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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 16, 2012Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2012, 2:04 PM MDT for Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 11 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: Aug 16, 2012, 2:04 PM MDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2012, 2:15 PM MDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Taos County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 209 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -303 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Aug 16, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 5:34 AM MDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
534 AM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

NMZ501>540-171200-
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-
534 AM MDT THU AUG 16 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...AS
ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HEADS FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT...SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WIND...SMALL HAIL...AND THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING IS A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY WITHIN AND BELOW RECENTLY
BURNED FORESTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
AN EASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN GULF MOISTURE
AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE THREAT FOR
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY FROM
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
STATE FROM THE GREAT BASIN ON MONDAY...LIMITING SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SOMEWHAT MONDAY...AND TO MAINLY MOUNTAINS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 2:04 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
204 PM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

NMZ512-513-515-162015-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS
ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
204 PM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TAOS AND WESTERN COLFAX
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

AT 200 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CIMARRON CANYON STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 22
MILES EAST OF TAOS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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...ANGEL FIRE.

&&

LAT...LON 3644 10497 3633 10514 3633 10531 3652 10539
      3660 10526 3660 10510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 337DEG 9KT 3646 10519

GUYER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	28 min
Aug 15, 6:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	26 min
Aug 15, 7:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay	117 min
Aug 15, 7:08 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay	82 min
Aug 15, 7:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt	61 min
Aug 15, 7:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	27 min
Aug 15, 7:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	31 min
Aug 15, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	28 min
Aug 15, 8:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	24 min
Aug 15, 8:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	49 min
Aug 15, 8:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	49 min
Aug 15, 8:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	51 min
Aug 15, 8:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay	2 hr
Aug 16, 2:05 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba	115 min
Aug 16, 2:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	29 min
Aug 16, 3:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Mora, Taos	87 min
Aug 16, 3:47 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	88 min
Aug 16, 4:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	82 min
Aug 16, 5:05 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	85 min
Aug 16, 5:18 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe	87 min
Aug 16, 5:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	36 min
Aug 16, 5:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	58 min
Aug 16, 5:55 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	110 min
Aug 16, 5:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe	62 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.