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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 13, 2021Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 12:23 PM MST for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 22 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, 12:23 PM MST (19:23 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 12:45 PM MST
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 13, 11:36 AM MST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

986 
WUUS55 KABQ 131923
SVRABQ
NMC009-037-131945-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0012.210313T1923Z-210313T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1223 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 1245 PM MST.

* At 1222 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northeast of Wheatland to near Broadview,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Broadview and Bellview. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms are capable of producing widespread wind damage across 
northeastern Curry county. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy 
structure and 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 3465 10323 3494 10329 3495 10328 3495 10323
      3503 10304 3473 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 226DEG 38KT 3495 10325 3476 10318 

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

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

266 
WWUS55 KABQ 131937
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1237 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC009-037-131945-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210313T1945Z/
Quay-Curry-
1237 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY AND NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES...

At 1236 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Bellview, or 30 miles northwest of Friona, 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Quay and northeastern Curry Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe wind gusts may cause damage to small structures.

&&

LAT...LON 3486 10318 3496 10320 3503 10304 3481 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 225DEG 36KT 3494 10310 

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

Shoemake

537 
WWUS55 KABQ 131946
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1246 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC009-037-131956-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210313T1945Z/
Quay-Curry-
1246 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY AND
NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3486 10318 3496 10320 3503 10304 3481 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 226DEG 38KT 3500 10302 

$$

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, 12:09 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	38 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.