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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 26, 2021Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports 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 26, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 26, 5:45 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 65	1 N Roswell, NM	2ND AND UNION SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH MEASURED WITH HAND HELD ANEMOMETER
May 26, 5:45 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 75	1 N Roswell, NM	2ND AND UNION SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH MEASURED WITH HAND HELD ANEMOMETER

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

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 257 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: 1728 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -233 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

154 
WUUS55 KABQ 262341
SVRABQ
NMC005-270015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0108.210526T2341Z-210527T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
541 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 541 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southeastern
  Roswell, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Roswell, Dexter, Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge, Bottomless Lakes
  State Park, Greenfield and Midway.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 90 and 118.
 Highway 380 between Mile Markers 156 and 178.

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 3310 10437 3321 10470 3357 10470 3342 10411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 206DEG 28KT 3330 10450 

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

Guyer

2 follow-up statements

727 
WWUS55 KABQ 262354
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
554 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

NMC005-270015-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210527T0015Z/
Chaves-
554 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...

At 552 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Roswell moving 
north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...65 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public.

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

Locations impacted include...
Roswell, Dexter, Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge, Bottomless Lakes State
Park, Greenfield and Midway.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 90 and 118.
 Highway 380 between Mile Markers 156 and 178.

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 3310 10437 3321 10470 3357 10470 3342 10411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 201DEG 30KT 3346 10449 

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

Guyer

479 
WWUS55 KABQ 270011
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
611 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

NMC005-270020-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210527T0015Z/
Chaves-
611 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3310 10437 3321 10470 3357 10470 3342 10411
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 206DEG 28KT 3358 10442 

$$

Guyer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 5:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	34 min

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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.