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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 22, 2021Colfax County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 5:12 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 33 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, 5:12 PM MDT (23:12 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Colfax County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 12:42 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 268 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-22Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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.

171 
WUUS55 KABQ 222312
SVRABQ
NMC007-222345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0093.210522T2312Z-210522T2345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 512 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Raton, moving northeast at 35 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...
  Raton, Sugarite and Sugarite Canyon State Park. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 448 and 460.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 350 and 351.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 3668 10460 3680 10487 3699 10465 3699 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 214DEG 32KT 3687 10460 

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

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2 follow-up statements
488 
WWUS55 KABQ 222332
SVSABQ

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

NMC007-222345-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210522T2345Z/
Colfax-
532 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY...

At 532 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Raton Pass, or
9 miles north of Raton, moving northeast 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...
Raton, Sugarite and Sugarite Canyon State Park. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 448 and 460.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 350 and 351.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3680 10448 3686 10476 3699 10465 3699 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 214DEG 32KT 3702 10447 

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

31
066 
WWUS55 KABQ 222346
SVSABQ

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

NMC007-222355-
/O.EXP.KABQ.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210522T2345Z/
Colfax-
546 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3680 10448 3686 10476 3699 10465 3699 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 214DEG 32KT 3712 10439 

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 min
May 21, 7:11 PM MDTWind AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 7 more29 hr
May 21, 7:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt30 min
May 21, 7:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry36 min
May 21, 7:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt28 min
May 21, 8:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay46 min
May 21, 9:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel52 min
May 21, 9:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union53 min
May 21, 10:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union15 min
May 22, 12:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe26 min
May 22, 12:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe45 min
May 22, 1:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe51 min
May 22, 1:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln26 min
May 22, 1:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance25 min
May 22, 1:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln49 min
May 22, 1:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe51 min
May 22, 1:57 PM MDTTornado WarningABQLincoln33 min
May 22, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan26 min
May 22, 2:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln65 min
May 22, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos45 min
May 22, 2:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax6 hr
May 22, 2:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax35 min
May 22, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
May 22, 3:11 PM MDTTornado WarningABQLincoln34 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax37 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln67 min
May 22, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln47 min
May 22, 3:31 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQ13 hr
May 22, 3:31 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQ27 hr
May 22, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora28 min
May 22, 3:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe41 min
May 22, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, Taos24 min
May 22, 3:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln29 min
May 22, 3:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora44 min
May 22, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos43 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln44 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln44 min
May 22, 4:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos41 min
May 22, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
May 22, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax45 min
May 22, 4:33 PM MDTTornado WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln27 min
May 22, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora30 min
May 22, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln22 min
May 22, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln30 min
May 22, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln43 min
May 22, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax45 min
May 22, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos29 min
May 22, 5:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ24 min
May 22, 5:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ38 min
May 22, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln46 min
May 22, 5:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Roosevelt67 min
May 22, 5:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax38 min
May 22, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos37 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.