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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 31, 2024Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2024, 5:00 PM MDT for Curry County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 45 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 31, 2024, 5:00 PM MDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2024, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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 31, 2:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 303 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: 19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -328 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2381 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 82 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 31, 3:00 PM MDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 3:00 PM MDT, 2 hours before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 1:42 PM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 2:28 PM MDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
228 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

NMZ229-312100-
Northeast Highlands-
228 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Romeroville, or near Las Vegas, moving southeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Las Vegas, Romeroville, Tecolote, Los Montoyas, Chapelle, and San
Agustin.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 south of Las Vegas
 State Road 104 near Mile Marker 1.
 State Road 283 between Mile Markers 1 and 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3541 10535 3561 10524 3554 10489 3527 10505
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 293DEG 14KT 3550 10520

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

CA

Special weather statement, May 31, 3:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
316 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

NMZ227-228-312145-
Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton
Pass-
316 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM MDT...

At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maxwell, or 15 miles north of Springer, moving east 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...
Maxwell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3648 10467 3665 10471 3673 10443 3648 10440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 255DEG 13KT 3659 10457

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

CA

Special weather statement, May 31, 4:33 PM MDT, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
433 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

NMZ232-233-312300-
Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-
433 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL AND
NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT...

At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Colonias, or 20 miles north of Santa Rosa, moving
southeast at 30 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central San
Miguel and north central Guadalupe Counties.

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 3502 10463 3519 10492 3533 10484 3527 10451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 295DEG 27KT 3522 10481

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

CA

Special weather statement, May 31, 4:52 PM MDT, 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
452 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

NMZ233-312315-
Guadalupe County-
452 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM MDT...

At 451 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Santa Rosa, moving southeast 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...
Santa Rosa, Puerto De Luna, and Santa Rosa Lake State Park. This
will impact Interstate 40 near Santa Rosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area.

&&

LAT...LON 3488 10499 3511 10487 3505 10445 3477 10459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 299DEG 13KT 3497 10480

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

16/12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 12:38 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr
May 31, 1:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	33 min
May 31, 2:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	32 min
May 31, 2:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	23 min
May 31, 2:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	66 min
May 31, 3:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	29 min
May 31, 3:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	3 hr
May 31, 3:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	28 min
May 31, 3:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	65 min
May 31, 4:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	45 min
May 31, 4:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	63 min
May 31, 4:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	43 min
May 31, 4:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	27 min
May 31, 4:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	23 min
May 31, 5:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	54 min
May 31, 5:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay	63 min
May 31, 5:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Roosevelt	65 min
May 31, 5:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	59 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.