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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 2, 2021Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2021, 6:34 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 26 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: Jun 2, 2021, 6:34 PM MDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 258 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 905 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

416 
WUUS55 KABQ 030034
SVRABQ
NMC005-030100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0191.210603T0034Z-210603T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
634 PM MDT Wed Jun 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 633 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elkins, or 33
  miles northeast of Roswell, moving southeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Elkins and along U.S Highway 70 between mile markers 364 and 370.

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 3368 10416 3375 10406 3368 10387 3352 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 317DEG 6KT 3368 10409 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

165 
WWUS55 KABQ 030052
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
652 PM MDT Wed Jun 2 2021

NMC005-030100-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-210603T0100Z/
Chaves-
652 PM MDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY...

At 652 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elkins, or 33
miles northeast of Roswell, moving southeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Elkins.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection 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 3368 10416 3375 10406 3368 10387 3352 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 317DEG 6KT 3366 10406 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 6:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	41 min
Jun 2, 6:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	51 min
Jun 2, 7:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		30 min
Jun 2, 7:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	117 min
Jun 2, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	36 min
Jun 2, 7:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		16 min
Jun 2, 7:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	36 min
Jun 3, 3:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	47 min
Jun 3, 3:59 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	2 hr

Nearby

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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.