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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 13, 2021Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 13, 2021, 6:00 PM MST for Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 30 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
Feb 13, 2021, 6:00 PM MST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2021, 6:30 PM MST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Sandoval County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-02-14Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 182 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
233 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

423 
WUUS55 KABQ 140100
SVRABQ
NMC001-043-140130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0001.210214T0100Z-210214T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
600 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
  Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...

* Until 630 PM MST.

* At 600 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles west of San Felipe Pueblo to Albuquerque,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Bernalillo, Los Ranchos De
  Albuquerque, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Tijeras, Mariposa, San Felipe
  Pueblo and Coronado State Monument.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 151 and 168, and between Mile
Markers 173 and 178.
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 223 and 258.
 Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 18.

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 3563 10631 3508 10632 3504 10678 3549 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 245DEG 38KT 3546 10656 3510 10661 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Guyer
2 follow-up statements
596 
WWUS55 KABQ 140115
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
615 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

NMC001-043-140130-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210214T0130Z/
Sandoval-Bernalillo-
615 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES...

At 614 PM MST, severe thunderstorms with snow and hail were located 
along a line extending from San Felipe Pueblo to Albuquerque, moving 
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Bernalillo, Los Ranchos De
Albuquerque, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Tijeras, Mariposa, San Felipe
Pueblo and Coronado State Monument.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 151 and 168, and between Mile
Markers 173 and 178.
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 223 and 258.
 Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 18.

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 3563 10631 3508 10632 3504 10678 3549 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 249DEG 31KT 3541 10646 3507 10661 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Guyer
516 
WWUS55 KABQ 140130
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
630 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

NMC001-043-140140-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210214T0130Z/
Sandoval-Bernalillo-
630 PM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND
BERNALILLO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3563 10631 3508 10632 3504 10678 3549 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 245DEG 38KT 3545 10635 3511 10650 

$$

Guyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 5:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo28 min
Feb 14, 5:10 AM MSTBlizzard WarningABQBernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance and 1 more6 hr
Feb 14, 5:10 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQBernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance and 1 more10 hr
Feb 14, 3:03 PM MSTWind Chill WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Lincoln, Quay and 5 more20 hr
Feb 14, 3:03 PM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Chaves, Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, Sandoval and 6 more20 hr
Feb 14, 3:03 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQColfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 3 more12 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.