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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 9, 2021Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2021, 11:01 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 34 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, 11:01 PM MDT (05:01 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 11:35 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2438 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

829 
WUUS55 KABQ 100501
SVRABQ
NMC021-037-100600-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0020.210510T0501Z-210510T0600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1101 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  East central Quay County in east central New Mexico...

* Until midnight MDT.

* At 1100 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Logan, or 21
  miles southwest of Nara Visa, moving east at 40 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...
  Logan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3528 10349 3547 10345 3548 10304 3525 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 272DEG 37KT 3538 10334 

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

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2 follow-up statements
822 
WWUS55 KABQ 100515
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1115 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

NMC021-100523-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210510T0600Z/
Harding-
1115 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3528 10345 3547 10329 3548 10304 3525 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 275DEG 33KT 3535 10324 

$$

NMC037-100600-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210510T0600Z/
Quay-
1115 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY...

At 1113 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Logan, or 19 miles southwest of Nara Visa, moving east at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Logan Fire Department reported quarter size hail with this 
         storm at 1055 PM MDT.

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 east
central Quay County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3528 10345 3547 10329 3548 10304 3525 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 275DEG 33KT 3535 10324 

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

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842 
WWUS55 KABQ 100535
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1135 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

NMC037-100545-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210510T0600Z/
Quay-
1135 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY 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 and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3528 10345 3547 10329 3548 10304 3525 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 272DEG 37KT 3534 10296 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry31 min
May 9, 7:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry25 min
May 9, 8:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
May 9, 9:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay27 min
May 9, 9:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
May 9, 10:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 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.