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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 27, 2021Union County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 2:44 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQColfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Lincoln, Mora, Quay and 6 more15 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.