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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 3, 2021Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 3:29 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 61 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, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

015 
WUUS55 KABQ 032129
SVRABQ
NMC005-032230-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0015.210503T2129Z-210503T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 328 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles northwest of Caprock to 9 miles northeast of
  Bottomless Lakes State Park, moving northeast at 10 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. Significant hail 
           accumulations are also likely, creating slick road 
           conditions.

* This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 165 and 200.
 
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 3357 10356 3357 10372 3340 10372 3339 10376
      3327 10377 3338 10436 3370 10421 3366 10372
      3366 10371 3365 10352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 244DEG 8KT 3344 10383 3344 10421 

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

15
3 follow-up statements
277 
WWUS55 KABQ 032153
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-032230-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210503T2230Z/
Chaves-
353 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...

At 352 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Caprock to 13 miles northeast of
Bottomless Lakes State Park, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Significant hail 
         accumulations are also likely, creating slick road 
         conditions.

These severe thunderstorms will remain over Highway 380 between Mile 
Markers 165 and 200.
 
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 3357 10356 3357 10372 3340 10372 3339 10376
      3332 10377 3338 10436 3370 10421 3366 10372
      3366 10371 3365 10352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 244DEG 8KT 3346 10378 3346 10416 

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

15
635 
WWUS55 KABQ 032219
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-032230-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210503T2230Z/
Chaves-
419 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...

At 418 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles southeast
of Elkins, or 34 miles east of Roswell, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Significant hail 
         accumulations are also likely, creating slick road 
         conditions.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Chaves County.

This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 182 and 200.
 
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 3340 10372 3339 10376 3332 10377 3335 10407
      3368 10401 3366 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 227DEG 7KT 3351 10395 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

15
343 
WWUS55 KABQ 032226
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-032236-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210503T2230Z/
Chaves-
426 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3340 10372 3339 10376 3332 10377 3335 10407
      3368 10401 3366 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 244DEG 8KT 3351 10394 

$$

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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, 2:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln19 min
May 3, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves29 min
May 3, 3:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln55 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.