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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 22, 2021Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2021, 3:11 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 34 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, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2021, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 12:42 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 201 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: 2708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

109 
WFUS55 KABQ 222111
TORABQ
NMC027-222145-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0005.210522T2111Z-210522T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
311 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* Until 345 PM MDT.
    
* At 311 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles north of Arabela, or 42 miles northeast of
  Ruidoso, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  east central Lincoln County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3368 10516 3374 10519 3389 10496 3379 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 238DEG 20KT 3374 10513 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Shoemake

1 follow-up statement

870 
WWUS55 KABQ 222137
SVSABQ

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

NMC027-222147-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210522T2145Z/
Lincoln-
337 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
345 PM MDT...
    
The tornado threat has currently diminished and the Tornado Warning 
has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain 
likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the 
area.

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

LAT...LON 3368 10516 3374 10519 3389 10496 3379 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 238DEG 20KT 3382 10499 

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	25 min
May 21, 7:11 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 7 more	29 hr
May 21, 7:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	30 min
May 21, 7:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	36 min
May 21, 7:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	28 min
May 21, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay	46 min
May 21, 9:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	52 min
May 21, 9:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	53 min
May 21, 10:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	15 min
May 22, 12:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	26 min
May 22, 12:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	45 min
May 22, 1:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	51 min
May 22, 1:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	26 min
May 22, 1:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	25 min
May 22, 1:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	49 min
May 22, 1:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe	51 min
May 22, 1:57 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	33 min
May 22, 2:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Juan	26 min
May 22, 2:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	65 min
May 22, 2:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos	45 min
May 22, 2:52 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	6 hr
May 22, 2:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	35 min
May 22, 3:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		29 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	37 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	67 min
May 22, 3:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	47 min
May 22, 3:31 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ		13 hr
May 22, 3:31 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ		27 hr
May 22, 3:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	28 min
May 22, 3:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe	41 min
May 22, 3:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Taos	24 min
May 22, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	29 min
May 22, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	44 min
May 22, 4:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos	43 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	44 min
May 22, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln	44 min
May 22, 4:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos	41 min
May 22, 4:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		33 min
May 22, 4:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	45 min
May 22, 4:33 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln	27 min
May 22, 4:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	30 min
May 22, 4:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln	22 min
May 22, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
May 22, 5:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	43 min
May 22, 5:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	33 min
May 22, 5:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	45 min
May 22, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	29 min
May 22, 5:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
May 22, 5:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		38 min
May 22, 5:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln	46 min
May 22, 5:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	67 min
May 22, 5:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	38 min
May 22, 5:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	37 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.