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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 28, 2021Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 5:13 AM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 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
May 28, 2021, 5:13 AM MDT (11:13 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2021, 6:15 AM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:12 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 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 474 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
474 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1941 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

648 
WUUS55 KABQ 281113
SVRABQ
NMC009-037-281215-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0113.210528T1113Z-210528T1215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
513 AM MDT Fri May 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Central Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 615 AM MDT.

* At 513 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles southeast
  of Ragland, or 25 miles northwest of Clovis, moving southeast at 10
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Melrose, Saint Vrain and Ranchvale. 

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 365 and 376.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3467 10309 3430 10353 3430 10355 3465 10373
      3486 10348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 311DEG 9KT 3466 10353 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake
1 follow-up statement
005 
WWUS55 KABQ 281140
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
540 AM MDT Fri May 28 2021

NMC037-281149-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210528T1215Z/
Quay-
540 AM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
Quay county. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3467 10309 3430 10353 3430 10355 3462 10367
      3469 10361 3469 10350 3478 10349 3478 10339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 311DEG 9KT 3462 10347 

$$

NMC009-281215-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210528T1215Z/
Curry-
540 AM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM MDT
FOR CENTRAL CURRY COUNTY...

At 539 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Ranchvale, or 20 miles northwest of Clovis, moving southeast at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Saint Vrain and Ranchvale. 

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 366 and 376.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

To report severe weather occurring at your location, contact the 
National Weather Service office in Albuquerque at 1.888.386.7637.

&&

LAT...LON 3467 10309 3430 10353 3430 10355 3462 10367
      3469 10361 3469 10350 3478 10349 3478 10339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 311DEG 9KT 3462 10347 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 2:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry14 min
May 28, 3:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry30 min
May 28, 3:46 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay44 min
May 28, 4:29 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay46 min
May 28, 4:37 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay113 min
May 28, 6:12 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry48 min
May 28, 6:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry32 min
May 28, 12:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora31 min
May 28, 1:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ27 min
May 28, 1:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax37 min
May 28, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax22 min
May 28, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe34 min
May 28, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax36 min
May 28, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance61 min
May 28, 3:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion36 min
May 28, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora26 min
May 28, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance27 min
May 28, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay54 min
May 28, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
May 28, 3:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Torrance58 min
May 28, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln32 min
May 28, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Torrance43 min
May 28, 4:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln41 min
May 28, 4:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay47 min
May 28, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay54 min
May 28, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Quay62 min
May 28, 4:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe30 min
May 28, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln62 min
May 28, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay62 min
May 28, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora62 min
May 28, 5:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay59 min
May 28, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves25 min
May 28, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln62 min
May 28, 5:19 PM MDTTornado WarningABQLincoln41 min
May 28, 5:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln47 min
May 28, 5:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt55 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.