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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 1, 2008

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Mar 1, 2008, 3:39 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2008, 4:59 AM MST. It was in force for 31 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
Mar 1, 2008, 3:39 PM MST (22:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2008, 4:59 AM MST
Expired
Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 PM MST
In force
31 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 Mar 1, 2:50 PM MST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 2:50 PM MST, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 6:00 AM MST, 9 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008

NMZ001>021-026-021300-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH 6 PM MST SATURDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS
WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FROM 8 AM MST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 5
AM MST MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND
EAST INTO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE ADVISORIES MAY BECOME
NECESSARY SUNDAY NIGHT.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GUYER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 4:50 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ11 hr
Mar 1, 6:02 AM MSTRed Flag WarningABQHarding, San Miguel, Union12 hr
Mar 1, 3:39 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ19 hr
Mar 1, 3:39 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ37 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008

Sources

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