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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 17, 2021Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 6:10 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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, 6:10 PM MDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2021, 6:57 PM MDT
In force: 47 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 Amarillo radar (KAMA), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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: 1013 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

925 
WUUS55 KABQ 180010
SVRABQ
NMC059-180115-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0063.210518T0010Z-210518T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

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

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 610 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sedan, or 16
  miles north of Amistad, 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...
  Clayton and Sedan. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 10304 3607 10304 3615 10335 3647 10316
      3656 10301 3650 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 194DEG 14KT 3616 10308 

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

44

2 follow-up statements

808 
WWUS55 KABQ 180031
SVSABQ

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

NMC059-180115-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210518T0115Z/
Union-
631 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY...

At 631 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Texline, or 7
miles southeast of Clayton, moving north at 20 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3619 10304 3625 10329 3647 10316 3656 10301
      3650 10300 3650 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 190DEG 17KT 3638 10308 

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

Guyer

841 
WWUS55 KABQ 180057
SVSABQ

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

NMC059-180107-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210518T0115Z/
Union-
657 PM MDT Mon May 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY 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 3619 10304 3625 10329 3647 10316 3656 10301
      3650 10300 3650 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 194DEG 14KT 3648 10305 

$$

Guyer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 6:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	35 min
May 18, 12:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	26 min
May 18, 12:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	33 min
May 18, 1:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	26 min
May 18, 1:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	27 min
May 18, 1:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	31 min
May 18, 1:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	29 min
May 18, 1:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	30 min
May 18, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	36 min
May 18, 2:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	30 min
May 18, 2:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	23 min
May 18, 2:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	44 min
May 18, 2:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	27 min
May 18, 2:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	19 min
May 18, 2:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
May 18, 2:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	31 min
May 18, 3:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	37 min
May 18, 3:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	37 min
May 18, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
May 18, 4:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	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.