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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 9, 2021San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2021, 3:37 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 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 9, 2021, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2021-05-09Temperature 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 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
2917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

533 
WUUS55 KABQ 092137
SVRABQ
NMC047-092215-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0018.210509T2137Z-210509T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
337 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 336 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
  Trujillo, or 29 miles east of Las Vegas, moving east at 30 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...
  Variadero, Trujillo and Trementina. 

This includes State Road 104 between Mile Markers 24 and 72.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3532 10485 3557 10486 3569 10425 3525 10420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 281DEG 27KT 3544 10473 

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

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2 follow-up statements
934 
WWUS55 KABQ 092155
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
355 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

NMC047-092215-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210509T2215Z/
San Miguel-
355 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...

At 355 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Variadero, or
33 miles north of Santa Rosa, moving east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Variadero, Trujillo and Trementina. 

This includes State Road 104 between Mile Markers 28 and 72.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3553 10477 3563 10424 3525 10420 3532 10476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 280DEG 25KT 3542 10458 

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

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441 
WWUS55 KABQ 092213
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
413 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

NMC047-092222-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210509T2215Z/
San Miguel-
413 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3553 10477 3563 10424 3525 10420 3532 10476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 281DEG 27KT 3540 10443 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 3:33 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more11 hr
May 9, 1:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel36 min
May 9, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel22 min
May 9, 2:11 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more29 hr
May 9, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel29 min
May 9, 2:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel28 min
May 9, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe31 min
May 9, 2:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
May 9, 2:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
May 9, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe27 min
May 9, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel30 min
May 9, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
May 9, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe33 min
May 9, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel30 min
May 9, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay30 min
May 9, 5:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
May 9, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay65 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.