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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 6:35 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 55 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, 6:35 PM MDT (00:35 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
May 28, 1:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 227 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 5724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

033 
WUUS55 KABQ 290035
SVRABQ
NMC005-027-290130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0133.210529T0035Z-210529T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 635 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
  Tinnie, or 29 miles west of Roswell, moving southeast 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...
  Sunset.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3335 10516 3349 10502 3327 10464 3306 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 312DEG 13KT 3338 10503 

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

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3 follow-up statements

437 
WWUS55 KABQ 290048
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-027-290130-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-210529T0130Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
648 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 648 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
Tinnie, or 25 miles west of Roswell, moving southeast at 15 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...
Sunset.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3332 10511 3345 10496 3327 10464 3306 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 312DEG 13KT 3332 10496 

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

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086 
WWUS55 KABQ 290105
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-027-290130-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-210529T0130Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
705 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 704 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles west of
Roswell, moving southeast at 20 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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3328 10499 3340 10488 3327 10464 3306 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 306DEG 17KT 3327 10486 

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

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684 
WWUS55 KABQ 290125
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-027-290134-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-210529T0130Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
725 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
central and southeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3328 10499 3340 10488 3327 10464 3306 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 312DEG 13KT 3323 10480 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 6:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	56 min
May 28, 6:11 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	12 min
May 28, 6:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, Roosevelt	62 min
May 28, 6:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	49 min
May 28, 7:00 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	2 hr
May 28, 7:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	36 min
May 29, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		31 min
May 29, 3:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		25 min
May 29, 4:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	57 min
May 29, 4:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	23 min
May 29, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	20 min
May 29, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	45 min
May 29, 5:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	25 min
May 29, 5:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	45 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.