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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 23, 2019Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2019, 2:01 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 23, 2019, 2:01 PM MDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2019, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 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 20:02 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 347 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 922 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 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
922 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 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 Aug 23, 12:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 12:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 9:46 AM MDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
946 AM MDT Fri Aug 23 2019

NMZ501>540-241200-
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-
946 AM MDT Fri Aug 23 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is risk of severe thunderstorms from mid-afternoon through
early evening across the northeast and east central plains of New
Mexico. It appears the greatest threat will be from Union to Curry
counties. Large hail and locally damaging winds are possible with
these storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Above average temperatures will continue Saturday through Monday. The
hottest days will be Sunday and Monday, where near to record breaking
heat can be expected. Areas within Chaves County may reach or exceed
105 degrees for several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report wind damage and hail reports through
the National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq
or by calling 1.888.386.7637. 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, Aug 23, 1:32 PM MDT, 29 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 6:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca32 min
Aug 22, 6:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca46 min
Aug 22, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca38 min
Aug 22, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry47 min
Aug 23, 1:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Aug 23, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe32 min
Aug 23, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe36 min
Aug 23, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Aug 23, 4:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Union2 hr
Aug 23, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Aug 23, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion46 min
Aug 23, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe36 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.