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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 21, 2012Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 21, 2012, 3:13 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 32 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 21, 2012, 3:13 PM MDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2012, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 289 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2418 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 2 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 21, 11:44 AM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 11:44 AM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 6:01 AM MDT, 9 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

NMZ501>540-221215-
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-
601 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

EXPECT INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY ASSOCIATED WITH MONSOONAL MOISTURE SPREADING
EAST ACROSS THE AREA AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG
WIND GUSTS ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS
LATE THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY LATE 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.

11

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 21, 1:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
145 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE MAGDALENA         34.09N 107.23W
08/20/2012                   SOCORRO            NM   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            60 FEET OF FOREST SERVICE ROAD 101 WASHED OUT

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1201299

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:48 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
248 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

NMZ539-212115-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
248 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH
315 PM MDT...

AT 242 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORONA...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

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

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
LINCOLN COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 247 BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS B7 AND B20.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10519 3409 10516 3397 10522 3401 10541
      3409 10546 3418 10544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 270DEG 7KT 3410 10530

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 3:13 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
313 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

NMZ539-212145-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
313 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH
345 PM MDT...

AT 306 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 21 MILES EAST OF CORONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5
MPH.

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

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
LINCOLN COUNTY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 247 BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS
B7 AND B20.

THIS STORM IS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE AREA ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION.

&&

LAT...LON 3430 10525 3419 10511 3409 10508 3402 10528
      3408 10536 3416 10539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 236DEG 6KT 3415 10525

GUYER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 20, 6:10 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	2 hr
Aug 20, 6:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	32 min
Aug 20, 6:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt	23 min
Aug 21, 2:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	27 min
Aug 21, 3:08 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	112 min
Aug 21, 3:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	25 min
Aug 21, 3:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	116 min
Aug 21, 4:48 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	87 min
Aug 21, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	30 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2012 Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.