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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 30, 2024Harding County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2024, 12:28 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 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 30, 2024, 12:28 AM MDT (06:28 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2024, 1:30 AM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 242 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2024-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1154 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2024-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1154 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 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 30, 12:14 AM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 12:14 AM MDT, 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 7:22 PM MDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
722 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

NMZ228-229-231-232-300200-
Eastern San Miguel County-Far Northeast Highlands-Harding
County-Northeast Highlands-
722 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL...WEST
CENTRAL HARDING AND SOUTHEASTERN MORA COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM MDT...

At 722 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northeast of Maes, or 23 miles west of Mosquero, moving
northeast at 30 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central San
Miguel, west central Harding and southeastern Mora Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3571 10440 3579 10453 3600 10430 3578 10399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 239DEG 27KT 3579 10438

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

DPorter
Special weather statement, May 29, 7:49 PM MDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
749 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

NMZ234-235-300230-
Curry County-Quay County-
749 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN QUAY AND CENTRAL
CURRY COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM MDT...

At 748 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles northwest of
Ranchvale to 12 miles southwest of Grady. Movement was northeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Grady and Wheatland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

These storms 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 3473 10311 3493 10336 3469 10363 3456 10346
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 225DEG 11KT 3464 10352 3470 10347

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MA
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Special weather statement, May 29, 11:34 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe32 min
May 29, 6:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel29 min
May 29, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel64 min
May 29, 6:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe30 min
May 29, 7:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding38 min
May 29, 7:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry41 min
May 29, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay65 min
May 29, 8:38 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry52 min
May 29, 8:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry, Quay3 hr
May 29, 9:22 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry38 min
May 29, 9:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry2 hr
May 29, 9:57 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry48 min
May 29, 10:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry13 min
May 29, 10:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry3 hr
May 29, 10:31 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt44 min
May 29, 10:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay68 min
May 29, 11:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt60 min
May 29, 11:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel26 min
May 29, 11:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel39 min
May 30, 1:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union62 min
May 30, 2:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel66 min
May 30, 2:32 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
May 30, 3:27 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel63 min
May 30, 12:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion39 min
May 30, 12:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion57 min
May 30, 1:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion66 min
May 30, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion45 min
May 30, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding44 min
May 30, 4:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union50 min
May 30, 4:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay50 min
May 30, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt60 min
May 30, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay63 min
May 30, 5:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay44 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.