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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2020, 2:44 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 5, 2020, 2:44 PM MDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2020, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County San Miguel County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 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 Jul 5, 11:58 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 11:58 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 300 AM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 NMZ201>241-061100- 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- 300 AM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a marginal risk of strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening across eastern New Mexico where frequent lightning, damaging winds, and hail are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Storms will continue to favor the central mountain chain eastward Monday and Tuesday with storm coverage trending down. A few strong storms will be possible with frequent lightning, gusty winds, and hail possible. Heat builds in through New Mexico for the middle to latter portions of next week with 100s likely for eastern New Mexico and the lower Rio Grande Valley. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report 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. 24
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 6:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 21 min |
| Jul 4, 7:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 14 min |
| Jul 4, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 17 min |
| Jul 4, 8:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 8:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 10:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 1:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 26 min | |
| Jul 5, 2:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 27 min |
| Jul 5, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 16 min |
| Jul 5, 3:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 21 min |
| Jul 5, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 22 min |
| Jul 5, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 20 min |
| Jul 5, 4:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 17 min |
| Jul 5, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 5:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 13 min |
| Jul 5, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 28 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.