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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 28, 2021Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 4:13 PM MDT for Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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 28, 2021, 4:13 PM MDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 4:15 PM MDTHAIL 16 Ene Montoya, NMALONG I-40
May 28, 5:00 PM MDTHAIL 11 N Quay, NMON HIGHWAY 209

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 189 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-416 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

774 
WUUS55 KABQ 282213
SVRABQ
NMC037-282300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0121.210528T2213Z-210528T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Quay County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 413 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Montoya, or 11 miles west of Tucumcari, moving southeast at 5 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Quay and Tucumcari. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 316 and 329.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3505 10403 3521 10395 3504 10343 3478 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 295DEG 6KT 3510 10392 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
672 
WWUS55 KABQ 282222
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
422 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

NMC037-282300-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210528T2300Z/
Quay-
422 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUAY COUNTY...

At 422 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Montoya, or 11 miles southwest of Tucumcari, moving southeast at 5
mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Quay and Tucumcari. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 316 and 327.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3505 10403 3519 10396 3504 10343 3478 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 298DEG 5KT 3509 10392 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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723 
WWUS55 KABQ 282238
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
438 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

NMC037-282300-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210528T2300Z/
Quay-
438 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUAY COUNTY...

At 438 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Montoya, or 12 miles southwest of Tucumcari, moving southeast at 5
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Quay and Tucumcari. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 319 and 327.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 10400 3517 10390 3504 10343 3478 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 301DEG 5KT 3508 10391 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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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, 5:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay62 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, 4:21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.