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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 343, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 5, 2021Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 51 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
Sep 5, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

312 
WUUS55 KABQ 060024
SVRABQ
NMC021-037-060115-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0343.210906T0024Z-210906T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
624 PM MDT Sun Sep 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northeastern Quay County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 624 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles southwest
  of Hayden, or 22 miles west of Nara Visa, 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Harding and northeastern Quay Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3543 10348 3573 10381 3583 10347 3575 10338
      3574 10337 3569 10327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 053DEG 9KT 3571 10349 

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
909 
WWUS55 KABQ 060045
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
645 PM MDT Sun Sep 5 2021

NMC021-037-060115-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0343.000000T0000Z-210906T0115Z/
Harding-Quay-
645 PM MDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND NORTHEASTERN QUAY COUNTIES...

At 645 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles north of
Ute Lake State Park, or 24 miles east of Mosquero, 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Harding and northeastern Quay Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3543 10348 3573 10381 3581 10348 3574 10339
      3568 10330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 053DEG 9KT 3568 10354 

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

$$

15
650 
WWUS55 KABQ 060050 CCA
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
650 PM MDT Sun Sep 5 2021

NMC021-037-060115-
/O.COR.KABQ.SV.W.0343.000000T0000Z-210906T0115Z/
Harding-Quay-
650 PM MDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND NORTHEASTERN QUAY COUNTIES...

At 650 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles south of
Bueyeros, or 21 miles east of Mosquero, moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Harding and northeastern Quay Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3543 10348 3573 10381 3581 10348 3574 10339
      3568 10330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 068DEG 10KT 3568 10354 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding30 min
Sep 5, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding31 min
Sep 5, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel10 min
Sep 5, 7:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min

Nearby

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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.