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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 13, 20214 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 8:01 AM MST for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 44 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: Mar 13, 2021, 8:01 AM MST (15:01 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 8:45 AM MST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

638 
WUUS55 KABQ 131501
SVRABQ
NMC021-037-047-059-131545-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0004.210313T1501Z-210313T1545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
801 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Northwestern Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Southern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 845 AM MST.

* At 759 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles north of
  Tucumcari, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tucumcari, Logan, Ute Lake State Park and Rosebud. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 340 and 343.
 State Road 104 between Mile Markers 91 and 105.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is capable of producing widespread damaging winds across 
far eastern San Miguel and eastern Harding counties. SEEK SHELTER 
NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3518 10389 3543 10398 3596 10379 3575 10307
      3517 10354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 203DEG 40KT 3535 10378 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

483 
WWUS55 KABQ 131514
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
814 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC021-037-047-059-131545-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210313T1545Z/
San Miguel-Harding-Quay-Union-
814 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL...SOUTHEASTERN HARDING...NORTH CENTRAL
QUAY AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES...

At 813 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northwest
of Ute Lake State Park, or 23 miles north of Tucumcari, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Logan, Ute Lake State Park and Rosebud. 

This includes Interstate 40 near Mile Marker 343.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3596 10379 3575 10307 3517 10354 3533 10379
      3560 10392
TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 203DEG 40KT 3550 10370 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

871 
WWUS55 KABQ 131537
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
837 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMC047-131546-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210313T1545Z/
San Miguel-
837 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3596 10379 3575 10307 3543 10333 3547 10373
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 217DEG 38KT 3567 10347 

$$

NMC021-037-059-131545-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210313T1545Z/
Harding-Quay-Union-
837 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM MST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING...NORTH CENTRAL QUAY AND SOUTHERN UNION
COUNTIES...

At 836 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles north of
Ute Lake State Park, or 21 miles west of Nara Visa, moving northeast
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Rosebud.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact the National Weather Service office 
in Albuquerque at 1.888.386.7637.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 10379 3575 10307 3543 10333 3547 10373
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 217DEG 38KT 3567 10347 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 5:21 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	24 min
Mar 12, 8:21 PM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Curry, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and 1 more	12 hr
Mar 13, 5:41 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	34 min
Mar 13, 6:20 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 min
Mar 13, 7:12 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	48 min
Mar 13, 7:28 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	32 min
Mar 13, 7:35 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	40 min
Mar 13, 8:16 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	29 min
Mar 13, 8:45 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel, Union	45 min
Mar 13, 9:53 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
Mar 13, 9:54 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	36 min
Mar 13, 10:21 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	39 min
Mar 13, 10:32 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	28 min
Mar 13, 11:05 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	40 min
Mar 13, 11:07 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	23 min
Mar 13, 11:23 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union	52 min
Mar 13, 11:47 AM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, Union	58 min
Mar 13, 12:09 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	38 min
Mar 13, 12:23 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	22 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.