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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2021, 1:38 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 52 min. 4 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 31, 2021, 1:38 PM MDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2021, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 31, 1:52 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Sse Rio Rancho, NM | |
| May 31, 1:55 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 10 Wnw Albuquerque, NM | GOLF COURSE AND SUBIO. |
| May 31, 1:59 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wsw Corrales, NM | GOLF COURSE AND 20TH AVE. |
| May 31, 2:08 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Nnw Albuquerque, NM | COORS BYPASS BLVD NW AND COORS BLVD NW |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 36 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 900 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
797
WUUS55 KABQ 311938
SVRABQ
NMC001-043-312030-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0173.210531T1938Z-210531T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
138 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
* Until 230 PM MDT.
* At 138 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mariposa to Albuquerque, moving northeast at 10
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...
Northern Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Bernalillo, Enchanted
Hills, Mariposa, Cabezon, Coronado State Monument, Vista Hills and
Sandia Pueblo.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 236 and 243.
Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 14.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3555 10654 3525 10652 3512 10680 3540 10682
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 212DEG 7KT 3538 10675 3519 10672
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DPorter2 follow-up statements
648
WWUS55 KABQ 312009
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
209 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMC001-043-312030-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210531T2030Z/
Sandoval-Bernalillo-
209 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES...
At 155 PM MDT, weather spotters reported nickle sized hail in Rio
Rancho. Doppler radar also indicated severe thunderstorms were
located along a line extending from near Mariposa to Paradise Hills,
and are moving slowly to the east-northeast.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Northern Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Bernalillo, Enchanted
Hills, Mariposa, Cabezon, Coronado State Monument, Vista Hills and
Sandia Pueblo.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 236 and 243.
Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 14.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3555 10654 3525 10652 3515 10673 3543 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 221DEG 8KT 3543 10668 3524 10665
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DPorter598
WWUS55 KABQ 312029
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
229 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMC001-043-312039-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210531T2030Z/
Sandoval-Bernalillo-
229 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND
BERNALILLO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM MDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
is still possible with these thunderstorms.
LAT...LON 3555 10654 3525 10652 3515 10673 3543 10676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 212DEG 7KT 3546 10666 3527 10663
$$
DPorterThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 43 min |
| May 30, 6:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 118 min |
| May 30, 6:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 25 min |
| May 30, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 24 min |
| May 30, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 30, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| May 30, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 12 min |
| May 30, 8:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| May 30, 11:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:50 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and 2 more | 18 hr |
| May 31, 3:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| May 31, 6:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 31 min |
| May 31, 7:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 31, 7:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 56 min |
| May 31, 7:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 37 min |
| May 31, 7:44 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 24 min |
| May 31, 8:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:04 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 26 min |
| May 31, 8:12 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 25 min |
| May 31, 9:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 34 min |
| May 31, 9:24 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 21 min | |
| May 31, 9:32 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 9:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 44 min |
| May 31, 9:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| May 31, 10:31 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:21 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 24 min |
| May 31, 11:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 31 min |
| May 31, 12:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 42 min |
| May 31, 12:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| May 31, 12:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min | |
| May 31, 12:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 37 min |
| May 31, 12:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Sandoval | 27 min |
| May 31, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 37 min |
| May 31, 1:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 35 min |
| May 31, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 33 min |
| May 31, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 66 min |
| May 31, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 31, 1:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 26 min |
| May 31, 1:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 27 min |
| May 31, 1:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 38 min |
| May 31, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro, Torrance | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 31, 2:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 2 hr |
| May 31, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 31, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 24 min |
| May 31, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 28 min |
| May 31, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 25 min |
| May 31, 2:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 33 min |
| May 31, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 31, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 28 min |
| May 31, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 24 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.