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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 299, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 12, 2021Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 5:16 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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 12, 2021, 5:16 PM MDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT
In force
25 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 Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 211 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 98 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
98 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1202 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

366 
WUUS55 KABQ 122316
SVRABQ
NMC059-130000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0299.210712T2316Z-210713T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
516 PM MDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 515 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southeast of Des Moines to near Grenville,
  moving south 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...
  Grenville.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 390 and 405.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3648 10391 3638 10376 3641 10359 3668 10358
      3673 10378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 000DEG 10KT 3668 10375 3658 10370 

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

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1 follow-up statement
740 
WWUS55 KABQ 122341
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
541 PM MDT Mon Jul 12 2021

NMC059-122351-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0299.000000T0000Z-210713T0000Z/
Union-
541 PM MDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3648 10391 3638 10376 3641 10359 3668 10358
      3673 10378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 000DEG 10KT 3661 10375 3651 10370 

$$

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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, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Mora, Union45 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, 5:23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.