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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 15, 2021Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 4:28 PM MDT for Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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: May 15, 2021, 4:28 PM MDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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
May 15, 4:35 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Portales, NM
May 15, 4:39 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Portales, NM
May 15, 5:05 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Portales, 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
May 15, 2:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.

041 
WUUS55 KABQ 152228
SVRABQ
NMC041-152315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0030.210515T2228Z-210515T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 427 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Portales, and
  is nearly stationary.

  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...
  Portales, Floyd, Arch and Oasis State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3406 10305 3407 10343 3430 10355 3430 10316
      3421 10304 3413 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 333DEG 4KT 3417 10333 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

1 follow-up statement

676 
WWUS55 KABQ 152308
SVSABQ

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

NMC041-152315-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210515T2315Z/
Roosevelt-
508 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ROOSEVELT COUNTY...

At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Portales, and
is nearly stationary.

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...
Portales, Floyd, Arch and Oasis State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning will continue. Seek 
shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, flash flooding has 
been reported in Portales. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3406 10305 3407 10343 3430 10355 3430 10316
      3421 10304 3413 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 333DEG 4KT 3413 10331 

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, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	47 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, 4:33 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.