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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 3, 2021Colfax County, Harding County, Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT for Colfax County, Harding County, Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 21 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 3, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 234 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 101 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
101 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3424 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

667 
WUUS55 KABQ 040024
SVRABQ
NMC007-021-033-040100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0193.210604T0024Z-210604T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
624 PM MDT Thu Jun 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northeastern Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...
  South central Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 624 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
  Abbott, or 12 miles southeast of Springer, moving south at 20 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...
  Mills and Chicosa Lake State Park. 

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.

High winds and large hail can spread quickly across open rangeland.  

&&

LAT...LON 3635 10455 3635 10433 3603 10414 3601 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 344DEG 18KT 3626 10442 

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

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2 follow-up statements
623 
WWUS55 KABQ 040037
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
637 PM MDT Thu Jun 3 2021

NMC007-021-033-040100-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-210604T0100Z/
Harding-Mora-Colfax-
637 PM MDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDING...NORTHEASTERN MORA AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLFAX
COUNTIES...

At 637 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Abbott, or 15 miles southeast of Springer, moving south at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Mills and Chicosa Lake State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

High winds and large hail can spread quickly across open rangeland. 

&&

LAT...LON 3627 10454 3630 10431 3603 10414 3601 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 342DEG 17KT 3622 10439 

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

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055 
WWUS55 KABQ 040045
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
645 PM MDT Thu Jun 3 2021

NMC007-021-033-040054-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-210604T0100Z/
Harding-Mora-Colfax-
645 PM MDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDING...
NORTHEASTERN MORA AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3627 10454 3630 10431 3603 10414 3601 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 344DEG 18KT 3618 10438 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax37 min
Jun 3, 9:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo24 min
Jun 3, 10:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval2 hr
Jun 4, 2:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ23 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.