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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2022, 4:21 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 54 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, 2022, 4:21 PM MDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2022, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 314 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
- 982 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1176 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 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, 3:30 PM MDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:30 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:07 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
207 PM MDT Mon Aug 29 2022
NMZ223-292030-
Central Highlands-
207 PM MDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
TORRANCE COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM MDT...
At 206 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Encino, or 23 miles northwest of Vaughn, moving
south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Encino.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 285 between Mile Markers 223 and 238.
Highway 60 between Mile Markers 240 and 256.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 3462 10574 3466 10573 3468 10570 3471 10570
3472 10569 3474 10570 3486 10565 3485 10543
3459 10541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 006DEG 10KT 3479 10556
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
40Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
239 PM MDT Mon Aug 29 2022
NMZ223-292115-
Central Highlands-
239 PM MDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
TORRANCE COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM MDT...
At 238 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Encino, or 17 miles west of Vaughn, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Encino and Duran.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 285 between Mile Markers 223 and 227.
Highway 60 between Mile Markers 244 and 259.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 3472 10561 3472 10539 3442 10533 3443 10568
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 002DEG 22KT 3466 10551
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
40Special weather statement, Aug 29, 4:02 PM MDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
402 PM MDT Mon Aug 29 2022
NMZ223-233-239-292230-
Eastern Lincoln County-Central Highlands-Guadalupe County-
402 PM MDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
LINCOLN, SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE AND SOUTHEASTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES
THROUGH 430 PM MDT...
At 402 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles east of Corona, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Lincoln, southwestern Guadalupe and southeastern Torrance Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 3417 10549 3418 10547 3419 10546 3422 10546
3423 10548 3424 10547 3427 10546 3429 10547
3439 10546 3442 10525 3414 10513 3409 10550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 352DEG 18KT 3433 10535
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
40The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 6:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:43 AM MDT | Flood Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 24 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:43 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 2:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Aug 29, 3:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 42 min |
| Aug 29, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min | |
| Aug 29, 4:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 5:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 31 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.