 8:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 25 min |
| May 22, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 61 min |
| May 22, 8:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| May 22, 8:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 25 min |
| May 22, 8:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 37 min |
| May 22, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 30 min |
| May 22, 9:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 55 min |
| May 22, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 23 min |
| May 22, 9:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 23 min |
| May 22, 9:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 112 min |
| May 22, 9:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 31 min |
| May 22, 9:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 59 min |
| May 22, 9:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 22, 10:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 22, 10:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 31 min |
| May 22, 11:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 26 min |
| May 22, 11:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min | |
| May 23, 12:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 30 min |
| May 23, 1:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 23, 1:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
| May 23, 1:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 60 min |
| May 23, 1:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
| May 23, 2:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 23, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| May 23, 2:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 30 min |
| May 23, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 42 min |
| May 23, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 48 min |
| May 23, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 62 min |
| May 23, 2:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 30 min |
| May 23, 2:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 114 min |
| May 23, 2:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 36 min |
| May 23, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 63 min |
| May 23, 3:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 4 hr |
| May 23, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| May 23, 3:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 4 hr |
| May 23, 3:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 113 min |
| May 23, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min | |
| May 23, 3:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min | |
| May 23, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 61 min |
| May 23, 3:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 58 min |
| May 23, 3:51 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 23, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 36 min |
| May 23, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 61 min |
| May 23, 4:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 5 hr |
| May 23, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| May 23, 4:08 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 21 min |
| May 23, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 65 min |
| May 23, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 51 min |
| May 23, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 13 min |
| May 23, 4:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 34 min |
| May 23, 4:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| May 23, 4:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 60 min |
| May 23, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 58 min |
| May 23, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 54 min |
| May 23, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 60 min |
| May 23, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 63 min |
| May 23, 5:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 116 min |
| May 23, 5:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 112 min |
| May 23, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 26 min |
| May 23, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.