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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 12, 2012Sandoval County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2012, 2:33 PM MDT for Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 27 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: May 12, 2012, 2:33 PM MDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Sandoval County, NM

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 12, 3:42 AM MDT, 10 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 3:42 AM MDT, 10 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SAT MAY 12 2012

NMZ501>540-131200-
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-
600 AM MDT SAT MAY 12 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING IN THE VICINITY OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS EAST INTO THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THAT AREA. A FEW
STRONG STORMS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THESE MAY REACH THE NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE...MAINLY OVER AND NEAR
HIGHER TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE ACROSS EAST AND CENTRAL SECTIONS
SUNDAY...SHIFTING MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE MONDAY.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE HIGH
PLAINS...PRIMARILY CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS. WHILE THERE IS A
LITTLE LOWER POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHERN
QUARTER OF THE STATE...SHOWER AND STORM COVERAGE SHOULD STILL BE
PRETTY ROBUST THERE.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 12:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 1:28 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 1:47 PM MDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 1:58 PM MDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 2:33 PM 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
May 12, 12:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	28 min
May 12, 1:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	32 min
May 12, 1:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Rio Arriba	28 min
May 12, 1:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	32 min
May 12, 2:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	23 min
May 12, 3:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	30 min
May 12, 3:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Valencia	41 min
May 12, 3:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	37 min
May 12, 3:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	34 min
May 12, 3:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	26 min
May 12, 3:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	48 min
May 12, 3:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	34 min
May 12, 3:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	44 min
May 12, 3:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	36 min
May 12, 4:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	36 min
May 12, 4:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	33 min
May 12, 4:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	40 min
May 12, 4:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	21 min
May 12, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	30 min
May 12, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	27 min
May 12, 5:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	65 min
May 12, 5:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	36 min
May 12, 5:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	63 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.