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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 22, 2021Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 3:23 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 67 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 22, 2021, 3:23 PM MDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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 22, 12:42 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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: 3028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

425 
WUUS55 KABQ 222123
SVRABQ
NMC005-027-222230-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0078.210522T2123Z-210522T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
  West central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 323 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast
  of Tinnie, or 32 miles northwest of Hope, moving northeast 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...
  Southern Roswell and Sunset. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for central and
southeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3307 10506 3323 10517 3361 10491 3330 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 221DEG 18KT 3320 10505 

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

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

153 
WWUS55 KABQ 222152
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-027-222230-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210522T2230Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
352 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 352 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles east of
Tinnie, or 21 miles west of Roswell, 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...
Southern Roswell and Sunset. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for central and
southeastern New Mexico.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3319 10495 3332 10509 3361 10491 3330 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 227DEG 20KT 3331 10490 

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

Shoemake

273 
WWUS55 KABQ 222212
SVSABQ

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

NMC005-027-222230-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210522T2230Z/
Lincoln-Chaves-
412 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES...

At 412 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles west of
Roswell, moving northeast 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...
Southern Roswell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for central and
southeastern New Mexico.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3324 10483 3338 10497 3361 10491 3330 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 221DEG 18KT 3339 10482 

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, 1:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe	51 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, 3:28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.