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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 26, 2023Bernalillo County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2023, 1:09 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 66 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 26, 2023, 1:09 PM MDT (19:09 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2023, 2:15 PM MDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 40 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2023-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2023-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 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 26, 11:46 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 11:46 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 12:41 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 12:47 PM MDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1247 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ213-215-227-261915-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northern Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-
1247 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN COLFAX
COUNTY THROUGH 115 PM MDT...

At 1246 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 16 miles northeast of Red River to 7 miles
northeast of Ute Park. These storms were nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Vermejo Park.

This includes Highway 64 near Mile Marker 306.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3668 10474 3662 10482 3667 10485 3665 10485
      3663 10483 3662 10484 3661 10483 3655 10491
      3657 10493 3655 10494 3654 10492 3652 10495
      3652 10497 3651 10497 3682 10523 3700 10519
      3700 10506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 205DEG 3KT 3684 10516 3663 10498

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MA/DP
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:02 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
102 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

NMZ221-222-261930-
Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-
102 PM MDT Fri May 26 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERNALILLO AND
NORTHWESTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM MDT...

At 101 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Escabosa, or 15 miles southwest of Moriarty, moving north/northeast
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Moriarty, Chilili, Escabosa, Ponderosa Pines and Miera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3483 10615 3485 10641 3505 10630 3500 10601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 198DEG 12KT 3489 10628

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MA/DP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 6:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr
May 25, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
May 25, 6:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding35 min
May 25, 6:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora2 hr
May 25, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora61 min
May 25, 6:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay59 min
May 25, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion42 min
May 25, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay30 min
May 25, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel54 min
May 25, 7:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
May 25, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
May 25, 7:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr
May 25, 7:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel64 min
May 25, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQHarding, Quay62 min
May 25, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding27 min
May 25, 7:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQQuay54 min
May 25, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union45 min
May 25, 7:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion48 min
May 25, 8:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel3 hr
May 25, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion25 min
May 25, 8:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel13 min
May 25, 8:22 PM MDTTornado WarningABQUnion15 min
May 25, 8:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay37 min
May 25, 8:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay63 min
May 25, 8:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel45 min
May 25, 9:06 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay3 hr
May 25, 9:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding33 min
May 25, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, San Miguel45 min
May 25, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel45 min
May 25, 9:17 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
May 25, 9:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Union3 hr
May 25, 9:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay59 min
May 25, 9:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel39 min
May 25, 9:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatABQQuay, San Miguel48 min
May 25, 10:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay, San Miguel3 hr
May 25, 10:15 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay, San Miguel3 hr
May 25, 10:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel57 min
May 25, 10:31 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry, Quay3 hr
May 25, 10:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQCurry, Quay65 min
May 25, 11:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel3 hr
May 25, 11:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel62 min
May 25, 11:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQCurry, Quay61 min
May 26, 12:08 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQQuay, San Miguel2 hr
May 26, 12:44 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel61 min
May 26, 1:18 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Roosevelt57 min
May 26, 1:28 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry, Quay3 hr
May 26, 1:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt60 min
May 26, 2:14 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Roosevelt61 min
May 26, 2:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe17 min
May 26, 3:04 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe56 min
May 26, 3:11 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry64 min
May 26, 3:54 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt3 hr
May 26, 4:55 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca35 min
May 26, 7:01 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel3 hr
May 26, 12:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba34 min
May 26, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax28 min
May 26, 1:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo28 min
May 26, 1:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval32 min
May 26, 2:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQBernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance43 min
May 26, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo23 min
May 26, 2:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax24 min
May 26, 2:25 PM MDTTornado WarningABQSanta Fe, Torrance50 min
May 26, 2:32 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Torrance118 min
May 26, 2:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance25 min
May 26, 3:13 PM MDTTornado WarningABQSan Miguel, Torrance47 min
May 26, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQTorrance65 min
May 26, 3:51 PM MDTFlood WatchABQCurry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel32 hr
May 26, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax37 min
May 26, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance30 min
May 26, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance61 min
May 26, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax44 min
May 26, 4:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay66 min
May 26, 5:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt57 min
May 26, 5:12 PM MDTTornado WarningABQTorrance33 min
May 26, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel40 min
May 26, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax30 min
May 26, 5:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry44 min
May 26, 5:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQGuadalupe, Torrance44 min
May 26, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax28 min
May 26, 5:50 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax3 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.