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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 14, 2021Catron County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2021, 11:09 AM MDT for Catron County, New Mexico. It was in force for 21 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 14, 2021, 11:09 AM MDT (17:09 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2021, 11:30 AM MDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Catron County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 288 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-05-14Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4291 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 14, 5:31 AM MDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 5:31 AM MDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 7:55 AM MDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
755 AM MDT Fri May 14 2021

NMZ201>241-151200-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands-
Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-
San Francisco River Valley-Tusas Mountains Including Chama-
Jemez Mountains-Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-
Espanola Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area-
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-
Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-
Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains-
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-
Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-
Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-
Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County-
San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
755 AM MDT Fri May 14 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong or severe thunderstorms will be possible across portions
of eastern New Mexico this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts
and small hail will be the main concerns with these storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A better chance of strong to severe thunderstorms will return on
Saturday across northeast and far eastern New Mexico. Large hail and
damaging wind gusts will be likely, though a tornado cannot be ruled
out.

Severe weather chances persist across northeast New Mexico on Sunday
and may return Monday and Tuesday as well.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather through the
National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq or
by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also submit storm reports and
photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx.

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In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 11:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron26 min
May 14, 12:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
May 14, 12:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln29 min
May 14, 12:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
May 14, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro23 min
May 14, 2:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca24 min
May 14, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
May 14, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca32 min
May 14, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax29 min
May 14, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay34 min
May 14, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion27 min
May 14, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca30 min
May 14, 3:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt39 min
May 14, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
May 14, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry28 min

Nearby

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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.