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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 22, 2021De Baca County, Guadalupe County, Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 6:17 PM MDT for De Baca County, Guadalupe County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 43 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, 6:17 PM MDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 169 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 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
169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

829 
WUUS55 KABQ 230017
SVRABQ
NMC011-019-027-230100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0098.210523T0017Z-210523T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
  West central De Baca County in east central New Mexico...
  Southwestern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 616 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ramon, or 26
  miles southeast of Vaughn, moving northeast 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...
  Ramon and Yeso. 

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 168 and 199.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 274 and 308, and near Mile Marker
310.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail, damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lighting is
one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3413 10486 3416 10515 3466 10513 3451 10448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 211DEG 11KT 3428 10494 

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

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1 follow-up statement
452 
WWUS55 KABQ 230038
SVSABQ

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

NMC011-019-027-230100-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210523T0100Z/
Lincoln-De Baca-Guadalupe-
638 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL DE BACA AND SOUTHWESTERN
GUADALUPE COUNTIES...

At 638 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Ramon, or 25 miles southeast of Vaughn, moving northeast 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...
Ramon and Yeso. 

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 172 and 192.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 279 and 308, and near Mile Marker
310.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3418 10481 3423 10507 3464 10506 3451 10448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 211DEG 11KT 3434 10490 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln30 min
May 22, 6:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln24 min
May 22, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax30 min
May 22, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca30 min
May 22, 8:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
May 22, 8:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel25 min
May 22, 9:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt30 min
May 22, 9:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos29 min
May 22, 9:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos30 min
May 22, 10:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln45 min
May 22, 11:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln45 min
May 22, 11:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln40 min
May 23, 12:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln45 min
May 23, 1:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe29 min
May 23, 1:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln32 min
May 23, 1:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora29 min
May 23, 1:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
May 23, 1:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
May 23, 1:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora, San Miguel38 min
May 23, 1:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax31 min
May 23, 2:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax29 min
May 23, 2:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca27 min
May 23, 3:02 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union16 hr
May 23, 3:51 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax24 min
May 23, 3:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora32 min
May 23, 4:02 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax28 min
May 23, 4:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora32 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.