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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2021, 5:19 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports 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 28, 2021, 5:19 PM MDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 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), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 5:36 PM MDT | TORNADO | 9 Nne Arabela, NM | |
| May 28, 6:05 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 5 N Arabela, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 28, 1:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
889
WFUS55 KABQ 282319
TORABQ
NMC027-290000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.TO.W.0007.210528T2319Z-210529T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
519 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 519 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles north of Arabela, or 41 miles southeast of
Corona, moving southeast at 15 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 3375 10529 3387 10519 3377 10489 3371 10489
3353 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 304DEG 12KT 3377 10517
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
342 follow-up statements
344
WWUS55 KABQ 282329
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
529 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
NMC027-290000-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210529T0000Z/
Lincoln-
529 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...
At 529 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles north of Arabela, or 42 miles northeast of
Ruidoso, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Lincoln County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3374 10525 3383 10516 3377 10489 3371 10489
3353 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 304DEG 12KT 3375 10514
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
34174
WWUS55 KABQ 290000
SVSABQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
600 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
NMC027-290009-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210529T0000Z/
Lincoln-
600 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM MDT...
The tornado threat has 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. This
storm may require another tornado warning soon.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
central and southeastern New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3374 10525 3383 10516 3377 10489 3371 10489
3353 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 304DEG 12KT 3370 10505
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 14 min |
| May 28, 3:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 30 min |
| May 28, 3:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 44 min |
| May 28, 4:29 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 46 min |
| May 28, 4:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 113 min |
| May 28, 5:13 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 62 min |
| May 28, 6:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry | 48 min |
| May 28, 6:58 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 32 min |
| May 28, 12:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 31 min |
| May 28, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min | |
| May 28, 1:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 37 min |
| May 28, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 22 min |
| May 28, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 34 min |
| May 28, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 36 min |
| May 28, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 61 min |
| May 28, 3:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 36 min |
| May 28, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 26 min |
| May 28, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 27 min |
| May 28, 3:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay | 54 min |
| May 28, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 30 min |
| May 28, 3:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Torrance | 58 min |
| May 28, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 28, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Torrance | 43 min |
| May 28, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 28, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 47 min |
| May 28, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay | 54 min |
| May 28, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay | 62 min |
| May 28, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 30 min |
| May 28, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 62 min |
| May 28, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 62 min |
| May 28, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 62 min |
| May 28, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 59 min |
| May 28, 5:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 25 min |
| May 28, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 62 min |
| May 28, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 47 min |
| May 28, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.