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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 1, 2013Bernalillo County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2013, 7:00 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2013, 7:00 PM MDT (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2013, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Bernalillo County, NM

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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 1, 5:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 5:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 7:02 AM MDT, 11 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
702 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

NMZ501>540-021315-
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-
702 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY ACROSS
MUCH OF WESTERN...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CREATE HIGH RUNOFF POTENTIAL AND THE RISK OF FLASH
FLOODING IN THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FOR RECENTLY BURNED AREAS.
FAVORED AREAS FOR THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE FROM THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA BORDER. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FRIDAY THROUGH MID WEEK NEXT WEEK. FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE
LEAST ACTIVE DAY WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TRENDING UPWARD OVER
THE WEEKEND.

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

Local storm report, Aug 1, 1:29 PM MDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
129 PM MDT THU AUG 01 2013

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

1230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W BONITO LAKE         33.46N 105.77W
08/01/2013                   LINCOLN            NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FAST FLOWING WATER AND ROCKS OVER FOREST SERVICE ROAD
            107 BENEATH WASHINGTON CANYON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301277

GUYER
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
521 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

NMZ512-514-517-518-012345-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
521 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY THROUGH
545 PM MDT...

AT 518 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SANTA FE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SANTA
FE...HYDE MEMORIAL STATE PARK...TESUQUE AND CHUPADERO.

&&

LAT...LON 3587 10594 3575 10572 3546 10597 3556 10615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 217DEG 21KT 3560 10598

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:28 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 6:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia32 min
Aug 1, 7:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln90 min
Aug 1, 7:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Valencia89 min
Aug 2, 1:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 2, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSandoval62 min
Aug 2, 1:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro29 min
Aug 2, 1:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro117 min
Aug 2, 1:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSandoval95 min
Aug 2, 2:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
Aug 2, 3:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 min
Aug 2, 3:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola114 min
Aug 2, 3:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel112 min
Aug 2, 3:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Aug 2, 3:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel37 min
Aug 2, 4:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 2, 4:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel114 min
Aug 2, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Aug 2, 5:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.