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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 339, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 29, 2021Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2021, 5:28 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 32 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 29, 2021, 5:28 PM MDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Guadalupe County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

673 
WUUS55 KABQ 292328
SVRABQ
NMC019-300000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0339.210829T2328Z-210830T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
528 PM MDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 527 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Vaughn, moving southwest at 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...
  Vaughn.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 189 and 204.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 272 and 286.

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 3469 10517 3468 10487 3439 10497 3448 10530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 023DEG 7KT 3457 10508 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
096 
WWUS55 KABQ 292343
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
543 PM MDT Sun Aug 29 2021

NMC019-300000-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0339.000000T0000Z-210830T0000Z/
Guadalupe-
543 PM MDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY...

At 542 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Vaughn, moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Vaughn.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 189 and 204.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 272 and 286.

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 3469 10517 3468 10487 3439 10497 3448 10530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 023DEG 7KT 3454 10509 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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756 
WWUS55 KABQ 292354
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
554 PM MDT Sun Aug 29 2021

NMC019-300004-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0339.000000T0000Z-210830T0000Z/
Guadalupe-
554 PM MDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds, small hail, and heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3469 10517 3468 10487 3439 10497 3448 10530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 023DEG 7KT 3453 10510 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 6:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel3 hr
Aug 28, 6:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 28, 7:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
Aug 29, 3:21 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Colfax, Guadalupe, Lincoln and 9 more25 hr
Aug 29, 1:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Curry, De Baca, Roosevelt3 hr
Aug 29, 2:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
Aug 29, 3:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Aug 29, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
Aug 29, 4:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel3 hr
Aug 29, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe29 min
Aug 29, 5:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 29, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo30 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.