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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 7, 2021

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 4:39 PM MDT. It was in force for 36 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
Aug 7, 2021, 4:39 PM MDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 262 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 24 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-451 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

043 
WWUS85 KABQ 072239
SPSABQ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
439 PM MDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
NMZ238-072315-
Chaves County Plains-
439 PM MDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN CHAVES
COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM MDT...

At 438 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northwest of Elkins, or 40 miles northeast of Roswell, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Chaves
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3376 10385 3372 10425 3393 10430 3400 10418
      3399 10416 3401 10415 3408 10403 3408 10399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 246DEG 12KT 3388 10418 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 3:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 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.