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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2019, 7:20 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 40 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 18, 2019, 7:20 PM MDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2019, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 1549 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2144 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
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 Jun 18, 5:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 5:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 342 AM MDT Tue Jun 18 2019 NMZ501>540-191100- 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- 342 AM MDT Tue Jun 18 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated severe storms are possible from the Johnson Mesa east to the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles this afternoon and evening. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A critical fire weather pattern will develop late in the work week, then continue into Saturday. Red Flag Warnings will at least be considered for portions of the area that haven't received recent rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and evening for portions of northeast New Mexico due to the threat for severe storms. 11
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:25 PM MDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 325 PM MDT Tue Jun 18 2019 NMZ537-182200- De Baca County- 325 PM MDT Tue Jun 18 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM MDT... At 325 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles south of Fort Sumner, moving east at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central De Baca County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3418 10422 3429 10423 3439 10395 3416 10395 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 264DEG 18KT 3424 10418 24
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:29 PM MDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 329 PM MDT Tue Jun 18 2019 NMZ537-182200- De Baca County- 329 PM MDT Tue Jun 18 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM MDT... At 328 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Yeso, or 23 miles southwest of Fort Sumner, moving east at 15 mph. Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central De Baca County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3417 10459 3433 10457 3437 10434 3415 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 262DEG 13KT 3424 10453 24
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 4:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 18, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 6:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 2:51 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 35 hr |
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.