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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 503, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 2, 2023Harding County, Quay County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 2, 2023, 5:58 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 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
Oct 2, 2023, 5:58 PM MDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired
Oct 2, 2023, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 2, 1:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-10-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 118 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-10-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1051 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 Oct 2, 5:48 PM MDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 5:48 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 2, 3:56 PM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
356 PM MDT Mon Oct 2 2023

NMZ228-229-022230-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
356 PM MDT Mon Oct 2 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MORA COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 356 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Watrous, or 17 miles east of Las Vegas, moving
northeast at 20 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Valmora and Shoemaker.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 near Mile Marker 373.
 State Road 104 between Mile Markers 10 and 24.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 10485 3558 10504 3587 10490 3576 10460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 206DEG 18KT 3561 10491

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

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Special weather statement, Oct 2, 4:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 6:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry35 min
Oct 1, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt54 min
Oct 1, 9:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves33 min
Oct 1, 9:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves26 min
Oct 1, 9:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax32 min
Oct 1, 9:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves27 min
Oct 2, 12:59 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora, San Miguel3 hr
Oct 2, 10:56 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningABQChaves9 hr
Oct 2, 11:39 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding36 min
Oct 2, 12:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe37 min
Oct 2, 12:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion35 min
Oct 2, 1:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion39 min
Oct 2, 1:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
Oct 2, 1:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel52 min
Oct 2, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion61 min
Oct 2, 2:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln28 min
Oct 2, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves37 min
Oct 2, 2:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel31 min
Oct 2, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel26 min
Oct 2, 2:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel3 hr
Oct 2, 2:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora30 min
Oct 2, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Mora54 min
Oct 2, 2:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln3 hr
Oct 2, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel32 min
Oct 2, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt29 min
Oct 2, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLea25 min
Oct 2, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Curry, Roosevelt28 min
Oct 2, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQChaves61 min
Oct 2, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax61 min
Oct 2, 3:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Mora, Union54 min
Oct 2, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry36 min
Oct 2, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel34 min
Oct 2, 4:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt53 min
Oct 2, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora, San Miguel68 min
Oct 2, 4:32 PM MDTTornado WarningABQColfax, Union16 min
Oct 2, 4:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel3 hr
Oct 2, 4:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Mora, Union53 min
Oct 2, 4:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay33 min
Oct 2, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt31 min
Oct 2, 5:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel28 min
Oct 2, 5:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt21 min
Oct 2, 5:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel43 min
Oct 2, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion28 min
Oct 2, 5:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt37 min
Oct 2, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion25 min
Oct 2, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding37 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2023Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.