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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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.
- 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
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...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. 31
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:32 PM MDT, 29 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 7:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 1:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 4:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 36 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.