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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2020, 9:59 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 61 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
- Jul 31, 2020, 9:59 PM MDT (03:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2020, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 Jul 31, 5:47 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 5:47 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 3:15 PM MDT, 6 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 315 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 NMZ201>241-011000- Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands- Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains- West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains- San Francisco River Valley-Tusas Mountains Including Chama- Jemez Mountains-Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains- East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley- Espanola Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area- Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood- Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands- Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains- Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass- 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- San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands- 315 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight A significant increase in moisture will spread more thunderstorms across central to eastern New Mexico this afternoon through tonight. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with large hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Central to eastern New Mexico will remain favored for strong thunderstorms Saturday through Monday with a few storms producing heavy downpours, large hail, and gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters across central to eastern New Mexico are encouraged to report hail and wind gusts and any damage, as well as rainfall amounts 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 31, 7:49 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 31, 9:13 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 913 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 NMZ233>235-237-010345- Guadalupe County-Curry County-Quay County-De Baca County- 913 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DE BACA... SOUTHWESTERN QUAY...WEST CENTRAL CURRY AND EAST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM MDT... At 912 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Puerto De Luna to near Quay. Movement was south at 35 mph. Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Heavy rain will also be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Quay, House, Ragland, Sumner Lake State Park, Sumner Lake, Forrest and Mcalister. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 278 and 282. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for east central New Mexico. LAT...LON 3455 10448 3468 10353 3512 10377 3497 10464 TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 348DEG 32KT 3486 10448 3494 10372 Guyer
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 9:15 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 915 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 NMZ230-231-010330- Harding County-Union County- 915 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARDING AND SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM MDT... At 915 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bueyeros, or 18 miles northeast of Mosquero, moving southeast at 25 mph. Dime 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... Bueyeros. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for northeastern New Mexico. LAT...LON 3603 10392 3614 10374 3591 10344 3573 10371 TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 324DEG 24KT 3597 10373 Guyer
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 9:16 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 916 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 NMZ231-234-010330- Harding County-Quay County- 916 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND NORTHEASTERN QUAY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM MDT... At 915 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles north of Ute Lake State Park, or 23 miles west of Nara Visa, moving southeast at 30 mph. Dime 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... Logan and Ute Lake State Park. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for northeastern and east central New Mexico. LAT...LON 3563 10376 3574 10340 3546 10314 3530 10356 TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 324DEG 24KT 3559 10351 Guyer
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 9:48 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 948 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 NMZ230-231-234-010415- Harding County-Union County-Quay County- 948 PM MDT Fri Jul 31 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING... NORTHEASTERN QUAY AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM MDT... At 948 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20 miles southwest of Hayden, or 22 miles west of Nara Visa, moving south at 20 mph. Nickel 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... Rosebud. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for northeastern and east central New Mexico. LAT...LON 3551 10356 3586 10379 3597 10347 3564 10321 TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 337DEG 17KT 3571 10348 Guyer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 31, 6:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Jul 31, 6:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Taos | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Torrance, Valencia | 62 min |
| Jul 31, 6:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 6:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 34 min |
| Jul 31, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 7:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 23 min |
| Jul 31, 7:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 33 min |
| Jul 31, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 15 min |
| Jul 31, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 9:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| Jul 31, 9:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 15 min |
| Jul 31, 9:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 14 min |
| Jul 31, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay | 35 min |
| Jul 31, 9:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 27 min |
| Jul 31, 11:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 12:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 34 min |
| Aug 1, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 5:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 5:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.