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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 3, 2021Chaves County, De Baca County, Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 2:32 PM MDT for Chaves County, De Baca County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 19 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 3, 2021, 2:32 PM MDT (20:32 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 2:51 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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 3, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -63 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3212 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

237 
WUUS55 KABQ 032032
SVRABQ
NMC005-011-027-032130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0013.210503T2032Z-210503T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
232 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
  Southwestern De Baca County in east central New Mexico...
  North central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 330 PM MDT.

* At 232 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ramon, or 29
  miles southeast of Vaughn, moving south at 15 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...
  Ramon and Mesa. 

This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 151 and 179.
 
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 3427 10509 3430 10490 3396 10463 3388 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 354DEG 13KT 3421 10498 

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

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1 follow-up statement
184 
WWUS55 KABQ 032051
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
251 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

NMC005-011-027-032100-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210503T2130Z/
Lincoln-De Baca-Chaves-
251 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...
SOUTHWESTERN DE BACA AND NORTH CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
southeastern and east central New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3427 10509 3430 10490 3396 10463 3388 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 354DEG 13KT 3414 10497 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 10:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel25 min
May 3, 11:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley30 min
May 3, 11:32 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel13 min
May 3, 11:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel10 min
May 3, 12:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
May 3, 1:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel27 min
May 3, 1:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe25 min
May 3, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves33 min
May 3, 1:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel41 min
May 3, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca47 min
May 3, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves26 min
May 3, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves29 min
May 3, 3:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln55 min
May 3, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves61 min
May 3, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca20 min
May 3, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia32 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.