Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2020, 2:33 PM MDT for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 42 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 1, 2020, 2:33 PM MDT (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2020, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -461 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 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 1, 11:53 AM MDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 11:53 AM MDT, 2 hours 40 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, Aug 1, 3:09 AM MDT, 11 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 309 AM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020 NMZ201>241-021100- Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands- Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains- West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains- San Francisco River Valley-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- 309 AM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will move south again today across much of New Mexico. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms along and east of the central mountain chain where hail, microburst winds, frequent lightning strikes, and minor flooding are possible through this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms along and east of the central mountain chain Sunday then across northeast New Mexico on Monday. Hail, microburst winds, frequent lightning strikes, and minor flooding are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report large hail, damaging winds, and flooding 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. Guyer
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 1, 8:39 AM MDT, 5 hours 54 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>Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:09 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 209 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020 NMZ223-229-012045- Central Highlands-Northeast Highlands- 209 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT... At 209 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Ribera, or 28 miles southwest of Las Vegas, moving south at 10 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern San Miguel County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3536 10564 3535 10542 3503 10539 3510 10572 TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 012DEG 10KT 3527 10553 CA
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:26 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
226 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020
NMZ215-228-012100-
Far Northeast Highlands-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
226 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MORA COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM
MDT...
At 226 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Coyote Creek State Park, or 10 miles northeast of Mora, moving
southwest at 15 mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Mora, La Cueva, Ledoux, Coyote Creek State Park, Morphy Lake State
Park, Ojo Feliz, Guadalupita, South Carmen, El Turquillo and
Golondrinas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred
media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and
possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3614 10499 3577 10500 3577 10502 3578 10507
3581 10511 3583 10523 3589 10543 3604 10534
3604 10531 3606 10533 3610 10530 3610 10528
3613 10528 3619 10524
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 029DEG 15KT 3608 10519
CAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 9:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay | 61 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, 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 |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020
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.