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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 335, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 15, 20215 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2021, 7:22 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 38 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 15, 2021, 7:22 PM MDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 15 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 283 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 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
283 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2358 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

499 
WUUS55 KABQ 160122
SVRABQ
NMC001-043-049-057-061-160200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0335.210816T0122Z-210816T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
722 PM MDT Sun Aug 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Valencia County in central New Mexico...
  Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
  Southwestern Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico...
  Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
  Northwestern Torrance County in central New Mexico...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 720 PM MDT, an outflow boundary racing southward from strong 
  thunderstorms were located along a line extending from about 6 
  miles north of Sandia Park to near Sandia Pueblo to Rio Rancho to 
  10 miles west of Northern Meadows, moving south to souteast at 40 
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Corrales, Los Ranchos De
  Albuquerque, Bosque Farms, Edgewood, Tijeras, Vista Hills and
  Chilili.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 142 and 194.
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 206 and 240.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Heavy rainfall may occur after the strongest winds hit, and may lead 
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3486 10599 3483 10619 3484 10640 3484 10687
      3531 10701 3533 10670 3529 10654 3532 10625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 332DEG 40KT 3526 10636 3525 10652 3530 10668
3528 10690

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
640 
WWUS55 KABQ 160200
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
800 PM MDT Sun Aug 15 2021

NMC001-043-049-057-061-160208-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0335.000000T0000Z-210816T0200Z/
Valencia-Sandoval-Santa Fe-Bernalillo-Torrance-
800 PM MDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VALENCIA...
SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL...SOUTHWESTERN SANTA FE...BERNALILLO AND
NORTHWESTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM MDT...

Northerly outflow winds will continue to gust to around 50 mph over 
central New Mexico this evening and isolated storms will continue to 
produce locally heavy rain.   

LAT...LON 3486 10599 3483 10619 3484 10640 3484 10687
      3531 10701 3533 10670 3529 10654 3532 10625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 332DEG 40KT 3493 10615 3492 10630 3497 10646
3495 10668

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 6:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Los Alamos, Sandoval28 min
Aug 15, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Santa Fe34 min
Aug 15, 7:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Aug 15, 7:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval3 hr
Aug 15, 7:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Aug 15, 7:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia48 min
Aug 15, 8:53 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQBernalillo3 hr
Aug 15, 9:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola3 hr
Aug 16, 10:26 AM MDTFlood WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Lincoln, McKinley and 4 more17 min
Aug 16, 10:43 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Lincoln, McKinley and 4 more11 hr
Aug 16, 12:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel26 min
Aug 16, 1:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Aug 16, 1:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel3 hr
Aug 16, 1:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora33 min
Aug 16, 1:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel3 hr
Aug 16, 2:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 hr
Aug 16, 2:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 16, 2:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel25 min
Aug 16, 2:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Union3 hr
Aug 16, 3:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley3 hr
Aug 16, 3:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 16, 3:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance3 hr
Aug 16, 3:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRoosevelt3 hr
Aug 16, 4:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos3 hr
Aug 16, 4:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union3 hr
Aug 16, 5:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo3 hr
Aug 16, 5:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance3 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.