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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 18, 2012Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2012, 12:28 PM MDT for Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 17 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 18, 2012, 12:28 PM MDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2012, 12:45 PM MDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Taos County, NM

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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 18, 11:29 AM MDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 11:29 AM MDT, 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 6:13 AM MDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
613 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

NMZ501>540-191200-
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-
613 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN EASTERLY WAVE OVER BIG BEND WILL BEGIN TO TRACK SLOWLY WESTWARD
THROUGH NORTHERN MEXICO TODAY...SHIFTING A MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW
ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SMALL
POTENTIAL FOR BURN SCAR FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...AND A BETTER POTENTIAL IN SOUTHWEST CATRON COUNTY WHERE
RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE VARIED AROUND 1 INCH OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
PLEASE REVIEW THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHIFT TO THE
VICINITY OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THURSDAY...THEN LINGER OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AS THE EASTERLY WAVE SLOWLY TRACKS
WESTWARD. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN THESE AREAS...WITH AN ONGOING POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING WITHIN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED FORESTS.

AFTER A DOWNTICK IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
WEEKEND...A BETTER MONSOON MOISTURE PLUME IS PROGGED TO SHIFT
OVER NEW MEXICO DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WORK WEEK.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SOME STORMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS INCLUDING BURN SCAR FLASH
FLOODING.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SELECT THE STORM REPORT LINK ON THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...OR CALL
US AT 888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:28 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 17, 6:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe81 min
Jul 17, 9:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
Jul 17, 9:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay119 min
Jul 17, 9:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay118 min
Jul 18, 6:31 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQ16 hr
Jul 18, 1:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval119 min
Jul 18, 2:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron119 min
Jul 18, 5:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia114 min
Jul 18, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance36 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.