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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 346, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 6, 2021Harding County, Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2021, 6:03 PM MDT for Harding County, Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 42 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 6, 2021, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 231 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 2021-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 619 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 2021-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 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
619 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

162 
WUUS55 KABQ 070003 RRA
SVRABQ
NMC021-033-047-070045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0346.210907T0003Z-210907T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
603 PM MDT Mon Sep 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northwestern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  East central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 602 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mills, or 20
  miles east of Wagon Mound, moving southeast 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...
  Roy, Mills, Chicosa Lake State Park and Solano. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and 
dangerous flows in arroyos, canyons, ditches and over low water 
crossings. Do not attempt to drive through areas where water covers 
the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 10449 3614 10430 3593 10387 3570 10439
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 328DEG 12KT 3603 10435 

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

$$

Shoemake
1 follow-up statement
371 
WWUS55 KABQ 070028
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
628 PM MDT Mon Sep 6 2021

NMC021-033-047-070045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0346.000000T0000Z-210907T0045Z/
San Miguel-Harding-Mora-
628 PM MDT Mon Sep 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL...WEST CENTRAL HARDING AND EAST CENTRAL
MORA COUNTIES...

At 628 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Roy, or 22 miles east of Wagon Mound, moving south at 20 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...
Roy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flow in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do
not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 10445 3601 10429 3584 10407 3570 10439
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 345DEG 15KT 3589 10433 

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

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion42 min
Sep 6, 6:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel3 hr
Sep 6, 6:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion111 min
Sep 6, 6:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel48 min
Sep 6, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Sep 6, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Sep 6, 7:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion27 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.