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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 4, 2021Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 49 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: Jul 4, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Union County, NM

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 4, 2:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 185 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: 997 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 3.3

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The text

As transmitted.

797 
WUUS55 KABQ 042341
SVRABQ
NMC059-050045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0231.210704T2341Z-210705T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
541 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 540 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Seneca, or 8
  miles north of Clayton, moving southeast 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...
  Clayton and Seneca. 

This includes Highway 64 near Mile Marker 429.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water
crossings. Do not attempt to drive through areas where water covers
the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 10304 3624 10304 3620 10312 3657 10326
      3667 10307 3661 10300 3650 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 324DEG 12KT 3657 10312 

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

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2 follow-up statements

830 
WWUS55 KABQ 042359
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
559 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

NMC059-050045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210705T0045Z/
Union-
559 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY...

At 558 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Texline, or 10
miles east of Clayton, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Clayton.

This includes Highway 64 near Mile Marker 429.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 10304 3624 10304 3620 10312 3657 10326
      3661 10300 3650 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 320DEG 19KT 3644 10298 

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

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603 
WWUS55 KABQ 050030
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
630 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

NMC059-050040-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210705T0045Z/
Union-
630 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3650 10304 3624 10304 3620 10312 3657 10326
      3661 10300 3650 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 324DEG 12KT 3635 10290 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 6:57 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval	26 min
Jul 3, 7:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	35 min
Jul 3, 7:15 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval	2 hr
Jul 3, 7:31 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance	119 min
Jul 3, 7:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	26 min
Jul 3, 7:59 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo	2 hr
Jul 3, 8:51 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Valencia	2 hr
Jul 4, 12:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	29 min
Jul 4, 12:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	37 min
Jul 4, 1:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr
Jul 4, 1:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Jul 4, 1:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	3 hr
Jul 4, 2:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	30 min
Jul 4, 2:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	29 min
Jul 4, 2:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		27 min
Jul 4, 2:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	34 min
Jul 4, 2:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	23 min
Jul 4, 2:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	37 min
Jul 4, 3:00 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	3 hr
Jul 4, 3:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	27 min
Jul 4, 3:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	25 min
Jul 4, 3:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	32 min
Jul 4, 3:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	47 min
Jul 4, 3:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 4, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	62 min
Jul 4, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	30 min
Jul 4, 4:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	36 min
Jul 4, 4:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	27 min
Jul 4, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Jul 4, 4:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	37 min
Jul 4, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 min
Jul 4, 5:09 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Mora, San Miguel	3 hr
Jul 4, 5:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	31 min
Jul 4, 5:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	28 min
Jul 4, 5:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Torrance	3 hr
Jul 4, 5:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance	3 hr
Jul 4, 5:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	27 min
Jul 4, 5:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	31 min
Jul 4, 5:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	29 min
Jul 4, 5:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	26 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.