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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 1, 2019Chaves County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2019, 5:25 PM MDT for Chaves County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 29 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: Jun 1, 2019, 5:25 PM MDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2019, 5:54 PM MDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 1, 12:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 255 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: 1238 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.6

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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 Jun 1, 3:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 2:54 AM MDT, 14 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
254 AM MDT Sat Jun 1 2019

NMZ501>540-021100-
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-
254 AM MDT Sat Jun 1 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong to severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening across
eastern New Mexico. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the main
threats with these storms. Additionally, thunderstorms west of the
central mountain chain may also result in gusty and erratic winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through mid
week across eastern New Mexico. Some storms will be severe with large
hail and damaging winds, though a tornado is also possible. The
potential for severe weather is greatest through Monday. Also, any
area that sees repeated rounds of heavy rainfall will be at risk for
localized flooding.

Meanwhile, across central and western New Mexico, a mix of wet and
dry storms may produce gusty and erratic winds on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather 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, Jun 1, 4:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:31 PM MDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:51 PM MDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 5:17 PM MDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 5:24 PM MDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 9:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	28 min
May 31, 9:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
May 31, 9:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		27 min
May 31, 10:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
May 31, 10:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	22 min
May 31, 10:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		34 min
May 31, 11:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		37 min
Jun 1, 11:23 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	37 min
Jun 1, 11:35 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	25 min
Jun 1, 11:41 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	49 min
Jun 1, 11:54 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	21 min
Jun 1, 11:55 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	35 min
Jun 1, 11:59 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Jun 1, 12:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo, Valencia	35 min
Jun 1, 12:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	34 min
Jun 1, 12:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	23 min
Jun 1, 12:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	24 min
Jun 1, 12:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	23 min
Jun 1, 12:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	47 min
Jun 1, 12:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	25 min
Jun 1, 1:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Torrance	35 min
Jun 1, 1:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	16 min
Jun 1, 1:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		27 min
Jun 1, 1:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	38 min
Jun 1, 1:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	29 min
Jun 1, 1:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	55 min
Jun 1, 1:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Socorro	32 min
Jun 1, 2:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	29 min
Jun 1, 2:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Torrance	54 min
Jun 1, 2:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	13 min
Jun 1, 2:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	67 min
Jun 1, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	62 min
Jun 1, 3:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	27 min
Jun 1, 3:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	45 min
Jun 1, 3:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	28 min
Jun 1, 4:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	28 min
Jun 1, 4:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		25 min
Jun 1, 4:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	33 min
Jun 1, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	22 min
Jun 1, 4:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	29 min
Jun 1, 4:32 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	17 min
Jun 1, 4:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	26 min
Jun 1, 4:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	24 min
Jun 1, 5:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	28 min
Jun 1, 5:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	36 min
Jun 1, 5:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	48 min
Jun 1, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	29 min
Jun 1, 5:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	28 min
Jun 1, 5:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	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.