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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 23, 2012Harding County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2012-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2012-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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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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

KJ
Local storm report, Aug 23, 4:17 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:40 PM MDT, 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:42 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
Aug 22, 7:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Aug 22, 7:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval119 min
Aug 22, 8:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Aug 22, 8:37 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 23, 3:46 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQ17 hr
Aug 23, 1:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo39 min
Aug 23, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba45 min
Aug 23, 1:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval85 min
Aug 23, 2:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval84 min
Aug 23, 2:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro110 min
Aug 23, 2:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro94 min
Aug 23, 3:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro114 min
Aug 23, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca30 min
Aug 23, 4:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca35 min
Aug 23, 5:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca114 min
Aug 23, 5:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel2 hr
Aug 23, 5:34 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQDe Baca116 min
Aug 23, 5:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln2 hr

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