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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 17, 2021Mora County, Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 2:58 PM MDT for Mora County, Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 17 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 17, 2021, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2021, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mora County, NM, Taos County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 1:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3427 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

962 
WUUS55 KABQ 172058
SVRABQ
NMC033-055-172200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0048.210517T2058Z-210517T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
258 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Taos County in north central New Mexico...
  Northwestern Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 400 PM MDT.

* At 258 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holman, or 9
  miles northwest of Mora, moving north 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...
  Tres Ritos, Chacon and Holman. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3603 10532 3598 10547 3615 10561 3623 10536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 163DEG 14KT 3607 10544 

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

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1 follow-up statement
185 
WWUS55 KABQ 172115
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
315 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

NMC033-055-172125-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210517T2200Z/
Taos-Mora-
315 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TAOS AND
NORTHWESTERN MORA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3603 10532 3598 10547 3615 10561 3623 10536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 163DEG 14KT 3611 10546 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 6:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding35 min
May 16, 6:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax3 hr
May 16, 6:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax3 hr
May 16, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax12 min
May 16, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding30 min
May 16, 7:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding23 min
May 16, 7:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union42 min
May 17, 11:51 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia24 min
May 17, 12:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe25 min
May 17, 12:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe59 min
May 17, 12:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos35 min
May 17, 12:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance33 min
May 17, 12:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos29 min
May 17, 12:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLos Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe53 min
May 17, 1:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe27 min
May 17, 1:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSandoval, Santa Fe35 min
May 17, 1:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe62 min
May 17, 1:22 PM MDTTornado WarningABQSandoval, Santa Fe23 min
May 17, 1:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance28 min
May 17, 1:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe113 min
May 17, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
May 17, 2:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe24 min
May 17, 2:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe31 min
May 17, 2:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe33 min
May 17, 2:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe27 min
May 17, 2:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora36 min
May 17, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
May 17, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
May 17, 3:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Quay58 min
May 17, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry8 min
May 17, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe36 min
May 17, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora31 min
May 17, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe23 min
May 17, 3:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
May 17, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel46 min
May 17, 3:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel55 min
May 17, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe34 min
May 17, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Union61 min
May 17, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay61 min
May 17, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay26 min
May 17, 4:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt36 min
May 17, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding44 min
May 17, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel, Union60 min
May 17, 4:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax111 min
May 17, 4:42 PM MDTTornado WarningABQQuay38 min
May 17, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay51 min
May 17, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union63 min
May 17, 5:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding31 min
May 17, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Union60 min
May 17, 5:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay21 min
May 17, 5:41 PM MDTTornado WarningABQQuay, Union14 min
May 17, 5:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 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.