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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 15, 2021Chaves County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 4:58 PM MDT for Chaves County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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, 4:58 PM MDT (22:58 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 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: 254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -312 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1150 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

803 
WUUS55 KABQ 152258
SVRABQ
NMC005-041-152345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0032.210515T2258Z-210515T2345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 457 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Milnesand, 
  or 27 miles north of Tatum, moving south southeast at less than 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...
  Milnesand.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10354 3375 10357 3378 10320 3357 10310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 252DEG 17KT 3365 10334 

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

Shoemake

1 follow-up statement

351 
WWUS55 KABQ 152334
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-041-152345-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210515T2345Z/
Roosevelt-Chaves-
534 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT AND NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 533 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lingo, or 22
miles west of Morton, 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...
Milnesand.

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 3357 10354 3375 10357 3378 10320 3357 10310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 252DEG 17KT 3370 10314 

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, 4:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	47 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, 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.