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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 11, 2020Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2020, 1:53 PM MDT for Chaves 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2020, 1:53 PM MDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2020, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2020-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 102 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2020-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
102 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

942 
WUUS55 KABQ 111953
SVRABQ
NMC005-112030-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0021.200611T1953Z-200611T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
153 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 230 PM MDT..

* At 153 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dunken, or 27
  miles east of Timberon, moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dunken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3292 10535 3296 10517 3264 10504 3263 10535
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 352DEG 16KT 3279 10524 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Guyer
2 follow-up statements
772 
WWUS55 KABQ 112014
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
214 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2020

NMC005-112030-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200611T2030Z/
Chaves-
214 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTY...

At 214 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dunken, or 28
miles east of Timberon, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Dunken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3292 10535 3296 10517 3264 10504 3263 10535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 350DEG 15KT 3273 10522 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Guyer
430 
WWUS55 KABQ 112026
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
226 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2020

NMC005-112035-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200611T2030Z/
Chaves-
226 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail,
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3292 10535 3296 10517 3264 10504 3263 10535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 352DEG 16KT 3268 10521 

$$

Guyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQOtero32 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.