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Freeze Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this freeze watch at Oct 8, 2011, 4:02 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 9, 2011, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2011, 4:02 AM MDT (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 9, 2011, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2011, 3:17 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze watch 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 freeze watch went out at Oct 8, 2:52 AM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 2:52 AM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 7, 5:47 AM MDT, 22 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 547 AM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 NMZ501>540-081200- 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 FRI OCT 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STORM ORGANIZING OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO TODAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. FIVE TO NINE INCHES OF SNOW MY FALL IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST SLOPES...WHILE FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN THE CHUSKAS AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY MORNING. A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AROUND TAOS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE SEASONS FIRST FREEZE IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND FARMINGTON...ESPANOLA...SANTA FE...LAS VEGAS...RATON AND MORIARTY. 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. 40
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 7, 10:08 PM MDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1008 PM MDT FRI OCT 07 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1003 PM HAIL 3 W GLENRIO 35.18N 103.09W
10/07/2011 E1.00 INCH QUAY NM TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1101249
DPORTERSpecial weather statement, Oct 7, 10:53 PM MDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1053 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 NMZ530-531-534-080530- HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-UNION COUNTY- 1053 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION...EASTERN QUAY AND SOUTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM MDT... AT 1048 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM UTE LAKE STATE PARK TO 6 MILES WEST OF WHEATLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. AREAS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NARA VISA...LOGAN...SAN JON...GLENRIO AND BARD. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 341 AND 373. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3596 10304 3511 10304 3478 10360 3549 10358 TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 210DEG 38KT 3547 10342 3497 10342 DPORTER
Local storm report, Oct 8, 12:04 AM MDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 7:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 33 min |
| Oct 7, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 49 min |
| Oct 7, 8:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 53 min |
| Oct 7, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 24 min |
| Oct 7, 9:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 26 min |
| Oct 7, 9:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 44 min |
| Oct 7, 10:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 44 min |
| Oct 7, 10:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 37 min |
| Oct 7, 11:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 42 min |
| Oct 8, 3:17 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | ABQ | 18 hr |
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