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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 9, 2022Socorro County, Valencia County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2022, 3:46 PM MDT for Socorro County, Valencia County, New Mexico. It was in force for 44 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 9, 2022, 3:46 PM MDT (21:46 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2022, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 80 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -214 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 9, 3:32 PM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:32 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
208 PM MDT Thu Jun 9 2022

NMZ226-239-092045-
Eastern Lincoln County-South Central Mountains-
208 PM MDT Thu Jun 9 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN
COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 208 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Arabela, or 30 miles northeast of Ruidoso. This
storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Arabela.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3358 10541 3374 10534 3370 10507 3347 10516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 289DEG 3KT 3364 10530

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
223 PM MDT Thu Jun 9 2022

NMZ230-092100-
Union County-
223 PM MDT Thu Jun 9 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN UNION
COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 223 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles north of Grenville, or 16 miles east of Des Moines, moving
southeast 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...
Clayton Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

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 800 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3691 10300 3650 10319 3675 10370 3700 10358
      3700 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 298DEG 23KT 3683 10354

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:50 PM MDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:28 PM MDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:37 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:40 PM MDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 6:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	37 min
Jun 8, 6:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	44 min
Jun 8, 7:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	32 min
Jun 8, 7:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		30 min
Jun 9, 12:55 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	3 hr
Jun 9, 1:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	59 min
Jun 9, 1:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	33 min
Jun 9, 1:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	33 min
Jun 9, 2:04 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jun 9, 2:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	37 min
Jun 9, 2:16 PM MDT	Heat Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	30 hr
Jun 9, 2:23 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Socorro	3 hr
Jun 9, 2:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	37 min
Jun 9, 2:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	55 min
Jun 9, 2:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		25 min
Jun 9, 2:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	65 min
Jun 9, 3:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	32 min
Jun 9, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	38 min
Jun 9, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	35 min
Jun 9, 4:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Mora, San Miguel	43 min
Jun 9, 5:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	62 min
Jun 9, 5:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	34 min
Jun 9, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	32 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.