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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 30, 2021Colfax County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2021, 1:21 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2021, 1:21 PM MDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2021, 1:45 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Colfax County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 1:47 PM MDTHAIL 0.75Raton, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 282 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 2021-05-30Temperature 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 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
2954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

368 
WWUS85 KABQ 301921
SPSABQ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
121 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
 
NMZ227-228-301945-
Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton
Pass-
121 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY UNTIL
145 PM MDT...

At 121 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Raton, moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Raton, Raton Pass, Sugarite and Sugarite Canyon State Park. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 445 and 460.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 341 and 357.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM MDT for
northeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3684 10423 3675 10455 3690 10468 3700 10456
      3699 10436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 234DEG 11KT 3687 10454 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:43 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQUnion47 min
May 29, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora28 min
May 29, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora25 min
May 29, 7:27 PM MDTTornado WarningABQUnion24 min
May 29, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora30 min
May 29, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora33 min
May 29, 7:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
May 29, 8:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding15 min
May 29, 8:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel25 min
May 29, 8:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel62 min
May 29, 8:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel108 min
May 29, 9:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding33 min
May 29, 10:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel39 min
May 29, 10:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding32 min
May 29, 10:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel, Union3 hr
May 29, 10:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel62 min
May 29, 11:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
May 29, 11:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel49 min
May 30, 12:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Union20 min
May 30, 3:29 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos19 hr
May 30, 5:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
May 30, 6:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
May 30, 6:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
May 30, 7:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
May 30, 7:52 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
May 30, 8:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay44 min
May 30, 8:50 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
May 30, 8:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay46 min
May 30, 10:24 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln36 min
May 30, 11:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln30 min
May 30, 11:38 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln22 min
May 30, 11:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln29 min
May 30, 12:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
May 30, 12:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
May 30, 12:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance32 min
May 30, 12:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln23 min
May 30, 12:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora, Taos59 min
May 30, 12:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance36 min
May 30, 1:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance3 hr
May 30, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance30 min
May 30, 1:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln27 min
May 30, 1:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Quay, Roosevelt16 min
May 30, 1:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance29 min
May 30, 1:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance58 min
May 30, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora24 min
May 30, 1:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln3 hr
May 30, 1:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance3 hr
May 30, 1:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Taos3 hr
May 30, 1:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln56 min
May 30, 1:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe25 min
May 30, 2:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora25 min
May 30, 2:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora64 min
May 30, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax30 min
May 30, 2:17 PM MDTTornado WarningABQLincoln43 min
May 30, 2:19 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyABQLincoln3 hr
May 30, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ30 min
May 30, 2:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding24 min
May 30, 2:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel21 min
May 30, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance28 min
May 30, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia39 min
May 30, 3:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora23 min
May 30, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln37 min
May 30, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora23 min
May 30, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo52 min
May 30, 3:31 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatABQUnion44 min
May 30, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln27 min
May 30, 3:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora112 min
May 30, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves46 min
May 30, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo40 min
May 30, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion24 min
May 30, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe28 min
May 30, 4:41 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQChaves34 min
May 30, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves60 min
May 30, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
May 30, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos26 min
May 30, 5:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln2 hr
May 30, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt60 min
May 30, 5:15 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABQChaves29 min
May 30, 5:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln117 min
May 30, 5:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.