Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 19, 2019, 1:30 PM MDT for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 45 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
- Sep 19, 2019, 1:30 PM MDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2019, 2:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Curry County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 302 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 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 Sep 19, 11:28 AM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 11:28 AM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 3:10 AM MDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 310 AM MDT Thu Sep 19 2019 NMZ501>540-201000- 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- 310 AM MDT Thu Sep 19 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Storm coverage increases today across the area. A few strong to briefly severe thunderstorms are possible across the far eastern plains this afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and locally heavy rainfall will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Friday afternoon across the far eastern plains. Large hail, damaging winds, and locally heavy rainfall will be the main threats. Strong to severe storms will be possible again across the southeast on Saturday. Precipitation chances increase beginning Monday for the entire area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required Thursday and Friday across the eastern plains due to the potential for severe thunderstorms. 15
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 19, 1:14 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM Issued by National Weather Service El Paso TX 114 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2019 NMZ535-536-192000- Roosevelt County NM-Curry County NM- 114 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL ROOSEVELT AND SOUTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM MDT... At 113 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles south of Saint Vrain, moving northeast at 10 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Clovis, Saint Vrain, Cannon Air Force Base, Ranchvale, Floyd and Portair. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3422 10345 3436 10359 3460 10330 3436 10308 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 231DEG 11KT 3435 10347 DENNHARDT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 1:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 46 min |
| Sep 19, 2:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 56 min |
| Sep 19, 2:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 3 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.