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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 10, 2019Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2019, 4:22 PM MDT for Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 23 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: Jul 10, 2019, 4:22 PM MDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2019, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 879 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2427 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jul 10, 3:29 PM MDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 3:29 PM MDT, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:35 AM MDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
435 AM MDT Wed Jul 10 2019

NMZ501>540-111200-
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-
435 AM MDT Wed Jul 10 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to severe storms are possible across northeast New
Mexico between the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and the TX/OK borders
later this afternoon and evening along a backdoor cold front. Strong
wind gusts and small hail are likely.

A strong east canyon/gap wind will develop into the Middle RGV
overnight and may require a Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather through the
National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq.
You can also submit storm reports and photos on our Facebook page or
via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:20 PM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
320 PM MDT Wed Jul 10 2019

NMZ535-102145-
Curry County-
320 PM MDT Wed Jul 10 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTY UNTIL
345 PM MDT...

At 319 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bellview to Texico. Movement was west at
20 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Heavy rain will also be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Farwell, Texico and Pleasant Hill.

&&

LAT...LON 3430 10318 3431 10325 3477 10327 3479 10304
      3430 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 085DEG 15KT 3475 10309 3438 10306

Guyer

Local storm report, Jul 10, 3:38 PM MDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
338 PM MDT WED JUL 10 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0326 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  3 NNW TEXICO            34.43N 103.07W
07/10/2019  M46 MPH          CURRY              NM   AWOS

            KCVN AWOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ201902347

TRM

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:05 PM MDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
405 PM MDT Wed Jul 10 2019

NMZ535-102230-
Curry County-
405 PM MDT Wed Jul 10 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM MDT...

At 405 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Broadview, or 28 miles northwest of Friona, moving northwest at 10
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...
Grady, Broadview and Bellview.

&&

LAT...LON 3469 10319 3483 10333 3496 10317 3495 10312
      3486 10304 3478 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 138DEG 7KT 3482 10316

Guyer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 3:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	25 min
Jul 10, 4:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	25 min
Jul 10, 4:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	21 min
Jul 10, 4:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.