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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 330, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 26, 2021Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 4:50 PM MDT for Chaves 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 26, 2021, 4:50 PM MDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-396 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2586 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 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.

475 
WUUS55 KABQ 262250
SVRABQ
NMC005-262315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0330.210726T2250Z-210726T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
450 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 450 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles northwest
  of Maljamar, or 32 miles northeast of Artesia, moving northeast at
  15 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 Chaves County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water
crossings. Do not attempt to drive through areas where water covers
the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3309 10405 3318 10391 3314 10378 3312 10376
      3297 10377 3296 10377 3297 10394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 234DEG 12KT 3307 10392 

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

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2 follow-up statements
043 
WWUS55 KABQ 262305
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
505 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NMC005-262315-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0330.000000T0000Z-210726T2315Z/
Chaves-
505 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

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

At 505 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles north of
Maljamar, or 31 miles west of Lovington, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Chaves 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 3309 10405 3318 10391 3314 10378 3312 10376
      3297 10377 3296 10377 3297 10394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 234DEG 12KT 3310 10387 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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676 
WWUS55 KABQ 262308
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
508 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NMC005-262317-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0330.000000T0000Z-210726T2315Z/
Chaves-
508 PM MDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM MDT...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3309 10405 3318 10391 3314 10378 3312 10376
      3297 10377 3296 10377 3297 10394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 234DEG 12KT 3310 10387 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 6:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 hr
Jul 25, 6:37 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSandoval3 hr
Jul 25, 6:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley20 min
Jul 25, 6:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Jul 26, 1:59 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQLincoln17 hr
Jul 26, 10:58 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 26, 12:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 26, 1:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln3 hr
Jul 26, 1:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax3 hr
Jul 26, 1:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 hr
Jul 26, 1:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Taos3 hr
Jul 26, 1:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves49 min
Jul 26, 1:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance3 hr
Jul 26, 1:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt33 min
Jul 26, 2:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSanta Fe4 hr
Jul 26, 2:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 hr
Jul 26, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt15 min
Jul 26, 2:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt12 min
Jul 26, 3:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRoosevelt3 hr
Jul 26, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves41 min
Jul 26, 3:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 26, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba25 min
Jul 26, 3:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Roosevelt3 hr
Jul 26, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves25 min
Jul 26, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry30 min
Jul 26, 4:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba3 hr
Jul 26, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay29 min
Jul 26, 5:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay24 min
Jul 26, 5:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay3 hr
Jul 26, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ36 min
Jul 26, 5:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay2 hr
Jul 26, 5:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 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.