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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 17, 2019Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2019, 11:54 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 36 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 17, 2019, 11:54 PM MDT (05:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2019, 12:30 AM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2254 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1938 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 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 17, 11:29 PM MDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 11:29 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:09 AM MDT, 19 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
409 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2019

NMZ501>540-181200-
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-
409 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe storms are possible from the east slopes of the central
mountain chain east to the Texas border this afternoon and evening,
with the highest probabilities across the eastern plains. Large hail
and damaging winds will be the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A critical fire weather pattern will develop toward the end of the
work week and may extend into Saturday across eastern and southern
portions of New Mexico. Widespread critical fire weather conditions
are possible on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and evening for
portions of eastern New Mexico due to a severe thunderstorm threat.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:32 PM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 17, 10:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 6:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay13 min
Jun 17, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt56 min
Jun 17, 6:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay61 min
Jun 17, 6:32 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt3 hr
Jun 17, 6:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt53 min
Jun 17, 7:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay2 hr
Jun 17, 7:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry118 min
Jun 17, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln27 min
Jun 17, 7:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry3 hr
Jun 17, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay36 min
Jun 17, 7:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt26 min
Jun 17, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt23 min
Jun 17, 8:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry13 min
Jun 17, 8:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry26 min
Jun 17, 9:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt51 min
Jun 17, 9:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Roosevelt3 hr
Jun 17, 10:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt51 min
Jun 17, 10:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves31 min
Jun 17, 11:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves40 min
Jun 17, 11:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves116 min
Jun 18, 12:55 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt35 min
Jun 18, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Jun 18, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca36 min
Jun 18, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos33 min
Jun 18, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca46 min
Jun 18, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca35 min
Jun 18, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca31 min
Jun 18, 3:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln26 min
Jun 18, 3:59 PM MDTTornado WarningABQChaves16 min
Jun 18, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves30 min
Jun 18, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves31 min
Jun 18, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion24 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.