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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 16, 2021Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT for Union 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: May 16, 2021, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 196 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 2:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 219 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WUUS55 KABQ 162154
SVRABQ
NMC059-162245-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0037.210516T2154Z-210516T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
354 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 353 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles east of
  Gladstone, or 27 miles south of Des Moines, moving northeast 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...
  Grenville and Mount Dora. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3627 10375 3643 10384 3668 10360 3634 10333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 228DEG 9KT 3638 10373 

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

Shoemake

1 follow-up statement

169 
WWUS55 KABQ 162221
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
421 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

NMC059-162245-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210516T2245Z/
Union-
421 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL UNION COUNTY...

At 420 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Grenville, or 22 miles southeast of Des Moines, moving northeast 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...
Grenville and Mount Dora. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 401 and 413.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 10370 3643 10384 3668 10360 3639 10338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 216DEG 11KT 3646 10367 

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

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 6:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	34 min
May 16, 12:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	35 min
May 16, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	23 min
May 16, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
May 16, 4:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	51 min
May 16, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 min
May 16, 5:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	34 min
May 16, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	33 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.