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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 400, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 19, 2023Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2023, 3:01 PM MDT for Harding County, Union 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: Jul 19, 2023, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2023, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 44 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 21:00 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 19, 2:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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-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: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -839 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3394 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 261 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 Jul 19, 11:45 AM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 11:45 AM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
143 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

NMZ215-228-192015-
Far Northeast Highlands-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
143 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MORA
COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

At 142 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Valmora, or 11 miles southwest of Wagon Mound, moving east 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...
Wagon Mound and Shoemaker.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 372 and 390.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3581 10453 3577 10473 3578 10487 3592 10495
      3606 10465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 248DEG 13KT 3586 10483

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

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 2:35 PM MDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
235 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

NMZ227-228-192100-
Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton
Pass-
235 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN UNION
AND EAST CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 235 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Raton Crews Airport, or 16 miles southeast of Raton,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Capulin.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 442 and 443.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 358 and 378.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3655 10437 3676 10446 3693 10402 3659 10390
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 255DEG 22KT 3667 10431

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 2:57 PM MDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
257 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

NMZ230-231-192130-
Harding County-Union County-
257 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
HARDING AND WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

At 257 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Chicosa Lake State Park, or 22 miles north of Mosquero,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Yates.

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 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3597 10402 3615 10409 3632 10367 3607 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 250DEG 25KT 3610 10397

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 2:58 PM MDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
258 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

NMZ228-229-192130-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
258 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SAN
MIGUEL AND SOUTHEASTERN MORA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

At 258 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Valmora, or 21 miles east of Las Vegas, moving east at
10 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central San
Miguel and southeastern Mora Counties.

This includes State Road 104 between Mile Markers 17 and 26.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 10467 3563 10460 3562 10461 3559 10460
      3560 10459 3559 10458 3558 10459 3554 10490
      3572 10496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 253DEG 11KT 3566 10485

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

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 3:53 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, Santa Fe and 2 more	41 hr
Jul 19, 1:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	32 min
Jul 19, 2:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	25 min
Jul 19, 2:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	33 min
Jul 19, 2:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	32 min
Jul 19, 3:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	33 min
Jul 19, 3:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	28 min
Jul 19, 3:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Union	62 min
Jul 19, 3:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	38 min
Jul 19, 4:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Union	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	34 min
Jul 19, 4:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	33 min
Jul 19, 4:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Jul 19, 4:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	40 min
Jul 19, 4:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 min
Jul 19, 4:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	60 min
Jul 19, 4:59 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	31 min
Jul 19, 5:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	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.