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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 15, 2021Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 2:58 PM MDT for Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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: May 15, 2021, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2021, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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
May 15, 3:25 PM MDT	HAIL 1	15 Ese Raton, NM	HAIL COVERING HIGHWAY 64 11-12 MILES WEST OF CAPULIN

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
May 15, 2:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 280 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: 390 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -372 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

538 
WUUS55 KABQ 152058
SVRABQ
NMC007-059-152145-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0024.210515T2058Z-210515T2145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northeastern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 345 PM MDT.

* At 257 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast
  of Raton, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Folsom and Capulin. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 354 and 377.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3677 10392 3658 10429 3669 10448 3700 10427
      3700 10392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 226DEG 7KT 3678 10424 

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

Shoemake

1 follow-up statement

775 
WWUS55 KABQ 152128
SVSABQ

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

NMC007-059-152145-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210515T2145Z/
Union-Colfax-
328 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION AND NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES...

At 327 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Capulin, or 14 miles east of Raton, moving northeast at 10 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...
Folsom and Capulin. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 358 and 377.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3677 10392 3662 10423 3673 10434 3698 10424
      3700 10392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 226DEG 7KT 3682 10419 

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

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, 1:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.