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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 7, 2010

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Mar 7, 2010, 4:01 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 8, 2010, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 24 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 7, 2010, 4:01 PM MST (23:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 8, 2010, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 9, 2010, 12:00 AM MST
In force
24 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 7, 3:13 PM MST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 3:13 PM MST, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 5:25 AM MST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
525 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010

NMZ501>540-081300-
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-
525 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL IMPACT NEW MEXICO STARTING THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO...WHERE A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS
NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL SHOULD IMPACT THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EVENING. THE
HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 8000 FEET MAY ACCUMULATE MORE THAN 8 INCHES OF
SNOW...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE ADJACENT LOWLANDS AS WELL AS
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

THERE IS A SMALL THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS
THE UPPER LEVEL STORM INTERACTS WITH A SURFACE DRYLINE OVER THE FAR
EASTERN PLAINS. SMALL HAIL UP TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH AS WELL
AS GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...
MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. THE THREAT
WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. THIS STORM
MAY ALSO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE I-40 CORRIDOR ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED STARTING THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR SNOW REPORTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
IN ADDITION...SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

DPORTER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 4:57 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ11 hr
Mar 7, 3:06 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchABQ14 hr
Mar 7, 4:01 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ32 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

Sources

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