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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 22, 2012, 1:29 AM MDT for De Baca County, New Mexico. It was in force for 31 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 22, 2012, 1:29 AM MDT (07:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 2:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County De Baca County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 238 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 May 21, 10:00 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 10:00 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 524 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 NMZ501>540-221200- 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- 524 AM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TODAY AND THIS EVENING. STRONG MICROBURST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FARTHER EAST...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME STORMS POTENTIALLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF REPETITIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL TAKE SHAPE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS WINDS STRENGTHEN AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO NEW MEXICO. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO ARE URGED TO SUBMIT ANY REPORTS OF HAIL OR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 52
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 21, 8:54 PM MDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 21, 10:39 PM MDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1039 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0501 PM HAIL 8 SSW SPRINGER 36.26N 104.65W
05/21/2012 E1.50 INCH COLFAX NM PUBLIC
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL ON INTERSTATE 25
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1201192
CASpecial weather statement, May 21, 11:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1153 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 NMZ532-533-220700- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 1153 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SAN MIGUEL AND NORTHERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM MDT... AT 1148 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLONIAS...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF SANTA ROSA...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...SANTA ROSA...COLONIAS AND SANTA ROSA LAKE STATE PARK. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3514 10440 3486 10464 3515 10505 3531 10495 TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 300DEG 21KT 3518 10490 CA
Special weather statement, May 22, 1:29 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
129 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012
NMZ533-534-537-220800-
DE BACA COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
129 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUAY...EASTERN
GUADALUPE AND NORTHERN DE BACA COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM MDT...
AT 125 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF SUMNER LAKE STATE PARK...OR
ABOUT 19 MILES NORTH OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SUMNER LAKE STATE PARK.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 10412 3476 10401 3463 10403 3453 10438
3462 10447 3476 10450 3488 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 325DEG 14KT 3473 10431The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 58 min |
| May 21, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 62 min |
| May 21, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 54 min |
| May 21, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 42 min |
| May 21, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry | 47 min |
| May 21, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, Union | 24 min |
| May 21, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 104 min |
| May 21, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry | 59 min |
| May 21, 9:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 46 min |
| May 21, 11:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 67 min |
| May 22, 2:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 45 min |
| May 22, 4:05 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 24 hr |
| May 22, 4:28 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2012Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.