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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 11, 2012Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2012, 3:28 PM MDT for Taos 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
Jul 11, 2012, 3:28 PM MDT (21:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2012, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Taos County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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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 Jul 11, 2:48 PM MDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 2:48 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT WED JUL 11 2012

NMZ501>540-121200-
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 WED JUL 11 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR OR FLASH
FLOODING...WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND WEST
OF INTERSTATE 25 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED HEAVY
RAINFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY
OBSERVED FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE
AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:28 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2012

NMZ510-516-517-112215-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
328 PM MDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TAOS AND EASTERN RIO
ARRIBA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM MDT...

AT 327 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF PILAR...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST
OF TAOS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN
TAOS COUNTY.

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

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3619 10594 3638 10609 3649 10582 3634 10570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 244DEG 2KT 3638 10582

AC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval86 min
Jul 10, 9:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 10, 11:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley, Sandoval114 min
Jul 11, 1:14 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro106 min
Jul 11, 3:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos114 min
Jul 11, 4:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval3 hr

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.