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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 308, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 16, 2021Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2021, 8:37 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 53 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 16, 2021, 8:37 PM MDT (02:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2021, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Guadalupe County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 357 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
357 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2636 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

547 
WUUS55 KABQ 170237
SVRABQ
NMC019-170330-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0308.210717T0237Z-210717T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
837 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 930 PM MDT.

* At 836 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newkirk, or
  22 miles east of Santa Rosa, 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...
  Newkirk.

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 293 and 301.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3509 10437 3505 10415 3480 10416 3486 10448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 011DEG 9KT 3500 10428 

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

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2 follow-up statements
288 
WWUS55 KABQ 170301
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
901 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

NMC019-170330-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0308.000000T0000Z-210717T0330Z/
Guadalupe-
901 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY...

At 900 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of
Cuervo, or 21 miles east of Santa Rosa, 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Guadalupe County.

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 3504 10437 3501 10416 3480 10416 3486 10448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 011DEG 9KT 3494 10429 

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

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083 
WWUS55 KABQ 170326
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
926 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

NMC019-170335-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0308.000000T0000Z-210717T0330Z/
Guadalupe-
926 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 930 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.

LAT...LON 3504 10437 3501 10416 3480 10416 3486 10448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 011DEG 9KT 3488 10430 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel45 min
Jul 16, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
Jul 16, 6:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia2 hr
Jul 16, 6:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel3 hr
Jul 16, 7:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Jul 16, 7:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel113 min
Jul 16, 7:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 min
Jul 16, 7:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Jul 16, 8:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe23 min
Jul 16, 8:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe2 hr
Jul 16, 9:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Jul 16, 10:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe3 hr
Jul 16, 10:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel2 hr
Jul 17, 12:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 17, 1:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 17, 1:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 17, 2:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe and 11 more34 hr
Jul 17, 3:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Union3 hr
Jul 17, 3:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr
Jul 17, 3:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves3 hr
Jul 17, 4:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 17, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion25 min
Jul 17, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
Jul 17, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion36 min
Jul 17, 5:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr
Jul 17, 5:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding26 min
Jul 17, 5:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay3 hr
Jul 17, 5:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay3 hr
Jul 17, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 min
Jul 17, 5:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay25 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.