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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 4:48 PM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 57 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
- May 15, 2021, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Curry County, NM, Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, San Miguel County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
360 WUUS55 KABQ 152248 SVRABQ NMC009-021-037-047-152345- /O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0031.210515T2248Z-210515T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 448 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico... Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico... Central Quay County in east central New Mexico... North central Curry County in east central New Mexico... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 447 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Ute Lake State Park to 7 miles east of Ragland, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tucumcari, Logan, San Jon, Grady, Ragland, Ute Lake State Park, Broadview, Wheatland, Forrest and Bard. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 334 and 364. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather occurring in your area, contact the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque at 1.888.386.7637. && LAT...LON 3570 10318 3467 10320 3475 10376 3562 10364 TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 252DEG 17KT 3539 10360 3479 10362 HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH $$ Shoemake
1 follow-up statement
531
WWUS55 KABQ 152316
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
516 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
NMC047-152325-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210515T2345Z/
San Miguel-
516 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
eastern New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3570 10318 3467 10320 3474 10365 3563 10358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 252DEG 17KT 3543 10346 3483 10348
$$
NMC009-021-037-152345-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210515T2345Z/
Harding-Quay-Curry-
516 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING...EASTERN QUAY AND NORTH CENTRAL CURRY
COUNTIES...
At 515 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ute Lake State Park to 8 miles southwest of
Wheatland, moving east at 20 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...
Logan, San Jon, Grady, Ute Lake State Park, Broadview, Wheatland,
Forrest and Bard.
This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 339 and 364.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one mile at times.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 10318 3467 10320 3474 10365 3563 10358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 252DEG 17KT 3543 10346 3483 10348
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ShoemakeThe 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, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 47 min |
| May 15, 4:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | 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, 4:58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.