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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Apr 27, 2021, 2:44 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2021, 2:44 PM MDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
885 WWUS75 KABQ 272044 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 244 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 NMZ230-280000- /O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-210428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0011.210427T2044Z-210428T0000Z/ Union County- 244 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Union County. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ223-224-226>229-231>234-239-280000- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-210428T0000Z/ Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-South Central Mountains- Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-Quay County-Eastern Lincoln County- 244 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast New Mexico. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Guyer
1 follow-up statement
987 WWUS75 KABQ 272336 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 536 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 NMZ230-280045- /O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210428T0000Z/ Union County- 536 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Although a few gusts up to 60 mph may persist, winds will continue to decrease through the evening, therefore the High Wind Warning will be allowed to expire. $$ NMZ223-224-226>229-231>234-239-280045- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-210428T0000Z/ Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-South Central Mountains- Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-Quay County-Eastern Lincoln County- 536 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Although a few gusts up to 45 mph may persist, winds will continue to decrease through the evening, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ Guyer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2:44 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Lincoln, Mora, Quay and 6 more | 15 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.