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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 6, 2020Colfax County, Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2020, 2:43 PM MDT for Colfax County, Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 13 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 6, 2020, 2:43 PM MDT (20:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2020, 2:56 PM MDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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 nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2020-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2020-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 6, 12:12 PM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:12 PM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:10 AM MDT, 10 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
410 AM MDT Sat Jun 6 2020

NMZ201>241-071100-
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-
410 AM MDT Sat Jun 6 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Red Flag Warning is in effect this afternoon and early evening for
the Rio Grande Valley westward where low humidities combined with
strong winds will create critical fire weather conditions. Winds will
be strongest across western New Mexico around noon with gusts near 45
or 50 mph likely. The focus for strongest winds will shift over north
central and northeast New Mexico by mid to late afternoon with gusts
near 50 to 60 mph likely. Additionally, any shower or thunderstorm
that develops this afternoon will have the potential to locally
enhance wind speeds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A Red Flag Warning is also in effect Sunday afternoon and evening for
all of eastern New Mexico as well as portions of northwest New
Mexico due to strong winds and low humidities creating critical fire
weather conditions. The strongest winds on Sunday will be across
northeast New Mexico where gusts near 50 mph will be possible.
Critical fire weather conditions are possible again on Monday across
many of the same locations.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report strong wind gusts and any
wildfires 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 6, 12:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:52 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 6, 2:29 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 9:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola27 min
Jun 5, 9:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval36 min
Jun 6, 1:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Socorro, Valencia59 min
Jun 6, 2:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Valencia60 min
Jun 6, 3:21 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Taos, Union18 hr
Jun 6, 3:21 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding and 13 more18 hr
Jun 6, 3:57 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQCatron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 4 more23 hr
Jun 6, 3:57 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more40 hr
Jun 6, 12:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba34 min
Jun 6, 1:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba34 min
Jun 6, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe, San Miguel55 min
Jun 6, 1:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos53 min
Jun 6, 1:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba51 min
Jun 6, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora37 min
Jun 6, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
Jun 6, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos33 min
Jun 6, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln61 min
Jun 6, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves31 min
Jun 6, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves43 min
Jun 6, 5:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax47 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.