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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 4, 20215 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 8:51 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 54 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, 8:51 PM MDT (02:51 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2021, 9:45 PM MDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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: 2304 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 7.9

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The text

As transmitted.

192 
WUUS55 KABQ 050251
SVRABQ
NMC005-009-011-037-041-050345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0237.210705T0251Z-210705T0345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...
  East central De Baca County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...
  South central Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Curry County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 945 PM MDT.

* At 850 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ranchvale, or
  13 miles northwest of Clovis, moving southwest at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Spotter and radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Clovis, Portales, Farwell, Texico, Melrose, Elida, Dora, Floyd,
  Saint Vrain and Ranchvale.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 337 and 397.
 
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 3391 10329 3391 10398 3442 10413 3480 10352
      3463 10304 3430 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 028DEG 25KT 3452 10341 

HAIL...1.00IN
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
Jul 4, 6:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	33 min
Jul 4, 6:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	45 min
Jul 4, 6:45 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	3 hr
Jul 4, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	28 min
Jul 4, 6:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	65 min
Jul 4, 7:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 min
Jul 4, 7:40 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro	3 hr
Jul 4, 7:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	30 min
Jul 4, 7:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	3 hr
Jul 4, 7:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	61 min
Jul 4, 8:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay	3 hr
Jul 4, 8:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	29 min
Jul 4, 8:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	55 min
Jul 4, 8:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	31 min
Jul 4, 9:17 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry	118 min
Jul 4, 9:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Roosevelt	25 min
Jul 4, 9:31 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Guadalupe, Quay	119 min
Jul 4, 10:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	36 min
Jul 4, 10:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	31 min
Jul 4, 10:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	52 min
Jul 4, 10:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	26 min
Jul 4, 10:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt	38 min
Jul 4, 11:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	94 min
Jul 4, 11:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt	60 min
Jul 5, 12:09 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay	81 min
Jul 5, 12:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Roosevelt	66 min
Jul 5, 12:34 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry	86 min
Jul 5, 1:08 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	112 min
Jul 5, 1:20 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	85 min
Jul 5, 1:29 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		46 min
Jul 5, 1:53 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	112 min
Jul 5, 2:11 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	49 min
Jul 5, 2:33 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	117 min
Jul 5, 1:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	34 min
Jul 5, 2:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	2 hr
Jul 5, 2:50 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, Taos	115 min
Jul 5, 3:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	26 min
Jul 5, 4:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	34 min
Jul 5, 4:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	26 min
Jul 5, 4:27 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Sandoval	2 hr
Jul 5, 4:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos	2 hr
Jul 5, 5:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	37 min
Jul 5, 5:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance	2 hr

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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.