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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT for Chaves County, De Baca County, New Mexico. It was in force for 20 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, 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 4:20 PM MDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, De Baca County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.

063 
WUUS55 KABQ 032200
SVRABQ
NMC005-011-032245-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0016.210503T2200Z-210503T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 400 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mesa, or 44
  miles north 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. Significant hail 
           accumulations are also likely, creating slick road 
           conditions.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mesa.

This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 139 and 164.
 
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 3409 10485 3417 10467 3399 10427 3371 10474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 326DEG 17KT 3398 10475 

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

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1 follow-up statement
056 
WWUS55 KABQ 032220
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-011-032230-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210503T2245Z/
De Baca-Chaves-
420 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 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 and
gusty winds are 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 3409 10485 3417 10467 3399 10427 3371 10474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 326DEG 17KT 3390 10469 

$$

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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, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves61 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.