Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 3:35 PM MDT for Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 40 min. 3 reports 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
- Jul 11, 2021, 3:35 PM MDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:42 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Cuba, NM | |
| Jul 11, 3:44 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | Cuba, NM | |
| Jul 11, 3:50 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Cuba, NM |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1032 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS55 KABQ 112135
SVRABQ
NMC043-112215-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0281.210711T2135Z-210711T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
335 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
* Until 415 PM MDT.
* At 335 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cuba, moving
south 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...
Cuba and La Jara.
This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 45 and 75.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3620 10700 3598 10689 3572 10689 3588 10726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 015DEG 12KT 3605 10696
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CA3 follow-up statements
547
WWUS55 KABQ 112146
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
346 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
NMC043-112215-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-210711T2215Z/
Sandoval-
346 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY...
At 346 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cuba, moving
south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Cuba and La Jara.
This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 45 and 75.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flow in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do
not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.
&&
LAT...LON 3620 10700 3598 10689 3572 10689 3588 10726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 014DEG 13KT 3601 10697
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CA601
WWUS55 KABQ 112202
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
402 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
NMC043-112215-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-210711T2215Z/
Sandoval-
402 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY...
At 402 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cuba, moving
south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cuba and La Jara.
This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 48 and 75.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3617 10703 3598 10691 3575 10695 3588 10726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 016DEG 15KT 3594 10700
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CA488
WWUS55 KABQ 112214
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
414 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
NMC043-112224-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-210711T2215Z/
Sandoval-
414 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
north central New Mexico.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Albuquerque.
LAT...LON 3617 10703 3598 10691 3575 10695 3588 10726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 015DEG 12KT 3591 10701
$$
CAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min | |
| Jul 10, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 6:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| Jul 10, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 7:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 7:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 8:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 8:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 8:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 8:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Taos | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 22 min |
| Jul 10, 9:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 9:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 12:05 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 12:11 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 12:39 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:13 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, San Juan | 18 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 10:20 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 11:23 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 49 min |
| Jul 11, 12:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 22 min |
| Jul 11, 1:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 1:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 2:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 2:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 2:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 2:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Mora, Taos | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 2:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 3:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min | |
| Jul 11, 3:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 3:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 4:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | McKinley, Sandoval | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min | |
| Jul 11, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 4:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min | |
| Jul 11, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 5:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.