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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 13, 2021Guadalupe County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 7:35 AM MST for Guadalupe County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 40 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
Mar 13, 2021, 7:35 AM MST (14:35 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 8:15 AM MST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Guadalupe County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 336 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
5054 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
388 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

516 
WUUS55 KABQ 131435
SVRABQ
NMC019-047-131515-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0003.210313T1435Z-210313T1515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
735 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northeastern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 815 AM MST.

* At 734 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
  of Puerto De Luna, or 10 miles east of Santa Rosa, moving north at
  45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Conchas Dam, Newkirk, Conchas, Variadero, Cuervo and Conchas Lake
  State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 282 and 304.
 State Road 104 between Mile Markers 50 and 86.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing destructive winds. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a 
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

To report severe weather, contact the National Weather Service 
office in Albuquerque at 1.888.386.7637.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10444 3484 10461 3552 10444 3534 10398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1434Z 201DEG 39KT 3489 10450 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Shoemake
1 follow-up statement
983 
WWUS55 KABQ 131457
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
757 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC019-047-131515-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210313T1515Z/
San Miguel-Guadalupe-
757 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM MST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL AND NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES...

At 756 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newkirk, or 21
miles northeast of Santa Rosa, moving northeast at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Conchas Dam, Newkirk, Conchas and Conchas Lake State Park. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 293 and 300.
 State Road 104 near Mile Marker 51, and between Mile Markers 55 and
86.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to 
winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection 
move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This 
storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant 
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 10434 3514 10448 3552 10444 3534 10398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 203DEG 40KT 3512 10436 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 5:21 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
Mar 12, 8:21 PM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryABQColfax, Curry, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and 1 more12 hr
Mar 13, 5:41 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay34 min
Mar 13, 6:20 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 min
Mar 13, 7:12 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union48 min
Mar 13, 7:28 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay32 min
Mar 13, 8:01 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union44 min
Mar 13, 8:16 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel29 min
Mar 13, 8:45 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel, Union45 min
Mar 13, 9:53 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding37 min
Mar 13, 9:54 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel36 min
Mar 13, 10:21 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union39 min
Mar 13, 10:32 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca28 min
Mar 13, 11:05 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion40 min
Mar 13, 11:07 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
Mar 13, 11:23 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union52 min
Mar 13, 11:47 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Union58 min
Mar 13, 12:09 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union38 min
Mar 13, 12:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay22 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.