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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 30, 2012Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2012, 6:09 PM MDT for Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 30, 2012, 6:09 PM MDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 30, 5:22 PM MDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:22 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 5:19 AM MDT, 12 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
519 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

NMZ501>540-011200-
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-
519 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON IN
THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE
STEADILY FROM INDEPENDENCE DAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SHY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:09 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 12:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos3 hr
Jul 1, 1:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 1, 4:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
Jul 1, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora, Union95 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.