Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 4:57 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 63 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, 4:57 PM MDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 17, 2:04 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
228
WUUS55 KABQ 172257
SVRABQ
NMC021-037-059-180000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0060.210517T2257Z-210518T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
457 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
Northeastern Quay County in east central New Mexico...
Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 457 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Nara Visa to 8 miles north of Ute Lake State
Park, moving north 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...
Amistad, Nara Visa, Hayden and Rosebud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for east central
New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3547 10358 3607 10350 3609 10304 3554 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 190DEG 18KT 3563 10302 3550 10351
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
442 follow-up statements
044
WWUS55 KABQ 172325
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
525 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021
NMC021-037-059-180000-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210518T0000Z/
Harding-Quay-Union-
525 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL HARDING...NORTHEASTERN QUAY AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION
COUNTIES...
At 525 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southeast of Nara Visa to 16 miles southeast
of Bueyeros, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Amistad, Nara Visa, Hayden and Rosebud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for east central
New Mexico.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3607 10350 3609 10304 3554 10304 3552 10323
3562 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 191DEG 18KT 3555 10296 3580 10351
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
44426
WWUS55 KABQ 172359
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
559 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021
NMC021-037-059-180009-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210518T0000Z/
Harding-Quay-Union-
559 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HARDING...
NORTHEASTERN QUAY AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600
PM MDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these
thunderstorms.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for east central
New Mexico.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3607 10350 3609 10304 3554 10304 3552 10323
3562 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 190DEG 18KT 3571 10293 3596 10348
$$
GuyerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 6:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 3 hr |
| May 16, 6:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 3 hr |
| May 16, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 12 min |
| May 16, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 30 min |
| May 16, 7:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 23 min |
| May 16, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 42 min |
| May 17, 11:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 24 min |
| May 17, 12:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 25 min |
| May 17, 12:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 59 min |
| May 17, 12:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 35 min |
| May 17, 12:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 33 min |
| May 17, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 29 min |
| May 17, 12:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 53 min |
| May 17, 1:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 27 min |
| May 17, 1:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Sandoval, Santa Fe | 35 min |
| May 17, 1:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 62 min |
| May 17, 1:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Sandoval, Santa Fe | 23 min |
| May 17, 1:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 28 min |
| May 17, 1:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval, Santa Fe | 113 min |
| May 17, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min | |
| May 17, 2:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 24 min |
| May 17, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 31 min |
| May 17, 2:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| May 17, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 27 min |
| May 17, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 36 min |
| May 17, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 26 min |
| May 17, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, Taos | 17 min |
| May 17, 3:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| May 17, 3:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay | 58 min |
| May 17, 3:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 8 min |
| May 17, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 36 min |
| May 17, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 31 min |
| May 17, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 23 min |
| May 17, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 26 min |
| May 17, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 46 min |
| May 17, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 55 min |
| May 17, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 34 min |
| May 17, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, Union | 61 min |
| May 17, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 61 min |
| May 17, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 26 min |
| May 17, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 36 min |
| May 17, 4:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 44 min |
| May 17, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 60 min |
| May 17, 4:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 111 min |
| May 17, 4:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Quay | 38 min |
| May 17, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 51 min |
| May 17, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 31 min |
| May 17, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Union | 60 min |
| May 17, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 21 min |
| May 17, 5:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Quay, Union | 14 min |
| May 17, 5:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 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.