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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 326, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 30, 2023Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2023, 8:05 PM MDT for Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 30, 2023, 8:05 PM MDT (02:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2023, 9:00 PM MDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 30, 5:30 PM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:30 PM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:56 PM MDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
256 PM MDT Fri Jun 30 2023

NMZ228-302130-
Far Northeast Highlands-
256 PM MDT Fri Jun 30 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLFAX
COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

At 255 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Maxwell, or 11 miles northwest of Springer, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

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...
Maxwell.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 418 and 434.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 316 and 334.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3639 10470 3654 10482 3673 10456 3650 10438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 237DEG 12KT 3651 10468

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

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 3:47 PM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 3:48 PM MDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:01 PM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:33 PM MDT, 3 hours 32 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 30, 7:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	67 min
Jun 30, 8:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Harding, Union	65 min
Jun 30, 9:14 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Union	3 hr
Jun 30, 9:45 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	3 hr
Jun 30, 9:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	54 min
Jun 30, 11:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	31 min
Jun 30, 11:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	31 min
Jul 1, 12:29 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	31 min
Jul 1, 4:19 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.