Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2021, 1:59 PM MDT for Socorro County, New Mexico. It was in force for 39 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 31, 2021, 1:59 PM MDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2021, 2:38 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Socorro County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 31, 11:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 96 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.
180
WUUS55 KABQ 311959
SVRABQ
NMC053-312100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0175.210531T1959Z-210531T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
159 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Socorro County in central New Mexico...
* Until 300 PM MDT.
* At 158 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles southeast
of La Joya, or 18 miles northeast of Socorro, and is nearly
stationary.
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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Socorro County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Large hail, damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lighting is
one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3413 10679 3436 10675 3431 10643 3401 10641
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 275DEG 1KT 3422 10665
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DPorter2 follow-up statements
389
WWUS55 KABQ 312021
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
221 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMC053-312100-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-210531T2100Z/
Socorro-
221 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY...
At 221 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles southeast
of La Joya, or 21 miles northeast of Socorro, moving northeast at 5
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Socorro County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3413 10679 3436 10675 3431 10643 3401 10641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 236DEG 6KT 3426 10662
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DPorter077
WWUS55 KABQ 312038
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
238 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMC053-312047-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-210531T2100Z/
Socorro-
238 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM MDT for
central New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3413 10679 3436 10675 3431 10643 3401 10641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 275DEG 1KT 3426 10661
$$
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, 1:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 52 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.