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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 28, 2021Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 5:13 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln 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 PM MDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 233 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 269 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
269 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

440 
WUUS55 KABQ 282313
SVRABQ
NMC005-027-290015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0129.210528T2313Z-210529T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
  Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 513 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles east of
  Arabela, or 27 miles northwest of Roswell, 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  east central Lincoln and central Chaves Counties.

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 3351 10508 3367 10497 3351 10458 3325 10483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 302DEG 11KT 3356 10496 

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

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1 follow-up statement
528 
WWUS55 KABQ 282345
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-027-290015-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210529T0015Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
545 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 545 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles west of
Roswell, moving southeast at 15 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Lincoln and central Chaves Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3345 10498 3362 10486 3351 10458 3325 10483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 310DEG 14KT 3347 10484 

HAIL...1.50IN
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, 4:13 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, 5:19 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.