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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 23, 2022Harding County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2022, 9:01 PM MDT for Harding County, New Mexico. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2022, 9:01 PM MDT (03:01 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2022, 9:45 PM MDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Harding County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 23, 3:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 23, 5:51 PM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 5:51 PM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 5:43 PM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 5:45 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 7:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 7:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 8:35 PM MDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 8:38 PM MDT, 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
838 PM MDT Mon May 23 2022

NMZ235-236-240315-
Roosevelt County-Curry County-
838 PM MDT Mon May 23 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ROOSEVELT AND SOUTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM MDT...

At 838 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arch, or 14 miles east of Portales, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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.

Locations impacted include...
Farwell, Texico, Arch and Rogers.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 395 and 397.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
east central New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3397 10325 3423 10324 3443 10304 3395 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 262DEG 18KT 3415 10309

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	38 min
May 23, 7:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry	2 hr
May 23, 7:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	41 min
May 23, 8:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	45 min
May 23, 9:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	30 min
May 23, 10:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	33 min
May 23, 11:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	34 min
May 23, 11:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	37 min
May 24, 12:14 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	46 min
May 24, 2:01 AM MDT	Wind Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan	18 hr
May 24, 11:44 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	31 min
May 24, 11:50 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln	40 min
May 24, 11:54 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	36 min
May 24, 12:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	61 min
May 24, 12:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel	118 min
May 24, 1:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	32 min
May 24, 1:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	34 min
May 24, 1:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	60 min
May 24, 2:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	40 min
May 24, 2:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	37 min
May 24, 2:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	50 min
May 24, 2:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	19 min
May 24, 3:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.