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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 28, 2019San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2019, 3:01 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 59 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 28, 2019, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2019, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 438 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2019-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 27 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2019-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 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
27 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-335 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2354 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 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 28, 12:03 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 12:03 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 7:49 AM MDT, 7 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
749 AM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019

NMZ501>540-291300-
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-
749 AM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms across the northeast
and east central plains of New Mexico. The primary risks will be large
hail and locally damaging winds from mid-afternoon through the evening
hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms will be favored through the upcoming weekend,
with the best chances across the south-central and southwest mountains
of New Mexico. Storms will be capable of frequent lightning, small hail
and strong gusty winds. Slow-moving activity may also result in locally
heavy rainfall capable of flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

DPorter

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 28, 1:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
153 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019

NMZ526-282030-
South Central Mountains-
153 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY
UNTIL 230 PM MDT...

At 152 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Alto, or over Ruidoso, moving southeast at 5 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...
Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Alto and Hollywood.

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10573 3339 10577 3340 10578 3345 10564
      3331 10552 3331 10572
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 311DEG 5KT 3337 10567

Guyer
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:39 PM MDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
239 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019

NMZ528-529-532-282100-
Far Northeast Highlands-Eastern San Miguel County-Northeast
Highlands-
239 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MORA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT...

At 239 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Maes, or 26 miles southeast of Wagon Mound, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Heavy rain and frequent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning will
also be possible with this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central San
Miguel and southeastern Mora Counties.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 10443 3574 10458 3583 10449 3579 10436
      3578 10436 3578 10434 3574 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 307DEG 14KT 3570 10443

Guyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia37 min
Aug 27, 8:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo, Cibola, Valencia29 min
Aug 27, 9:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, Valencia115 min
Aug 27, 9:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCibola, Valencia81 min
Aug 27, 9:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo23 min
Aug 28, 12:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance26 min
Aug 28, 1:06 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia114 min
Aug 28, 1:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance29 min
Aug 28, 2:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance30 min
Aug 28, 2:18 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance117 min
Aug 28, 2:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Aug 28, 3:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ30 min
Aug 28, 3:23 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Lincoln112 min
Aug 28, 3:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca25 min
Aug 28, 4:02 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln118 min
Aug 28, 4:21 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln24 min
Aug 28, 4:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln26 min
Aug 28, 4:53 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln112 min
Aug 28, 5:37 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln113 min
Aug 28, 6:21 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln114 min
Aug 28, 1:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
Aug 28, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel21 min
Aug 28, 2:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro117 min
Aug 28, 3:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron117 min
Aug 28, 3:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Aug 28, 3:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union58 min
Aug 28, 3:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln69 min
Aug 28, 4:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Aug 28, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax40 min

Nearby

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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.