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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 349, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 14, 2021Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2021, 6:13 PM MDT for Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 14, 2021, 6:13 PM MDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Union County, NM

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 14, 6:52 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 605 Ne Folsom, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 2021-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 183 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 2021-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
183 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

057 
WUUS55 KABQ 150013
SVRABQ
NMC007-059-150045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0349.210915T0013Z-210915T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
613 PM MDT Tue Sep 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northeastern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 612 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trinchera, or
  19 miles northwest of Des Moines, moving southeast 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...
  Des Moines, Folsom and Capulin. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 376 and 389.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3687 10350 3664 10394 3699 10417 3700 10374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 316DEG 18KT 3700 10403 

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
172 
WWUS55 KABQ 150036
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
636 PM MDT Tue Sep 14 2021

NMC007-059-150045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0349.000000T0000Z-210915T0045Z/
Union-Colfax-
636 PM MDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION AND NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES...

At 635 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Folsom, or 11
miles northwest of Des Moines, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size 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.

Locations impacted include...
Des Moines, Folsom and Capulin. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 376 and 389.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3687 10350 3664 10394 3699 10417 3700 10374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 316DEG 18KT 3691 10393 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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189 
WWUS55 KABQ 150043
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
643 PM MDT Tue Sep 14 2021

NMC007-059-150053-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0349.000000T0000Z-210915T0045Z/
Union-Colfax-
643 PM MDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION AND
NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 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 small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3687 10350 3664 10394 3699 10417 3700 10374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 316DEG 18KT 3688 10390 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 7:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion52 min
Sep 15, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
Sep 15, 3:25 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.