Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report 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 9, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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 9, 6:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Grady, NM | CURRY COUNTY EM REPORTING THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE TOWN OF GRADY WITH POWER POLES SNAPPED, TREES DOWN, AND ROOF DAMAGE TO BARNS. DAMAGE PATH SEEMS TO BE FROM NW TO SE SPREADING OUT ACROSS THE AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
534
WUUS55 KABQ 092340
SVRABQ
NMC009-037-100045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0019.210509T2340Z-210510T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
540 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Quay County in east central New Mexico...
Northeastern Curry County in east central New Mexico...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 540 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Quay, or 17 miles south of Tucumcari, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Grady, Ragland, Broadview, Wheatland, Bellview and Forrest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3443 10320 3483 10383 3509 10365 3504 10304
3479 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 291DEG 26KT 3493 10362
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
344 follow-up statements
809
WWUS55 KABQ 092357
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
557 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
NMC009-037-100045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Quay-Curry-
557 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN QUAY AND NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES...
At 557 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Wheatland, or 24 miles southeast of Tucumcari, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Grady, Ragland, Broadview, Wheatland, Bellview and Forrest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 10379 3491 10364 3507 10358 3504 10304
3479 10304 3443 10320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 291DEG 28KT 3488 10348
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
34006
WWUS55 KABQ 100011
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
611 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
NMC009-037-100045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Quay-Curry-
611 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN QUAY AND NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES...
At 610 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grady, or 30
miles southeast of Tucumcari, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Grady, Broadview, Wheatland and Bellview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3478 10360 3487 10352 3503 10345 3504 10304
3479 10304 3451 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 292DEG 28KT 3484 10337
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
34491
WWUS55 KABQ 100023
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
623 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
NMC009-037-100045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Quay-Curry-
623 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN QUAY AND NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES...
At 623 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Broadview, or
28 miles north of Clovis, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Grady, Broadview, Wheatland and Bellview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 10351 3491 10343 3498 10332 3500 10304
3479 10304 3453 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 290DEG 27KT 3481 10326
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
34822
WWUS55 KABQ 100041
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
641 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
NMC009-037-100051-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210510T0045Z/
Quay-Curry-
641 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN QUAY AND
NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 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.
LAT...LON 3480 10351 3491 10343 3498 10332 3500 10304
3479 10304 3453 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 291DEG 26KT 3477 10314
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 3:33 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 11 hr |
| May 9, 1:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 36 min |
| May 9, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 22 min |
| May 9, 2:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 29 hr |
| May 9, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 29 min |
| May 9, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 28 min |
| May 9, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 31 min |
| May 9, 2:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 30 min |
| May 9, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 31 min |
| May 9, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 27 min |
| May 9, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 30 min |
| May 9, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 38 min |
| May 9, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 30 min |
| May 9, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 30 min |
| May 9, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 30 min |
| May 9, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 37 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.