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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2020, 3:39 PM MDT for Colfax County, Harding County, Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 37 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 29, 2020, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2020, 4:16 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -536 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 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 29, 3:05 PM MDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:05 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 747 AM MDT Sat Aug 29 2020 NMZ201>241-301200- 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- 747 AM MDT Sat Aug 29 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over the northeast plains with a marginal risk surrounding the slight risk across portions of the northeast highlands and east central plains. Severe weather is most likely this afternoon and evening. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. However, weather can change very rapidly. Always use the latest forecasts, watches and warnings for planning purposes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and any 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. 34
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 6:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 1:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 112 min |
| Aug 29, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 1:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Union | 51 min |
| Aug 29, 2:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 2:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 116 min |
| Aug 29, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 3:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 3:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 68 min |
| Aug 29, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 46 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.