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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 24, 2021Curry County, Quay County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 60 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 24, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 662 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
662 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-380 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
1 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

972 
WUUS55 KABQ 242245
SVRABQ
NMC009-037-041-242345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0217.210624T2245Z-210624T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
445 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...
  South central Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Southern Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 445 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Melrose, or 28 miles east of Fort Sumner, moving northeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Melrose, Forrest and Mcalister. 

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 352 and 364.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3436 10375 3451 10393 3495 10358 3463 10315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 227DEG 26KT 3451 10374 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
972 
WWUS55 KABQ 242304
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
504 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

NMC009-037-041-242345-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0217.000000T0000Z-210624T2345Z/
Roosevelt-Quay-Curry-
504 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR NORTHERN ROOSEVELT...SOUTH CENTRAL QUAY AND SOUTHERN CURRY
COUNTIES...

At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
Melrose, or 27 miles northwest of Clovis, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Melrose and Forrest. 

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 357 and 364.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3438 10370 3455 10388 3495 10358 3463 10315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 224DEG 26KT 3461 10363 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

CA
380 
WWUS55 KABQ 242344
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
544 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

NMC009-037-041-242354-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0217.000000T0000Z-210624T2345Z/
Roosevelt-Quay-Curry-
544 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN ROOSEVELT...SOUTH
CENTRAL QUAY AND SOUTHERN CURRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3438 10370 3455 10388 3495 10358 3463 10315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 227DEG 26KT 3479 10339 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 2:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia23 min
Jun 24, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo33 min
Jun 24, 3:47 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQSandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe28 min
Jun 24, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance46 min
Jun 24, 4:04 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance41 min
Jun 24, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry36 min
Jun 24, 5:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay54 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.