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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 27, 2009Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2009, 2:21 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2009, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2009, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Mora County, NM

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 27, 3:01 AM MDT, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 3:01 AM MDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 5:47 AM MDT, 8 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
547 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

NMZ501>540-281200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
547 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WHERE HALF INCH DIAMETER
HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...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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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 1:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
109 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

NMZ523-533-271945-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
109 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL AND
NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES...

AT 107 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 12 MILES EAST OF CLINES CORNERS.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MILAGRO AND SAN JUAN.
THIS STORM WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 40...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 225 AND
235.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 10520 3481 10562 3517 10570 3524 10536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 342DEG 9KT 3507 10546

SHOEMAKE

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 1:20 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
120 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

NMZ529-532-533-271945-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
120 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL AND
NORTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES...

AT 117 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 5 MILES NORTH OF ANTON CHICO.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ANTON
CHICO...DILIA...AND TECOLOTITO. THIS STORM WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO
U.S. HIGHWAY 84.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3517 10480 3504 10526 3532 10528 3544 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 339DEG 9KT 3527 10517

SHOEMAKE

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 1:36 PM MDT, 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
136 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

NMZ515-528-272000-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
136 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX AND
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MORA COUNTIES...

AT 133 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 6 MILES EAST OF BLACK LAKE.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GUADALUPITA AND LOS
LEFEBRES...AS WELL AS STATE ROAD 120.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3623 10493 3609 10524 3631 10530 3642 10511
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 335DEG 6KT 3627 10516

SHOEMAKE

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 1:54 PM MDT, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
154 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

NMZ529-532-533-272015-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
154 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY...

AT 151 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR ANTON CHICO. MOVEMENT WAS
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WAS ALSO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COLONIAS...DILIA AND
TECOLOTITO. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO PARALLEL TO U.S. HIGHWAY 84.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3510 10481 3499 10501 3499 10519 3523 10527
      3528 10507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 336DEG 8KT 3518 10512

SHOEMAKE

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 2:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
221 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

NMZ515-528-272045-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
221 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX
AND NORTHWESTERN MORA COUNTIES...

AT 219 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH TO OCATE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE RAYADO AND OCATE.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 10494 3643 10484 3621 10491 3607 10501
      3607 10521 3635 10522 3651 10513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 270DEG 7KT 3641 10501 3616 10512

SHOEMAKE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 6:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	24 min
Aug 26, 7:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Quay, Union	119 min
Aug 27, 1:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		36 min
Aug 27, 1:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	25 min
Aug 27, 1:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	24 min
Aug 27, 1:50 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance	85 min
Aug 27, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	21 min
Aug 27, 2:08 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo	112 min
Aug 27, 2:53 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance	82 min
Aug 27, 3:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	37 min
Aug 27, 3:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln, Torrance	38 min
Aug 27, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	48 min
Aug 27, 4:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	44 min
Aug 27, 4:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance	85 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.