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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 10, 2011Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2011, 7:13 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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 10, 2011, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Union County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 241 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1689 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2170 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.5

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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 10, 6:17 PM MDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 6:17 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
617 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

.UPDATE...
QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE POPS WITHIN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND
SURROUNDING HIGH TERRAIN AS POTENT FRONTAL BNDRY MOVES WEST
THROUGH THE AREA. STORMS WILL CONTINUE FIRING OVER A GOOD
PORTION OF THE REGION AROUND ABQ...SANTA FE...THE SANDIAS...
AND EAST MTN COMMUNITIES THRU THIS EVENING. ACTIVITY STILL
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT HOWEVER SOME
STORMS POSSIBLE ON REMNANT OUTFLOWS AND ALONG FRONT TO THE
WEST OF ABQ.

GUYER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...325 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011...
OVERALL TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE FOR INCREASING MOISTURE
AND RESULTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRYING TREND NEXT WEEK
ESPECIALLY OVER THE N.

STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE E HAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH LAS
VEGAS...CLOVIS AND PORTALES AND IS NEAR CLINES CORNERS. TEMPS ARE
ONLY IN THE 70S IN CLAYTON AND LAS VEGAS AND 80S IN TUCUMCARI AND
RATON. STORMS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE FRONT BUT SO FAR ARE PRETTY
WELL BEHAVED. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS ARE LOCATED OVER MUCH
OF THE REMAINDER OF OUR CWA. STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.
A MODERATE E WIND IS LIKELY INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT.

MOST MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING SOME DRYING OVER THE N THU AND FRI
AS THE UPPER HIGH INCHES S AND WESTERLY FLOW EDGES INTO THE FAR
N. MOST ACTIVE AREAS SHOULD BE ALONG AND S OF INTERSTATE 40 THU
AND ESPECIALLY FRI.

WEEKEND IS STILL LOOKING LIKE A DECENT MONSOON BURST AS MOISTURE
SURGES N INTO WRN NM AND A BACK DOOR FRONT BRINGS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE TO THE E. THE ACTIVE WEATHER MAY BE SHORT LIVED AS
WESTERLY FLOW IS FORECAST TO DRY OUT AT LEAST NRN NM NEXT WEEK.
CHJ

.AVIATION...
STRONG COLD FRONT PLUNGING THROUGH THE ERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO
SQUEEZE INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. EXPECT A MODEST GAP WIND
AT KABQ/KSAF...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IN PEAK SPEEDS IS LOW ATTM. WILL
MAINTAIN 15G25KTS AND LET EVENING SHIFT MASSAGE AS NECESSARY. IN THE
MEANTIME...ISOLD/SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL FAVOR THE WC/SW MTS AND
THE SE QUADRANT OF THE FORECAST AREA. BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR VIS/CIGS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES AT
KLVS/KROW. COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET WITH ONLY A
MINIMAL THREAT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODELS SUGGEST A BANK OF STRATUS MAY
DEVELOP ALONG THE ERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN EASTWARD INTO
THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS MAY IMPACT KLVS/KTCC AND HAVE ADDED SCT015-025
PLACEHOLDERS ACCORDINGLY IN THE TAFS.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. DPORTER

.FIRE WEATHER...
A SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE ERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT. EXPECT
INCREASED HUMIDITIES OVER THE AREA WITH THE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCE
IN THE NORTHWEST/CENTRAL VALLEYS. SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE ERUPTED ON
THE FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE WRN/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE
ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH MINIMAL COVERAGE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. APPEARS THE BEST HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE IN THE
NE/EC PLAINS...WHERE SOME STRATUS COULD ALSO DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK.
WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A LIGHT/MODEST GAP
WIND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

THE UPPER HIGH WILL SHIFT SLOWLY TO THE SE QUADRANT OF NM THURSDAY...
WITH THE BEST THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE WRN MOUNTAINS AS WELL
AS LOCALES ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. WETTING FOOTPRINTS
SHOULD IMPROVE ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. SOME DRYING APPEARS TO BE SCHEDULED OVER THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU ON FRIDAY...HOWEVER A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL BE
POSED TO SLIDE THROUGH THE ERN PLAINS BY EVENING. THEREFORE...EXPECT
A DOWNTREND/UPTICK IN THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES IN THE NW AND ERN PLAINS
RESPECTIVELY. MIN HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE
NORTHWEST.

FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...EXPECT THE UPR HIGH TO REMAIN CENTERED IN
THE NEW MEXICO REGION. EXPECT THE MID/UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SURGE TO
PUSH INTO ERN ARIZONA AND POSSIBLY WRN NEW MEXICO. MEANWHILE...THE
SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL RECHARGE THE LOWER LEVELS THE ATMOSPHERE OVER
CENTRAL/ERN NEW MEXICO. WITH THIS IN MIND...EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION
THREAT TO RETURN CLOSER TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS. SLOW MOVEMENT TO
THUNDERSTORMS AND INCREASED COVERAGE COULD ALLOW FOR A HIGHER THREAT
FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AT BURN SCARS. COOLER HIGH
TEMPERATURES/HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO OCCUR THIS WEEKEND. DPORTER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS UPDATE...
FARMINGTON......................  61  94  59  94 /  10  10  10   5
DULCE...........................  53  88  48  90 /  20  20  20   5
CUBA............................  55  86  54  88 /  30  30  20  10
GALLUP..........................  58  87  55  88 /  20  30  30  20
EL MORRO........................  54  81  50  84 /  30  40  40  30
GRANTS..........................  57  87  54  89 /  40  30  20  20
QUEMADO.........................  57  82  55  84 /  30  40  40  30
GLENWOOD........................  63  90  62  91 /  20  30  20  20
CHAMA...........................  50  80  48  83 /  20  30  20  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  62  83  61  86 /  50  20  20  10
PECOS...........................  55  83  57  86 /  50  40  40  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  49  82  49  85 /  20  30  20  10
RED RIVER.......................  47  73  46  76 /  30  30  20  20
ANGEL FIRE......................  47  75  48  79 /  30  40  20  20
TAOS............................  52  86  53  89 /  20  20  20  10
MORA............................  52  80  52  83 /  40  40  30  20
ESPANOLA........................  59  90  57  93 /  40  20  20  10
SANTA FE........................  60  87  59  89 /  50  30  20  10
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  63  90  61  92 /  50  20  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  67  90  67  93 /  50  20  20  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  70  92  70  94 /  40  20  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  66  94  66  96 /  40  20  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  66  94  66  95 /  50  20  10  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  63  94  63  96 /  40  20  10  10
RIO RANCHO......................  64  94  64  95 /  50  20  10  10
SOCORRO.........................  67  95  65  95 /  40  20  20  10
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  61  90  61  93 /  50  30  20  20
TIJERAS.........................  60  90  60  93 /  50  20  20  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  56  87  57  90 /  40  30  20  20
CLINES CORNERS..................  61  84  60  88 /  40  30  30  20
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  63  88  62  90 /  40  30  30  20
CARRIZOZO.......................  68  91  65  92 /  20  30  20  20
RUIDOSO.........................  60  81  58  81 /  30  40  40  40
CAPULIN.........................  55  85  57  87 /  30  30  30  20
RATON...........................  57  91  56  92 /  30  30  30  20
SPRINGER........................  59  90  58  93 /  40  30  30  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  56  86  57  89 /  40  40  30  20
CLAYTON.........................  61  89  64  92 /  20  20  30  20
ROY.............................  62  89  62  90 /  30  30  30  20
CONCHAS.........................  68  94  69  96 /  20  30  30  20
SANTA ROSA......................  68  93  68  96 /  30  30  30  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  67  95  69  98 /  20  30  30  10
CLOVIS..........................  67  93  68  96 /  20  30  30  10
PORTALES........................  68  94  68  96 /  20  30  30  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  70  96  70  97 /  30  30  30  20
ROSWELL.........................  73 100  72 100 /  30  30  30  20
PICACHO.........................  66  92  64  93 /  30  30  30  20
ELK.............................  62  86  60  86 /  30  40  30  30

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

GUYER
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 6:19 AM MDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
619 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

NMZ501>540-111200-
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-
619 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE DOWNBURST WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...COVERAGE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING
CONCERNS OVER RECENT FIRE BURN SCARS.

SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL
INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
ESPECIALLY OVER FIRE BURN SCARS. DOWNBURST WINDS AND SMALL HAIL
WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 3:25 PM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
325 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

NMZ537-102200-
DE BACA COUNTY-
325 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM MDT...

AT 324 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 20 SOUTH OF FORT
SUMNER.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3439 10408 3414 10427 3436 10454 3450 10440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 311DEG 13KT 3437 10438

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Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
415 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

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

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     17 S FORT SUMNER        34.23N 104.28W
08/10/2011                   DE BACA            NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1101197

JLP
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 5:32 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
532 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

NMZ527-528-110000-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
532 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH
600 PM MDT...

AT 532 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF SUGARITE CANYON STATE PARK...OR
ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RATON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...RATON...SUGARITE CANYON STATE
PARK AND SUGARITE.

THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 451 AND 460...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10424 3684 10427 3692 10468 3700 10467
      3701 10461 3700 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 280DEG 16KT 3699 10455

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
603 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

NMZ527-528-110030-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
603 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM MDT...

AT 603 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SUGARITE...OR ABOUT NEAR RATON...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...RATON...AND SUGARITE.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3694 10401 3672 10410 3686 10453 3701 10447
      3701 10434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 288DEG 20KT 3692 10439

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Local storm report, Aug 10, 6:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
605 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

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

0603 PM     HAIL             1 ENE RATON             36.89N 104.43W
08/10/2011  E0.88 INCH       COLFAX             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1101198

JLP
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:13 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
713 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

NMZ527-530-110200-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-
713 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL UNION AND EASTERN COLFAX
COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM MDT...

AT 712 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAPULIN...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF DES
MOINES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...DES MOINES AND GRENVILLE.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3671 10334 3638 10364 3671 10417 3685 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 295DEG 32KT 3672 10396

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax27 min
Aug 10, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union65 min
Aug 10, 7:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Union119 min
Aug 10, 7:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Torrance116 min
Aug 10, 8:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ24 min
Aug 10, 8:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance95 min
Aug 11, 12:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 min
Aug 11, 12:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion36 min
Aug 11, 1:30 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion34 min
Aug 11, 1:35 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion115 min
Aug 11, 2:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln114 min
Aug 11, 2:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron116 min
Aug 11, 3:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Torrance113 min
Aug 11, 3:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro2 hr
Aug 11, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca24 min
Aug 11, 5:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro115 min
Aug 11, 5:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves93 min
Aug 11, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt37 min
Aug 11, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.