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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 5:01 PM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 59 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, 5:01 PM MDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
59 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), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.

384 
WUUS55 KABQ 282301
SVRABQ
NMC009-037-290000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0128.210528T2301Z-210529T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 501 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
  San Jon, or 15 miles east of Tucumcari, moving south at 20 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...
  San Jon and Wheatland. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 337 and 357.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3521 10367 3527 10353 3496 10308 3483 10351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 341DEG 16KT 3513 10346 

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

CA
1 follow-up statement
715 
WWUS55 KABQ 282320
SVSABQ

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

NMC009-037-290000-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-210529T0000Z/
Quay-Curry-
520 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN QUAY AND NORTH CENTRAL CURRY COUNTIES...

At 520 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of San
Jon, or 14 miles east of Tucumcari, moving south 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...
San Jon and Wheatland. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 344 and 356.
 
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 3512 10363 3522 10346 3494 10313 3483 10351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 002DEG 10KT 3509 10348 

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

CA

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, 4:13 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, 5:05 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.