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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 28, 2021Chaves County, Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 6:43 PM MDT for Chaves County, Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 min. 7 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, 6:43 PM MDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 28, 6:45 PM MDT	HAIL 1	2 Sw Portales, NM
May 28, 6:45 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Portales, NM
May 28, 6:47 PM MDT	HAIL 1.75	Portales, NM
May 28, 6:50 PM MDT	HAIL 1.25	1 S Portales, NM	TORRENTIAL RAIN 65-70 MPH WIND GUSTS
May 28, 7:00 PM MDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Clovis, NM	POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN IN PARTS OF CLOVIS.
May 28, 7:00 PM MDT	HAIL 1	3 Sw Portales, NM
May 28, 7:08 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 66	3 Nnw Texico, NM	KCVN AWOS.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 28, 1:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 230 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: 2460 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 267 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 18.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

996 
WUUS55 KABQ 290043
SVRABQ
NMC005-009-041-290145-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0134.210529T0043Z-210529T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 642 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Bovina to 11 miles northeast of Bottomless Lakes
  State Park, moving southeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Clovis, Portales, Farwell, Texico, Elida, Dora, Floyd, Causey,
  Milnesand and Elkins.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 390 and 397.
 Highway 380 between Mile Markers 177 and 200.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10372 3340 10372 3339 10376 3327 10377
      3327 10410 3385 10433 3446 10304 3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 329DEG 34KT 3451 10291 3345 10419 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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3 follow-up statements

770 
WWUS55 KABQ 290106
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-009-041-290145-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-210529T0145Z/
Roosevelt-Chaves-Curry-
706 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR ROOSEVELT...EAST CENTRAL CHAVES AND SOUTHEASTERN CURRY
COUNTIES...

At 705 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oklahoma Lane to 14 miles east of Bottomless
Lakes State Park, moving southeast at 40 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...
Clovis, Portales, Farwell, Texico, Elida, Dora, Causey, Milnesand,
Arch and Oasis State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 390 and 397.
 Highway 380 between Mile Markers 176 and 200.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10372 3340 10372 3339 10376 3327 10377
      3327 10410 3344 10417 3434 10329 3446 10304
      3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 329DEG 34KT 3436 10281 3330 10408 

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

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415 
WWUS55 KABQ 290135
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-009-041-290145-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-210529T0145Z/
Roosevelt-Chaves-Curry-
735 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT...NORTHEASTERN CHAVES AND SOUTHEASTERN
CURRY COUNTIES...

At 735 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Muleshoe to 18 miles northwest of
Maljamar, moving southeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Farwell, Texico, Dora, Causey, Milnesand, Lingo, Arch, Pep
and Rogers.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 390 and 397.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10372 3364 10361 3400 10332 3438 10320
      3446 10304 3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 329DEG 34KT 3414 10266 3309 10393 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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984 
WWUS55 KABQ 290145
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-009-041-290155-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-210529T0145Z/
Roosevelt-Chaves-Curry-
745 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT...
NORTHEASTERN CHAVES AND SOUTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with remaining thunderstorms.

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

LAT...LON 3357 10372 3364 10361 3400 10332 3438 10320
      3446 10304 3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 329DEG 34KT 3409 10262 3304 10389 

$$

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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, 6:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.