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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2012, 4:42 PM MDT for Harding County, New Mexico. It was in force for 33 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 23, 2012, 4:42 PM MDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2012, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Harding County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 255 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1150 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 23, 3:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 3:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 5:41 AM MDT, 11 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 541 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 NMZ501>540-241200- 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- 541 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...WHERE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR. AREAS SURROUNDING THE LAS CONCHAS...WHITEWATER BALDY...LITTLE BEAR...AND WHITE BURN SCARS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SOME STORMS IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF THE STATE WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG AND PERHAPS MARGINALLY SEVERE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THESE STORMS WILL GENERALLY FAVOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. BY SATURDAY A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH UP AGAINST THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND EVENTUALLY THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY SUNDAY. SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THESE AREAS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 52
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:06 PM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 106 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 NMZ507-519-521-231945- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 106 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN BERNALILLO AND NORTHERN VALENCIA COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM MDT... AT 100 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF ISLETA PUEBLO...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOS LUNAS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE STORMS BY 15 TO 20 MINUTES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LOS LUNAS...ALBUQUERQUE... BOSQUE FARMS...ISLETA PUEBLO...SOUTH VALLEY...RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER...TAYLOR RANCH...VENTANA RANCH...LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE... PARADISE HILLS...NORTH VALLEY...SANDIA HEIGHTS...PERALTA... PAJARITO...ALAMEDA AND CARNUEL. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING NEW MEXICO HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 137 AND 169... INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 202 AND 234... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3521 10643 3481 10650 3479 10692 3521 10708 TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 230DEG 14KT 3496 10691 KJ
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 115 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 NMZ504-511-232000- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 115 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN RIO ARRIBA AND NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM MDT... AT 115 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES WEST OF CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CUBA...REGINA...LINDRITH...GALLINA AND LA JARA AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 550 BETWEEN CUBA AND THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 537. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3650 10697 3602 10659 3581 10719 3613 10739 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 225DEG 34KT 3601 10713 KJ
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 3:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
315 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012
NMZ533-537-232145-
DE BACA COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
315 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND NORTHERN DE
BACA COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM MDT...
AT 315 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SUMNER LAKE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FORT SUMNER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED
NEAR YESO...AND 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUMNER LAKE ALSO MOVING TOWARD
THE EAST AT AROUND 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FORT SUMNER...PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 84 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND FORT SUMNER...AND PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN YESO AND FORT SUMNER.
THE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 10469 3466 10464 3475 10419 3451 10412
3433 10421 3433 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 277DEG 25KT 3454 10437
KJLocal storm report, Aug 23, 4:17 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 119 min |
| Aug 22, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Aug 22, 8:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:46 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 39 min |
| Aug 23, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 1:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 85 min |
| Aug 23, 2:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 84 min |
| Aug 23, 2:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 110 min |
| Aug 23, 2:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 94 min |
| Aug 23, 3:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 114 min |
| Aug 23, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 5:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 114 min |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 116 min |
| Aug 23, 5:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
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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.