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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 342, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 16, 2025Harding County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2025, 7:02 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 43 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 16, 2025, 7:02 PM MDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2025, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 242 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1843 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1843 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2126 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

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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 16, 5:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 5:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 2:29 PM MDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
229 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

0225 PM     Flash Flood      Ruidoso                 33.33N 105.68W
07/16/2025                   Lincoln            NM   Emergency Mngr

            Swiftwater rescue occurred at Sleepy Hollow
            Bridge.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:40 PM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
340 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

NMZ228-162215-
Far Northeast Highlands NM-
340 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL COLFAX AND
NORTHEASTERN MORA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM MDT...

At 340 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Springer, moving east at 5 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...
  Springer.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 402 and 416.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3626 10478 3643 10472 3639 10449 3615 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 292DEG 5KT 3632 10469

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

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 16, 5:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:08 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion37 min
Jul 16, 8:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel28 min
Jul 16, 9:12 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel2 hr
Jul 16, 11:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding26 min
Jul 16, 11:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 17, 12:36 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay3 hr
Jul 17, 2:57 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 17, 10:55 AM MDTFlood WatchABQLincoln31 hr
Jul 17, 12:30 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 17, 12:37 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora6 hr
Jul 17, 12:47 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQTaos4 hr
Jul 17, 2:11 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQRio Arriba3 hr
Jul 17, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance24 min
Jul 17, 2:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance16 min
Jul 17, 3:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax, Taos3 hr
Jul 17, 3:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQTorrance2 hr
Jul 17, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance31 min
Jul 17, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe35 min
Jul 17, 4:05 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel3 hr
Jul 17, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora27 min
Jul 17, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca30 min
Jul 17, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo27 min
Jul 17, 4:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel3 hr
Jul 17, 4:50 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQValencia3 hr
Jul 17, 4:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves32 min
Jul 17, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley29 min
Jul 17, 5:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo27 min
Jul 17, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Jul 17, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves36 min
Jul 17, 5:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe35 min
Jul 17, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora28 min
Jul 17, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel36 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.