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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 18, 2022Harding County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2022, 4:22 PM MDT for Harding County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 40 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, 2022, 4:22 PM MDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2022, 5:02 PM MDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 4122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

508 
WUUS55 KABQ 182222
SVRABQ
NMC021-059-182315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0021.220518T2222Z-220518T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
422 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 422 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
  of Sedan, or 17 miles southwest of Clayton, moving southeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Amistad, Hayden and Sedan. 

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 419 and 428.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 10334 3637 10359 3655 10330 3626 10304
      3590 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 317DEG 25KT 3622 10330 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CA

3 follow-up statements

975 
WWUS55 KABQ 182237
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
437 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

NMC021-182247-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220518T2315Z/
Harding-
437 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3590 10304 3588 10322 3630 10352 3643 10321
      3626 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 317DEG 25KT 3614 10321 

$$

NMC059-182315-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220518T2315Z/
Union-
437 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY...

At 437 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sedan, or 15
miles north of Amistad, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Amistad, Hayden and Sedan. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 10304 3588 10322 3630 10352 3643 10321
      3626 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 317DEG 25KT 3614 10321 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CA

653 
WWUS55 KABQ 182253
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
453 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

NMC059-182315-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220518T2315Z/
Union-
453 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY...

At 452 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sedan, or 9
miles north of Amistad, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Amistad, Hayden and Sedan. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce
visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 10304 3588 10322 3621 10343 3635 10313
      3626 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 317DEG 25KT 3606 10312 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CA

647 
WWUS55 KABQ 182302
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
502 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

NMC059-182312-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220518T2315Z/
Union-
502 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your local law enforcement and the
National Weather Service in Albuquerque.

LAT...LON 3590 10304 3588 10322 3621 10343 3635 10313
      3626 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 317DEG 25KT 3601 10306 

$$

CA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 3:30 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more	11 hr
May 18, 5:23 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ	Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more	41 hr
May 18, 2:38 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more	54 hr
May 18, 2:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	28 min
May 18, 3:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
May 18, 3:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.