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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 26, 2019Harding County, Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2019, 4:08 PM MDT for Harding County, Mora County, San Miguel 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
Apr 26, 2019, 4:08 PM MDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2019, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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 2019-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2019-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1983 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 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 Apr 26, 2:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 3:28 AM MDT, 12 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
328 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2019

NMZ501>540-271130-
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-
328 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop once again over
central New Mexico this afternoon, moving east over the plains of
eastern New Mexico this evening. A storm or two could become strong
to severe with strong outflow winds and hail the main hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Another relatively strong upper level trough will combine with a
backdoor cold front to result in widespread showers and
thunderstorms Monday afternoon through Tuesday. Storms over eastern
New Mexico could be strong to severe Monday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and any flooding
through the National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at
weather.gov/abq or by calling 1.888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 2:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:11 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:48 PM MDT, 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:49 PM MDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ30 min
Apr 25, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe29 min
Apr 25, 6:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance41 min
Apr 25, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Torrance29 min
Apr 25, 7:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe61 min
Apr 25, 8:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax2 hr
Apr 25, 9:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe60 min
Apr 26, 1:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos28 min
Apr 26, 1:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia31 min
Apr 26, 1:50 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQHarding, San Miguel, Union14 hr
Apr 26, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe46 min
Apr 26, 2:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax41 min
Apr 26, 2:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax52 min
Apr 26, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora48 min
Apr 26, 2:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval23 min
Apr 26, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union40 min
Apr 26, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo34 min
Apr 26, 3:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval85 min
Apr 26, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel42 min
Apr 26, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion41 min
Apr 26, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel28 min
Apr 26, 4:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe26 min
Apr 26, 4:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca34 min
Apr 26, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
Apr 26, 4:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ23 min
Apr 26, 5:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel34 min
Apr 26, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.