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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 86 min |
| Jul 10, 9:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval | 114 min |
| Jul 11, 1:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Socorro | 106 min |
| Jul 11, 3:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 114 min |
| Jul 11, 4:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 3 hr |
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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.