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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 30, 2021Colfax County, Mora County, Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2021, 12:31 PM MDT for Colfax County, Mora County, Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 59 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 30, 2021, 12:31 PM MDT (18:31 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2021, 1:30 PM MDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM, Taos County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 11:41 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2021-05-30Temperature 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 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
2954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

448 
WUUS55 KABQ 301831
SVRABQ
NMC007-033-055-301930-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0152.210530T1831Z-210530T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1231 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Taos County in north central New Mexico...
  Northwestern Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southwestern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 130 PM MDT.

* At 1231 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chacon, or
  13 miles north of Mora, moving northeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Angel Fire, Black Lake, Ocate, Coyote Creek State Park, Chacon,
  Holman, Guadalupita and El Turquillo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3602 10541 3617 10553 3645 10522 3615 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 238DEG 16KT 3617 10537 

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

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2 follow-up statements
277 
WWUS55 KABQ 301901
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
101 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

NMC007-033-055-301930-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-210530T1930Z/
Taos-Mora-Colfax-
101 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAOS...NORTHWESTERN MORA AND SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX
COUNTIES...

At 101 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chacon, or 13
miles north of Mora, moving northeast 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...
Angel Fire, Black Lake, Ocate, Coyote Creek State Park, Chacon,
Guadalupita and El Turquillo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 10534 3621 10549 3645 10522 3615 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 237DEG 12KT 3618 10534 

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

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446 
WWUS55 KABQ 301922
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
122 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

NMC007-033-055-301932-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-210530T1930Z/
Taos-Mora-Colfax-
122 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAOS...
NORTHWESTERN MORA AND SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130
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, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM MDT for
north central and northeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3604 10534 3621 10549 3645 10522 3615 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 238DEG 16KT 3623 10525 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:43 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQUnion47 min
May 29, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora28 min
May 29, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora25 min
May 29, 7:27 PM MDTTornado WarningABQUnion24 min
May 29, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora30 min
May 29, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora33 min
May 29, 7:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
May 29, 8:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding15 min
May 29, 8:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel25 min
May 29, 8:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel62 min
May 29, 8:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel108 min
May 29, 9:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding33 min
May 29, 10:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel39 min
May 29, 10:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
May 29, 10:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel, Union3 hr
May 29, 10:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel62 min
May 29, 11:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
May 29, 11:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel49 min
May 30, 12:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Union20 min
May 30, 3:29 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos19 hr
May 30, 5:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
May 30, 6:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
May 30, 6:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
May 30, 7:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
May 30, 7:52 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
May 30, 8:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay44 min
May 30, 8:50 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
May 30, 8:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay46 min
May 30, 10:24 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
May 30, 11:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln30 min
May 30, 11:38 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln22 min
May 30, 11:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln29 min
May 30, 12:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
May 30, 12:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
May 30, 12:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance32 min
May 30, 12:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln23 min
May 30, 12:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance36 min
May 30, 1:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance3 hr
May 30, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance30 min
May 30, 1:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln27 min
May 30, 1:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax24 min
May 30, 1:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Quay, Roosevelt16 min
May 30, 1:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance29 min
May 30, 1:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance58 min
May 30, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora24 min
May 30, 1:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
May 30, 1:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance3 hr
May 30, 1:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Taos3 hr
May 30, 1:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln56 min
May 30, 1:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe25 min
May 30, 2:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora25 min
May 30, 2:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora64 min
May 30, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax30 min
May 30, 2:17 PM MDTTornado WarningABQLincoln43 min
May 30, 2:19 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyABQLincoln3 hr
May 30, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ30 min
May 30, 2:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding24 min
May 30, 2:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel21 min
May 30, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance28 min
May 30, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia39 min
May 30, 3:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora23 min
May 30, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln37 min
May 30, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora23 min
May 30, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo52 min
May 30, 3:31 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatABQUnion44 min
May 30, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln27 min
May 30, 3:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora112 min
May 30, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves46 min
May 30, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo40 min
May 30, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion24 min
May 30, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe28 min
May 30, 4:41 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQChaves34 min
May 30, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves60 min
May 30, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
May 30, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos26 min
May 30, 5:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln2 hr
May 30, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt60 min
May 30, 5:15 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQChaves29 min
May 30, 5:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln117 min
May 30, 5:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr

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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.