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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 15, 2018Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM MDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2018, 5:53 PM MDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 15, 5:23 PM MDT	HAIL 0.75	6 N Wheatland, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 15, 4:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 737 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -341 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

314 
WUUS55 KABQ 152313
SVRABQ
NMC009-037-160015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0013.180515T2313Z-180516T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
513 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2018

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 513 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of San Jon, or 16 miles southeast of Tucumcari, moving east at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  San Jon, Grady, Broadview, Wheatland, Bellview and Bard. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 345 and 368.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3454 10305 3492 10365 3519 10350 3516 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 284DEG 27KT 3504 10348 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

162 
WWUS55 KABQ 152338
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
538 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2018

NMC009-037-160015-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180516T0015Z/
Quay-Curry-
538 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY AND NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES...

At 538 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of
Wheatland, or 29 miles southeast of Tucumcari, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
San Jon, Broadview, Wheatland, Bellview and Bard. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 357 and 368.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3468 10305 3493 10339 3518 10331 3516 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 284DEG 27KT 3499 10326 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

605 
WWUS55 KABQ 152353
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
553 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2018

NMC009-037-160002-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180516T0015Z/
Quay-Curry-
553 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY AND
NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3468 10305 3493 10339 3518 10331 3516 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 284DEG 27KT 3497 10315 

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 1:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	27 min
May 15, 2:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	28 min
May 15, 2:29 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel, Union	13 hr
May 15, 2:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	37 min
May 15, 3:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	51 min
May 15, 3:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	35 min
May 15, 4:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	38 min
May 15, 4:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, San Miguel	50 min
May 15, 4:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	19 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.