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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 21, 2021Harding County, Quay County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2021, 5:50 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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 21, 2021, 5:50 PM MDT (23:50 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 142 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-21Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1826 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

002 
WUUS55 KABQ 212350
SVRABQ
NMC021-037-059-220015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0066.210521T2350Z-210522T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
550 PM MDT Fri May 21 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...
  Southern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 550 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Logan, or 17
  miles southwest of Nara Visa, moving north at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Logan and Nara Visa. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3533 10320 3534 10342 3578 10341 3572 10304
      3570 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 182DEG 31KT 3542 10331 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
575 
WWUS55 KABQ 220007
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
607 PM MDT Fri May 21 2021

NMC021-037-059-220017-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210522T0015Z/
Harding-Quay-Union-
607 PM MDT Fri May 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING...
NORTHEASTERN QUAY AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM
MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3533 10320 3534 10342 3578 10341 3572 10304
      3570 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 182DEG 31KT 3555 10330 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 2:33 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more16 hr
May 21, 2:33 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more29 hr
May 21, 5:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
May 21, 5:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
May 21, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 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.