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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 12, 2021Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT for Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 15 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 12, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 4:09 PM MDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2021-06-12Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

387 
WUUS55 KABQ 122154
SVRABQ
NMC057-122230-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0199.210612T2154Z-210612T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
354 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Torrance County in central New Mexico...

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 354 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
  Cedarvale, or 21 miles southeast of Estancia, moving north at 20
  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 Torrance County.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 233 and 238.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 227 and 245.

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 3444 10569 3448 10591 3491 10589 3485 10552
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 193DEG 16KT 3454 10578 

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

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1 follow-up statement
330 
WWUS55 KABQ 122209
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
409 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

NMC057-122218-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-210612T2230Z/
Torrance-
409 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY 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.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
central New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3444 10569 3448 10591 3491 10589 3485 10552
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 193DEG 16KT 3460 10576 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel30 min
Jun 12, 3:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel68 min
Jun 12, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel61 min
Jun 12, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel38 min
Jun 12, 5:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance40 min
Jun 12, 5:38 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQSan Miguel22 min
Jun 12, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel32 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.