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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 26, 2023Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2023, 4:00 PM MDT for Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 30 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: May 26, 2023, 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2023, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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
May 26, 2:22 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 82 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 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 May 26, 3:16 PM MDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:16 PM MDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 1:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
132 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 PM     HAIL             2 N CHILILI             34.93N 106.23W
05/26/2023  E1.00 INCH       BERNALILLO         NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL LASTED AROUND 30 MINUTES.

&&

SAB

Special weather statement, May 26, 1:43 PM MDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
143 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ203-204-262015-
Far Northwest Highlands-Northwest Highlands-
143 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MCKINLEY
AND NORTHWESTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

At 142 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Ojo Encino to 10 miles
west of Torreon Navajo Mission. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Ojo Encino, Regina, Torreon Navajo Mission and La Jara.

This includes Highway 550 near Mile Marker 60, and between Mile
Markers 67 and 93.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3620 10693 3617 10696 3616 10695 3614 10696
      3613 10695 3611 10696 3611 10695 3576 10704
      3568 10750 3621 10737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 218DEG 21KT 3601 10726 3576 10735

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MA/DP

Special weather statement, May 26, 2:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
207 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ219-221-262030-
Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Middle Rio Grande
Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
207 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERNALILLO COUNTY
THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

At 206 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tijeras, or 11 miles east of Albuquerque, moving northeast at 35 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...
Eastern Albuquerque, Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Sandia Park, Cedro,
Carnuel, San Antonito and Canoncito in Bernalillo County.

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 166 and 180.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3522 10624 3494 10638 3501 10658 3522 10643
      3522 10631 3521 10631 3522 10629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 203DEG 31KT 3505 10645

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MA/DP

Special weather statement, May 26, 2:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
221 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ227-228-262045-
Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton
Pass-
221 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLFAX
COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 221 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Raton Pass, or near Raton, moving northeast at 20 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...
Raton, Sugarite and Sugarite Canyon State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 451 and 460.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 350 and 351.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3692 10420 3685 10452 3699 10461 3700 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 243DEG 16KT 3697 10449

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

MA/DP

Special weather statement, May 26, 2:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
250 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ221-222-262115-
Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-
250 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERNALILLO AND
NORTHWESTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT...

At 250 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tajique, or 14 miles west of Estancia, moving north at 15 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...
McIntosh, Tajique, Chilili, Escabosa and Miera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for central New
Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3462 10618 3467 10639 3499 10634 3487 10604
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 202DEG 12KT 3475 10628

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CA

Special weather statement, May 26, 3:53 PM MDT, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
353 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ227-228-262230-
Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton
Pass-
353 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN UNION
AND NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 353 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles south of Trinchera to Raton Crews
Airport. Movement was northeast at 20 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...
Raton, Folsom, Sugarite and Raton Crews Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 437 and 457.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 332 and 373.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms 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 3697 10383 3695 10382 3680 10392 3667 10420
      3668 10461 3694 10454 3700 10403 3699 10383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 209DEG 18KT 3696 10401 3675 10452

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

MA/DP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 6:10 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	3 hr
May 25, 6:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
May 25, 6:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	35 min
May 25, 6:40 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Mora	2 hr
May 25, 6:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Mora	61 min
May 25, 6:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay	59 min
May 25, 6:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	42 min
May 25, 7:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	30 min
May 25, 7:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	54 min
May 25, 7:07 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	3 hr
May 25, 7:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
May 25, 7:41 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	3 hr
May 25, 7:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Mora, San Miguel	64 min
May 25, 7:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Harding, Quay	62 min
May 25, 7:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	27 min
May 25, 7:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Quay	54 min
May 25, 7:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	45 min
May 25, 7:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	48 min
May 25, 8:12 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Mora, San Miguel	3 hr
May 25, 8:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	25 min
May 25, 8:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	13 min
May 25, 8:22 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Union	15 min
May 25, 8:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Quay	37 min
May 25, 8:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	63 min
May 25, 8:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	45 min
May 25, 9:06 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Quay	3 hr
May 25, 9:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	33 min
May 25, 9:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	45 min
May 25, 9:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	45 min
May 25, 9:17 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	3 hr
May 25, 9:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Union	3 hr
May 25, 9:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	59 min
May 25, 9:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	39 min
May 25, 9:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	48 min
May 25, 10:00 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	3 hr
May 25, 10:15 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	3 hr
May 25, 10:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	57 min
May 25, 10:31 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	3 hr
May 25, 10:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Curry, Quay	65 min
May 25, 11:24 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr
May 25, 11:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	62 min
May 25, 11:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Curry, Quay	61 min
May 26, 12:08 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	2 hr
May 26, 12:44 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	61 min
May 26, 1:18 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	57 min
May 26, 1:28 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	3 hr
May 26, 1:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	60 min
May 26, 2:14 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	61 min
May 26, 2:58 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	17 min
May 26, 3:04 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	56 min
May 26, 3:11 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	64 min
May 26, 3:54 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	3 hr
May 26, 4:55 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	35 min
May 26, 7:01 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel	3 hr
May 26, 12:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Rio Arriba	34 min
May 26, 12:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	28 min
May 26, 1:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	28 min
May 26, 1:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance	66 min
May 26, 1:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	32 min
May 26, 2:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance	43 min
May 26, 2:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	23 min
May 26, 2:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	24 min
May 26, 2:25 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Santa Fe, Torrance	50 min
May 26, 2:32 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Torrance	118 min
May 26, 2:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	25 min
May 26, 3:13 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Torrance	47 min
May 26, 3:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Torrance	65 min
May 26, 3:51 PM MDT	Flood Watch	ABQ	Curry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel	32 hr
May 26, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	37 min
May 26, 4:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Torrance	61 min
May 26, 4:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	44 min
May 26, 4:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	66 min
May 26, 5:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	57 min
May 26, 5:12 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Torrance	33 min
May 26, 5:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	40 min
May 26, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	30 min
May 26, 5:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	44 min
May 26, 5:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Guadalupe, Torrance	44 min
May 26, 5:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	28 min
May 26, 5:50 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	3 hr

Nearby

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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.