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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 18, 2021Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2021, 3:38 PM MDT for Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 37 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 18, 2021, 3:38 PM MDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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: 1488 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 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 18, 2:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 2:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 2:54 AM MDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
254 AM MDT Tue May 18 2021

NMZ201>241-191115-
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-
254 AM MDT Tue May 18 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a risk for another round of strong to severe storms
this afternoon and evening across northeast and east central New
Mexico, where strong winds and large hail will be the main threats.
Burn scar flooding near Ute Park is also a possibility.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Rounds of afternoon showers and thunderstorms will continue across
the eastern plains Friday through even Monday. Some storms may become
strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds. Burn scar
flooding is also a possibility.

Meanwhile, drier air and strengthening winds may produce critical
fire weather conditions across western areas of the state beginning
Thursday through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any wind, hail, and rainfall
amounts 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

Special weather statement, May 18, 2:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
207 PM MDT Tue May 18 2021

NMZ228-230-231-182030-
Far Northeast Highlands-Harding County-Union County-
207 PM MDT Tue May 18 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDING...
SOUTHWESTERN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM
MDT...

At 207 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chicosa Lake State Park, or 26 miles north of Mosquero, moving north
at 10 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gladstone, Chicosa Lake State Park and Farley.

&&

LAT...LON 3639 10383 3601 10394 3600 10419 3640 10420
      3641 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 181DEG 13KT 3613 10411

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Special weather statement, May 18, 2:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
218 PM MDT Tue May 18 2021

NMZ235-236-182045-
Roosevelt County-Curry County-
218 PM MDT Tue May 18 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT AND
EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT...

At 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bellview to near Clovis. Movement was
northeast at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Cannon Air Force Base, Ranchvale, Bellview, Portair and
Pleasant Hill.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 374 and 391.

&&

LAT...LON 3424 10326 3442 10346 3490 10312 3489 10304
      3452 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 221DEG 16KT 3480 10306 3438 10325

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Special weather statement, May 18, 2:38 PM MDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, May 18, 2:59 PM MDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 18, 3:08 PM MDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 18, 3:38 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	47 min
May 17, 6:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	35 min
May 18, 12:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	26 min
May 18, 12:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	33 min
May 18, 1:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	26 min
May 18, 1:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	27 min
May 18, 1:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	31 min
May 18, 1:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	29 min
May 18, 1:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	30 min
May 18, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	36 min
May 18, 2:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	30 min
May 18, 2:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	23 min
May 18, 2:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	44 min
May 18, 2:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	27 min
May 18, 2:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	19 min
May 18, 2:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
May 18, 2:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	31 min
May 18, 3:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	37 min
May 18, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	37 min
May 18, 4:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	33 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.