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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 3, 2023Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2023, 7:00 PM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 37 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 3, 2023, 7:00 PM MDT (01:00 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2023, 7:37 PM MDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 267 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: 3789 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 3, 6:08 PM MDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 6:08 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 3:13 PM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 3:44 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 4:53 PM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 5:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 6:47 PM MDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
647 PM MDT Wed May 3 2023

NMZ235-236-040115-
Roosevelt County-Curry County-
647 PM MDT Wed May 3 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ROOSEVELT AND SOUTHERN CURRY COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM MDT...

At 647 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Portales, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Locations impacted include...
Portales, Oasis State Park and Cannon Air Force Base.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent dangerous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this
storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3397 10343 3410 10358 3439 10332 3420 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 224DEG 22KT 3410 10345

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 3, 6:51 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
651 PM MDT Wed May 3 2023

NMZ238-040115-
Chaves County Plains-
651 PM MDT Wed May 3 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EXTREME SOUTHEAST CHAVES COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM MDT...

At 650 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northwest of Maljamar, or 27 miles east of Artesia, moving
north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 east central Chaves
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred
media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and
possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3321 10399 3313 10377 3299 10376 3296 10379
      3296 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 202DEG 17KT 3293 10396

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 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 3, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	28 min
May 3, 6:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
May 3, 7:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	30 min
May 3, 7:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	28 min
May 3, 7:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	24 min
May 3, 7:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	36 min
May 3, 7:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	27 min
May 3, 8:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	27 min
May 4, 3:01 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more	35 hr
May 4, 3:01 AM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 17 more	41 hr
May 4, 7:35 AM MDT	River Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba	23 hr

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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.