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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 14, 2012Curry County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Dec 14, 2012, 1:10 PM MST for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 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
Dec 14, 2012, 1:10 PM MST (20:10 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2012, 1:45 PM MST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Curry 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 Dec 14, 11:04 AM MST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 11:04 AM MST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 5:04 AM MST, 8 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
504 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

NMZ501>540-151300-
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-
504 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND IMPACTS. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES...HIGH WIND WARNINGS
AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A SECOND WINTER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. WESTERN AND NORTHERN
AREAS HAVE THE BEST SHOT AT RECEIVING ACCUMULATING SNOWS FROM THIS
SECOND SYSTEM AND ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL
LIKELY BE REQUIRED. SNOW MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 14, 9:29 AM MST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 14, 1:08 PM MST, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 9:53 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ22 hr
Dec 14, 4:31 AM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ15 hr
Dec 14, 9:29 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln61 min
Dec 14, 1:16 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt59 min
Dec 14, 3:00 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.