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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 334, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 4, 2021Socorro County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2021, 2:50 PM MDT for Socorro County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 17 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: Aug 4, 2021, 2:50 PM MDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2021, 3:07 PM MDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Socorro County, NM, Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 96 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: 34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

972 
WUUS55 KABQ 042050
SVRABQ
NMC053-057-042130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0334.210804T2050Z-210804T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
250 PM MDT Wed Aug 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Socorro County in central New Mexico...
  Southwestern Torrance County in central New Mexico...

* Until 330 PM MDT.

* At 250 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
  Abo, or 34 miles northeast of Socorro, moving south at 25 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
  northeastern Socorro and southwestern Torrance Counties.

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 3435 10644 3433 10621 3397 10621 3404 10663
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 008DEG 20KT 3426 10635 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement

165 
WWUS55 KABQ 042107
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
307 PM MDT Wed Aug 4 2021

NMC053-057-042117-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0334.000000T0000Z-210804T2130Z/
Socorro-Torrance-
307 PM MDT Wed Aug 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SOCORRO AND
SOUTHWESTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES 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 small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3435 10644 3433 10621 3397 10621 3404 10663
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 008DEG 20KT 3416 10637 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 6:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	90 min
Aug 3, 7:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	119 min
Aug 3, 8:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	3 hr
Aug 3, 11:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
Aug 4, 12:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	27 min
Aug 4, 1:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	30 min
Aug 4, 1:20 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance	115 min
Aug 4, 2:10 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Aug 4, 2:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Torrance	3 hr
Aug 4, 2:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		32 min
Aug 4, 2:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	27 min
Aug 4, 3:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro	3 hr
Aug 4, 4:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	35 min
Aug 4, 4:17 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax	3 hr
Aug 4, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	31 min
Aug 4, 4:55 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Aug 4, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	32 min
Aug 4, 5:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	31 min
Aug 4, 5:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance	3 hr

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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.