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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 17, 2021Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 5:30 PM MDT for Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 60 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, 5:30 PM MDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 215 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 227 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

527 
WUUS55 KABQ 172330
SVRABQ
NMC007-021-059-180030-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0061.210517T2330Z-210518T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 530 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles west of Abbott to 7 miles east of Bueyeros,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Clayton, Des Moines, Folsom, Grenville, Abbott, Clayton Lake State
  Park, Seneca, Farley, Capulin and Gladstone.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 360 and 429.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3663 10300 3655 10301 3595 10352 3633 10451
      3700 10419 3700 10389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 205DEG 38KT 3631 10443 3597 10355 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

44

2 follow-up statements

035 
WWUS55 KABQ 172358
SVSABQ

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

NMC021-180007-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210518T0030Z/
Harding-
558 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3663 10300 3655 10301 3608 10341 3608 10342
      3661 10438 3700 10419 3700 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 211DEG 38KT 3675 10412 3629 10325 

$$

NMC007-059-180030-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210518T0030Z/
Union-Colfax-
558 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL UNION AND NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES...

At 557 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Capulin to 11 miles northwest of
Sedan, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Clayton, Des Moines, Folsom, Grenville, Clayton Lake State Park,
Seneca, Capulin and Mount Dora.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 360 and 429.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 10300 3655 10301 3608 10341 3608 10342
      3661 10438 3700 10419 3700 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 211DEG 38KT 3675 10412 3629 10325 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Guyer

112 
WWUS55 KABQ 180027
SVSABQ

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

NMC007-059-180036-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210518T0030Z/
Union-Colfax-
627 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL UNION AND NORTHEASTERN
COLFAX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 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 Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for far 
eastern Union County until 715 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 3663 10300 3655 10301 3608 10341 3608 10342
      3661 10438 3700 10419 3700 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 205DEG 38KT 3695 10400 3649 10313 

$$

Guyer

The 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, 4:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	63 min
May 17, 5:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	31 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.