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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 22, 20214 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 1:54 PM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2021, 1:54 PM MDT (19:54 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2021, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 22, 2:45 PM MDT	HAIL 2	1 N Rociada, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 22, 12:42 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

476 
WUUS55 KABQ 221954
SVRABQ
NMC033-039-047-049-222045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0075.210522T1954Z-210522T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
154 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico...
  Southwestern Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 245 PM MDT.

* At 154 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Upper
  Colonias, or 20 miles west of Las Vegas, moving north at 30 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...
  Pecos, La Cueva, Cowles, Ledoux, Tererro, Upper Colonias, Tierra
  Monte, El Porvenir, Morphy Lake State Park and Gascon.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 301 and 305.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northeastern
New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3546 10552 3555 10576 3603 10570 3595 10518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 191DEG 25KT 3563 10558 

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

Shoemake

1 follow-up statement

259 
WWUS55 KABQ 222019
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
219 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

NMC039-049-222029-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210522T2045Z/
Rio Arriba-Santa Fe-
219 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA AND
NORTHEASTERN SANTA FE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northeastern
New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3595 10518 3554 10547 3563 10566 3597 10559
      3597 10557 3600 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 208DEG 23KT 3573 10549 

$$

NMC033-047-222045-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210522T2045Z/
San Miguel-Mora-
219 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL AND SOUTHWESTERN MORA COUNTIES...

At 219 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of El
Porvenir, or 17 miles northwest of Las Vegas, moving northeast at 25
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...
La Cueva, Tierra Monte, El Porvenir, Ledoux, Morphy Lake State Park,
Gascon, South Carmen, Rociada and Monte Aplanado.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northeastern
New Mexico.

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 10518 3554 10547 3563 10566 3597 10559
      3597 10557 3600 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 208DEG 23KT 3573 10549 

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

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 min
May 21, 7:11 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 7 more	29 hr
May 21, 7:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	30 min
May 21, 7:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	36 min
May 21, 7:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	28 min
May 21, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	46 min
May 21, 9:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	52 min
May 21, 9:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	53 min
May 21, 10:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	15 min
May 22, 12:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	26 min
May 22, 12:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	45 min
May 22, 1:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	51 min
May 22, 1:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	26 min
May 22, 1:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	25 min
May 22, 1:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	49 min
May 22, 1:57 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	33 min
May 22, 2:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Juan	26 min
May 22, 2:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	65 min
May 22, 2:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos	45 min
May 22, 2:52 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	6 hr
May 22, 2:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	35 min
May 22, 3:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		29 min
May 22, 3:11 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	34 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	37 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	67 min
May 22, 3:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	47 min
May 22, 3:31 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ		13 hr
May 22, 3:31 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ		27 hr
May 22, 3:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	28 min
May 22, 3:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe	41 min
May 22, 3:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Taos	24 min
May 22, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	29 min
May 22, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	44 min
May 22, 4:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos	43 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	44 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln	44 min
May 22, 4:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos	41 min
May 22, 4:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		33 min
May 22, 4:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	45 min
May 22, 4:33 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln	27 min
May 22, 4:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	30 min
May 22, 4:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln	22 min
May 22, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
May 22, 5:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	43 min
May 22, 5:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	33 min
May 22, 5:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	45 min
May 22, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	29 min
May 22, 5:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
May 22, 5:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		38 min
May 22, 5:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln	46 min
May 22, 5:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	67 min
May 22, 5:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	38 min
May 22, 5:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.