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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 291, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 11, 20214 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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, 6:30 PM MDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 11, 7:10 PM MDTHAIL 0.883 Ne Chicosa Lake State, NM
Jul 11, 7:24 PM MDTHAIL 1Mills, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 11, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 239 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 51 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
51 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

266 
WUUS55 KABQ 120030
SVRABQ
NMC007-021-033-059-120115-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0291.210712T0030Z-210712T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
630 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southwestern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...
  East central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 629 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gladstone, or
  30 miles north of Mosquero, moving southwest at 20 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...
  Roy, Gladstone, Mills, Chicosa Lake State Park and Yates. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3636 10407 3627 10383 3581 10397 3603 10445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 027DEG 19KT 3621 10401 

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

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2 follow-up statements
671 
WWUS55 KABQ 120054
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
654 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

NMC007-021-033-059-120115-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-210712T0115Z/
Harding-Union-Mora-Colfax-
654 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDING...WEST CENTRAL UNION...EAST CENTRAL MORA AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES...

At 654 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chicosa Lake
State Park, or 23 miles north of Mosquero, moving southwest at 20
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...
Roy, Mills, Chicosa Lake State Park and Yates. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3630 10413 3619 10386 3581 10397 3603 10445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 027DEG 19KT 3609 10408 

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

12
199 
WWUS55 KABQ 120110
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
710 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

NMC007-021-033-059-120119-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-210712T0115Z/
Harding-Union-Mora-Colfax-
710 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDING...WEST
CENTRAL UNION...EAST CENTRAL MORA AND SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 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
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3630 10413 3619 10386 3581 10397 3603 10445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 027DEG 19KT 3602 10413 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Jul 11, 6:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 11, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
Jul 11, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola26 min
Jul 11, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe27 min
Jul 11, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln27 min
Jul 11, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Torrance40 min
Jul 11, 7:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe3 hr
Jul 11, 7:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro33 min
Jul 11, 7:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding30 min
Jul 11, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
Jul 11, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro36 min
Jul 11, 7:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora29 min
Jul 11, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel52 min
Jul 11, 8:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro3 hr
Jul 11, 8:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ24 min
Jul 11, 8:43 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCatron3 hr
Jul 11, 9:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 11, 10:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora40 min
Jul 11, 10:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora45 min
Jul 12, 3:30 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQCatron, Socorro17 hr
Jul 12, 1:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba28 min
Jul 12, 1:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba23 min
Jul 12, 2:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley3 hr
Jul 12, 2:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos3 hr
Jul 12, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos37 min
Jul 12, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley26 min
Jul 12, 2:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax36 min
Jul 12, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax25 min
Jul 12, 3:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ37 min
Jul 12, 4:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora3 hr
Jul 12, 4:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSandoval21 min
Jul 12, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Taos3 hr
Jul 12, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Jul 12, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Jul 12, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion37 min
Jul 12, 4:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMora3 hr
Jul 12, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan30 min
Jul 12, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Jul 12, 5:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel3 hr
Jul 12, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora26 min
Jul 12, 5:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 hr
Jul 12, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron29 min
Jul 12, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion25 min
Jul 12, 5:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 12, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora34 min
Jul 12, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax32 min
Jul 12, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union28 min
Jul 12, 5:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Union3 hr
Jul 12, 5:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 12, 5:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 12, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Union47 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.