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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 18, 2006

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2006, 12:03 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2006, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 53 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2006, 12:03 PM MST (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 18, 2006, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 20, 2006, 11:00 PM MST
In force
53 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 18, 3:14 AM MST, 8 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:14 AM MST, 8 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 5:51 AM MST, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
551 AM MST MON DEC 18 2006

NMZ001>021-026-191300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
551 AM MST MON DEC 18 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TACKING OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO STARTING LATE MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN
HIGHLANDS. VERY STRONG EAST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL START MONDAY NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WINTER
STORM WILL TRACK OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. VERY STRONG EAST WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST
FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 12:03 PM MSTIce Storm WarningABQ27 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2006Every winter storm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.