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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 15, 2021Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 5:29 PM MDT for Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 61 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, 5:29 PM MDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 146 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 15, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 390 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 107 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
390 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-372 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

049 
WUUS55 KABQ 152329
SVRABQ
NMC021-059-160030-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0034.210515T2329Z-210516T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 528 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of
  Hayden, or 18 miles west of Amistad, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Amistad, Hayden, Sedan and Rosebud. 

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 3580 10360 3609 10361 3622 10304 3574 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 236DEG 14KT 3591 10348 

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

Shoemake
1 follow-up statement
724 
WWUS55 KABQ 160006
SVSABQ

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

NMC021-059-160030-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210516T0030Z/
Harding-Union-
606 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN HARDING AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES...

At 605 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sedan, or 13
miles north of Amistad, moving northeast at 30 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...
Amistad, Hayden and Sedan. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3587 10336 3611 10349 3622 10304 3574 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 231DEG 28KT 3612 10317 

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

Shoemake

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves24 min
May 14, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves61 min
May 14, 6:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves26 min
May 14, 8:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLea25 min
May 15, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln28 min
May 15, 12:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves24 min
May 15, 1:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln42 min
May 15, 2:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union47 min
May 15, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves29 min
May 15, 3:08 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQChaves52 min
May 15, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt45 min
May 15, 3:25 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia35 min
May 15, 3:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt58 min
May 15, 3:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry25 min
May 15, 3:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union62 min
May 15, 3:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Roosevelt65 min
May 15, 3:57 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval63 min
May 15, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay30 min
May 15, 4:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRoosevelt3 hr
May 15, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
May 15, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves22 min
May 15, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt47 min
May 15, 4:33 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQRoosevelt3 hr
May 15, 4:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
May 15, 4:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRoosevelt2 hr
May 15, 4:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel57 min
May 15, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Roosevelt47 min
May 15, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt62 min
May 15, 5:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion42 min
May 15, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion58 min
May 15, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry34 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.