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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 15, 2021Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 1:33 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 42 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 15, 2021, 1:33 PM MDT (19:33 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2021, 2:15 PM MDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 225 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: 329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2184 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

180 
WUUS55 KABQ 151933
SVRABQ
NMC005-027-152015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0023.210515T1933Z-210515T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
133 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
  Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 215 PM MDT.

* At 131 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of Tinnie, or 32 miles west of Roswell, moving northeast at 15 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...
  Sunset and portions of U.S. Highway 70.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3320 10506 3332 10520 3352 10505 3335 10477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 221DEG 13KT 3331 10508 

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

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

739 
WWUS55 KABQ 151950
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
150 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

NMC005-027-152015-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210515T2015Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
150 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 148 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
Tinnie, or 28 miles west of Roswell, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sunset and portions of U.S. Highway 70 east of Picacho.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is capable of producing widespread wind damage across 
southeastern Lincon and southwest Chaves counties. SEEK SHELTER NOW 
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3320 10506 3332 10520 3352 10505 3335 10477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 221DEG 13KT 3336 10503 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

856 
WWUS55 KABQ 152006
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
206 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

NMC005-027-152016-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210515T2015Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
206 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHAVES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 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 3320 10506 3332 10520 3352 10505 3335 10477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 221DEG 13KT 3340 10499 

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 6:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	24 min
May 14, 6:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	61 min
May 14, 6:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	26 min
May 14, 8:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lea	25 min
May 15, 12:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	28 min
May 15, 12:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	24 min
May 15, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	47 min
May 15, 3:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	29 min
May 15, 3:08 PM MDT	Dust Storm Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	52 min
May 15, 3:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	45 min
May 15, 3:25 PM MDT	Dust Storm Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia	35 min
May 15, 3:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	58 min
May 15, 3:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	25 min
May 15, 3:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	62 min
May 15, 3:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	65 min
May 15, 3:57 PM MDT	Dust Storm Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval	63 min
May 15, 4:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	30 min
May 15, 4:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	3 hr
May 15, 4:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	32 min
May 15, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	22 min
May 15, 4:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	47 min
May 15, 4:33 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Roosevelt	3 hr
May 15, 4:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	34 min
May 15, 4:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	2 hr
May 15, 4:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel	57 min
May 15, 4:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	47 min
May 15, 5:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	62 min
May 15, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	42 min
May 15, 5:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	61 min
May 15, 5:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	58 min
May 15, 5:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	34 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.