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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 3, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2011, 11:43 AM MDT. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2011, 11:43 AM MDT (17:43 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2011, 12:15 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 3, 11:17 AM MDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 11:17 AM MDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 6:01 AM MDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

NMZ501>540-041215-
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-
601 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER
HOUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRAINAGE PROBLEMS MAY DEVELOP IN
LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED BY RAINFALL FROM THE
PASSAGE OF A SUBTROPICAL WAVE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. RECENT
WILDFIRE BURN SCARS WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING IF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY TRIGGER A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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

Local storm report, Aug 3, 7:53 AM MDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
753 AM MDT WED AUG 03 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     HAIL             RATON                   36.89N 104.44W
08/02/2011  M0.75 INCH       COLFAX             NM   PUBLIC

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EVENT NUMBER ABQ1101187

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 7:56 AM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:43 AM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 6:21 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	114 min
Aug 2, 6:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	118 min
Aug 2, 6:38 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	112 min
Aug 2, 6:59 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	2 hr
Aug 2, 7:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	28 min
Aug 2, 7:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	113 min
Aug 2, 7:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	28 min
Aug 2, 7:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Cibola	24 min
Aug 2, 7:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	32 min
Aug 2, 8:24 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Torrance	111 min
Aug 2, 8:31 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	119 min
Aug 2, 11:12 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	108 min
Aug 3, 11:51 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
Aug 3, 12:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	117 min
Aug 3, 12:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Catron	31 min
Aug 3, 12:42 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe	3 hr
Aug 3, 1:19 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	116 min
Aug 3, 1:28 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	2 hr
Aug 3, 1:37 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	113 min
Aug 3, 1:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	2 hr
Aug 3, 1:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	48 min
Aug 3, 2:01 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Torrance	119 min
Aug 3, 2:12 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro, Torrance, Valencia	108 min
Aug 3, 2:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	McKinley	110 min
Aug 3, 2:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	87 min
Aug 3, 2:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax	3 hr
Aug 3, 2:51 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	114 min
Aug 3, 3:18 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	117 min
Aug 3, 3:24 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	2 hr
Aug 3, 3:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	34 min
Aug 3, 3:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	31 min
Aug 3, 4:10 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	2 hr
Aug 3, 4:22 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Torrance, Valencia	113 min
Aug 3, 4:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	33 min
Aug 3, 4:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	25 min
Aug 3, 4:36 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	114 min
Aug 3, 4:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	113 min
Aug 3, 5:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Union	119 min
Aug 3, 5:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	2 hr
Aug 3, 5:48 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Sandoval	117 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.