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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 309, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 17, 2021Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2021, 5:59 PM MDT for Quay 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 17, 2021, 5:59 PM MDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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: 746 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1445 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

499 
WUUS55 KABQ 172359
SVRABQ
NMC037-180045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0309.210717T2359Z-210718T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
559 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 559 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  San Jon, or 22 miles east of Tucumcari, 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...
  San Jon and Bard. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 351 and 365.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 10342 3528 10327 3513 10317 3509 10342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 349DEG 1KT 3522 10333 

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

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2 follow-up statements

998 
WWUS55 KABQ 180006
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
606 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NMC037-180045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0309.000000T0000Z-210718T0045Z/
Quay-
606 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY...

At 606 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of San
Jon, or 22 miles east of Tucumcari, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
San Jon and Bard. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 351 and 365.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 10342 3528 10327 3513 10317 3509 10342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 349DEG 1KT 3522 10333 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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909 
WWUS55 KABQ 180024
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
624 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

NMC037-180034-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0309.000000T0000Z-210718T0045Z/
Quay-
624 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3525 10342 3528 10327 3513 10317 3509 10342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 349DEG 1KT 3522 10333 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 6:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	45 min
Jul 16, 6:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	26 min
Jul 16, 6:41 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro, Torrance, Valencia	2 hr
Jul 16, 6:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	3 hr
Jul 16, 7:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	113 min
Jul 16, 7:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 min
Jul 16, 7:56 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Sandoval	2 hr
Jul 16, 8:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	23 min
Jul 16, 8:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	53 min
Jul 16, 8:59 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe	2 hr
Jul 16, 9:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	2 hr
Jul 16, 10:07 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	3 hr
Jul 16, 10:57 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	2 hr
Jul 17, 12:50 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 17, 1:14 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel	3 hr
Jul 17, 1:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 17, 2:16 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe and 11 more	34 hr
Jul 17, 3:36 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Union	3 hr
Jul 17, 3:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	3 hr
Jul 17, 3:50 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	3 hr
Jul 17, 4:08 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	3 hr
Jul 17, 4:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	25 min
Jul 17, 4:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	31 min
Jul 17, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	36 min
Jul 17, 5:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	3 hr
Jul 17, 5:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	26 min
Jul 17, 5:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay	3 hr
Jul 17, 5:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Quay	3 hr
Jul 17, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 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.