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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 22, 2020Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2020, 4:14 PM MDT for Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 46 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 22, 2020, 4:14 PM MDT (22:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2020, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 3:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 204 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2020-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 770 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2020-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
770 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-350 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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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 22, 3:24 PM MDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 3:24 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:46 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
346 PM MDT Mon Jun 22 2020

NMZ230-231-222215-
Harding County-Union County-
346 PM MDT Mon Jun 22 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARDING AND CENTRAL
UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM MDT...

At 346 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Bueyeros, or 17 miles north of Mosquero, moving east at
10 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...
Bueyeros.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3588 10391 3606 10395 3618 10367 3587 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 252DEG 10KT 3600 10384

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:58 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
358 PM MDT Mon Jun 22 2020

NMZ230-222215-
Union County-
358 PM MDT Mon Jun 22 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM MDT...

At 357 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles southwest of Grenville, or 24 miles south of Des Moines, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Union
County.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3638 10389 3652 10378 3649 10350 3624 10370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 295DEG 12KT 3642 10372

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 2:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel41 min
Jun 22, 3:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax20 min
Jun 22, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
Jun 22, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion17 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion8 min
Jun 22, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Jun 22, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 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.