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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 22, 2021Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 24 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, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2021, 6:48 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.

844 
WUUS55 KABQ 230024
SVRABQ
NMC027-230115-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0099.210523T0024Z-210523T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 624 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Encinoso, or
  23 miles east of Carrizozo, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Encinoso.

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 central New
Mexico.

LAT...LON 3358 10545 3366 10564 3403 10555 3389 10513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 228DEG 8KT 3373 10549 

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

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1 follow-up statement
032 
WWUS55 KABQ 230048
SVSABQ

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

NMC027-230058-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210523T0115Z/
Lincoln-
648 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Albuquerque.

LAT...LON 3358 10545 3366 10564 3403 10555 3389 10513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 228DEG 8KT 3377 10544 

$$

CA

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, 6:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln43 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.