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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2025, 11:21 AM MDT for San Juan County, New Mexico. It was in force for 13 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 5, 2025, 11:21 AM MDT (17:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2025, 11:34 AM MDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County San Juan County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1000 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 5, 5:51 AM MDT, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 5:51 AM MDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 5, 10:30 AM MDT, 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1030 AM MDT Mon May 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1007 AM Snow 4 NNW Tres Ritos 36.18N 105.55W
05/05/2025 E3.0 Inch Taos NM Other Federal
Gallegos Peak.
1009 AM Snow 5 SSE Llano Largo 36.07N 105.63W
05/05/2025 E3.0 Inch Taos NM Other Federal
Rio Santa Barbara.
0949 AM Snow 11 NNW Canon Plaza 36.70N 106.25W
05/05/2025 E5.0 Inch Rio Arriba NM Other Federal
Hopewell Snotel.
1006 AM Snow 2 WNW Angel Fire 36.40N 105.32W
05/05/2025 E6.0 Inch Colfax NM Other Federal
Palo Snotel.
0953 AM Snow 5 WNW Eagle Nest Lake S 36.53N 105.37W
05/05/2025 E8.0 Inch Taos NM Other Federal
Taos Pueblo Snotel.
0754 AM Snow Red River 36.71N 105.42W
05/05/2025 M9.0 Inch Taos NM Public
&&Special weather statement, May 5, 11:06 AM MDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1106 AM MDT Mon May 5 2025
NMZ218-051730-
Santa Fe Metro Area NM-
1106 AM MDT Mon May 5 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY
UNTIL 1130 AM MDT...
At 1106 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Santa Fe, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Santa Fe, Tesuque, La Cienega and Agua Fria.
This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 275 and 287.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3581 10610 3579 10589 3574 10589 3573 10588
3572 10589 3571 10588 3569 10589 3568 10590
3566 10589 3565 10590 3564 10592 3563 10591
3562 10591 3562 10590 3557 10591 3558 10610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 187DEG 16KT 3565 10599
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
11Special weather statement, May 5, 11:08 AM MDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1108 AM MDT Mon May 5 2025
NMZ201-204-051745-
Northwest Plateau NM-Northwest Highlands NM-
1108 AM MDT Mon May 5 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SANDOVAL...
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN AND NORTH CENTRAL MCKINLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1145
AM MDT...
At 1108 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southeast of Chaco Canyon, or 28 miles northeast of
Crownpoint, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Chaco Canyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3620 10792 3626 10787 3613 10761 3594 10784
3604 10803
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 218DEG 18KT 3603 10789
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
11The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 4, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance | 41 min |
| May 4, 8:13 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance | 3 hr |
| May 4, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance | 46 min |
| May 4, 9:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance | 41 min |
| May 4, 9:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel, Torrance | 55 min |
| May 4, 9:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lea | 33 min |
| May 4, 10:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 4, 10:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 4, 11:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 4, 11:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 28 min |
| May 5, 12:23 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| May 5, 12:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 5, 1:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 31 min |
| May 5, 2:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 49 min |
| May 5, 3:28 AM MDT | Flood Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 8 more | 39 hr |
| May 5, 3:28 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos | 43 hr |
| May 5, 10:31 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 45 hr |
| May 5, 11:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 24 min |
| May 5, 11:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 37 min | |
| May 5, 11:42 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 33 min |
| May 5, 12:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 40 min |
| May 5, 1:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca | 48 min |
| May 5, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca | 56 min |
| May 5, 2:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca | 35 min |
| May 5, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt | 35 min |
| May 5, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min | |
| May 5, 3:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 35 min |
| May 5, 3:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca | 3 hr |
| May 5, 4:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 86 min |
| May 5, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 32 min |
| May 5, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 30 min |
| May 5, 5:16 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 39 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.