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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 26, 2021Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2021, 5:08 PM MDT for Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2021, 5:08 PM MDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 26, 5:45 PM MDT	TSTM WND DMG	Portales, NM	POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS TOWN ON COMMERCIAL ST AND US70 & KILGORE NORTH OF TOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 26, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 193 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: 377 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

156 
WUUS55 KABQ 262308
SVRABQ
NMC009-041-262345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0224.210626T2308Z-210626T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
508 PM MDT Sat Jun 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...
  Southern Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 508 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles northwest of Saint Vrain to near Melrose,
  moving east at 40 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...
  Portales, Melrose, Floyd, Saint Vrain, Cannon Air Force Base, Arch
  and Oasis State Park.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 358 and 379.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3418 10385 3438 10374 3458 10367 3435 10325
      3437 10304 3409 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 266DEG 35KT 3451 10360 3435 10361 3422 10372 

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

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1 follow-up statement

887 
WWUS55 KABQ 262334
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
534 PM MDT Sat Jun 26 2021

NMC009-041-262345-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-210626T2345Z/
Roosevelt-Curry-
534 PM MDT Sat Jun 26 2021

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

At 534 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ranchvale to near Cannon Air Force Base to 6 
miles southwest of Portales, moving east at 40 mph. This line of 
outflow winds and storms will be approaching the Clovis area.

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...
Portales, Melrose, Floyd, Saint Vrain, Cannon Air Force Base, Arch
and Oasis State Park.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 358 and 379.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3418 10385 3438 10374 3458 10367 3435 10325
      3437 10304 3409 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 270DEG 34KT 3453 10333 3434 10339 3414 10345 

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

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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 25, 8:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	23 min
Jun 25, 8:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	59 min
Jun 25, 9:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca, Roosevelt	61 min
Jun 25, 10:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	60 min
Jun 26, 10:46 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	29 min
Jun 26, 11:29 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	31 min
Jun 26, 11:59 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	31 min
Jun 26, 1:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	23 min
Jun 26, 1:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	36 min
Jun 26, 2:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		25 min
Jun 26, 3:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	48 min
Jun 26, 3:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	60 min
Jun 26, 4:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	38 min
Jun 26, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	37 min
Jun 26, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	48 min
Jun 26, 4:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	61 min
Jun 26, 5:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	50 min
Jun 26, 5:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.