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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 8, 2019Harding County, Quay County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2019, 5:49 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2019, 5:49 PM MDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2019, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
56 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, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 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 nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2019-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 203 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -132 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
203 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-196 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1128 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

372 
WUUS55 KABQ 082349
SVRABQ
NMC021-037-047-090045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0021.190508T2349Z-190509T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
549 PM MDT Wed May 8 2019

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Central Quay County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 548 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles east of
  Conchas Dam, or 21 miles south of Mosquero, moving southeast at 25
  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...
  Tucumcari, Logan and Ute Lake State Park. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 331 and 342.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3541 10414 3569 10399 3555 10341 3505 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 308DEG 24KT 3546 10397 

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

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2 follow-up statements
320 
WWUS55 KABQ 090032
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
632 PM MDT Wed May 8 2019

NMC021-037-047-090045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190509T0045Z/
San Miguel-Harding-Quay-
632 PM MDT Wed May 8 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL...SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND CENTRAL QUAY
COUNTIES...

At 632 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tucumcari,
moving southeast at 25 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...
Tucumcari, Logan and Ute Lake State Park. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 331 and 342.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3522 10385 3564 10379 3555 10341 3505 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 298DEG 20KT 3521 10368 

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

CA
358 
WWUS55 KABQ 090041
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
641 PM MDT Wed May 8 2019

NMC021-037-047-090051-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190509T0045Z/
San Miguel-Harding-Quay-
641 PM MDT Wed May 8 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL...
SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND CENTRAL QUAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM
MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Albuquerque.

LAT...LON 3522 10385 3564 10379 3555 10341 3505 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 308DEG 24KT 3518 10364 

$$

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 6:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley118 min
May 8, 3:47 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ62 hr
May 8, 4:02 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax28 min
May 8, 4:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding27 min
May 8, 5:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding25 min
May 8, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding43 min
May 8, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
May 8, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
May 8, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel58 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.