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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 19, 2010

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2010, 3:55 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2010, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 22 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: Jan 19, 2010, 3:55 PM MST (22:55 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 19, 2010, 6:00 PM MST
Expired: Jan 20, 2010, 4:00 PM MST
In force: 22 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 Jan 19, 3:12 PM MST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:12 PM MST, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 6:21 AM MST, 9 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
621 AM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

NMZ501>540-201300-
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-
621 AM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS
AREA WILL EXPERIENCE A LULL IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING
BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS INCREASE ACROSS THE WEST AGAIN TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING IN THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LATER TONIGHT FARTHER NORTH AS THE SECOND
IN A SERIES OF WET WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES INTO THE STATE
FROM THE WEST. PLEASE REVIEW THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING AND
SNOW ADVISORIES FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO CAN EXPECT ACCUMULATING
SNOW WITH THE SECOND WAVE OF WINTER WEATHER TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH A FEW INCHES AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN VALLEYS AND NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE SANTA FE METRO AREA AND ELEVATED PARTS OF
THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA WHICH SHOULD RECEIVE MOST OF THEIR
SNOW ACCUMULATION WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE THIRD STORM WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES...PERIODS OF STRONG
WINDS AND MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SATURDAY.
WELL OVER A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS WITH A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
VALLEYS AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY...WHEN SPEEDS MAY PEAK AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT THE NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY AND REMAIN STRONG
IN THE EAST WITH SPEEDS POSSIBLY REACHING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 19, 10:18 AM MST	Wind Advisory	ABQ		8 hr

Nearby

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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.