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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 13, 2021Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 12:09 PM MST for Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 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: Mar 13, 2021, 12:09 PM MST (19:09 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 12:47 PM MST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

208 
WUUS55 KABQ 131909
SVRABQ
NMC021-059-132000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0011.210313T1909Z-210313T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1209 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 100 PM MST.

* At 1208 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hayden, or
  10 miles west of Amistad, moving north at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Clayton, Amistad, Hayden, Sedan and Rosebud. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 421 and 429.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3586 10313 3579 10317 3584 10348 3651 10334
      3650 10304 3586 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 199DEG 33KT 3595 10335 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

769 
WWUS55 KABQ 131929
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1229 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC021-131939-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210313T2000Z/
Harding-
1229 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HARDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3579 10319 3611 10335 3651 10334 3650 10304
      3586 10304 3586 10313 3579 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 204DEG 33KT 3612 10322 

$$

NMC059-132000-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210313T2000Z/
Union-
1229 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM MST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY...

At 1229 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sedan, or 14
miles north of Amistad, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Clayton, Amistad, Hayden and Sedan. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 421 and 429.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 10319 3611 10335 3651 10334 3650 10304
      3586 10304 3586 10313 3579 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 204DEG 33KT 3612 10322 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

557 
WWUS55 KABQ 131947
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1247 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC059-131957-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210313T2000Z/
Union-
1247 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However, gusty winds are 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3579 10319 3611 10335 3651 10334 3650 10304
      3586 10304 3586 10313 3579 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 199DEG 33KT 3628 10315 

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 5:21 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	24 min
Mar 12, 8:21 PM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Curry, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and 1 more	12 hr
Mar 13, 5:41 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	34 min
Mar 13, 6:20 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 min
Mar 13, 7:12 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	48 min
Mar 13, 7:28 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	32 min
Mar 13, 7:35 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	40 min
Mar 13, 8:01 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	44 min
Mar 13, 8:16 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	29 min
Mar 13, 8:45 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel, Union	45 min
Mar 13, 9:53 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
Mar 13, 9:54 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	36 min
Mar 13, 10:21 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	39 min
Mar 13, 10:32 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	28 min
Mar 13, 11:05 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	40 min
Mar 13, 11:07 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	23 min
Mar 13, 11:23 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	52 min
Mar 13, 11:47 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, Union	58 min
Mar 13, 12:23 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.