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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 2, 2013Bernalillo County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2013, 7:16 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 29 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 2, 2013, 7:16 PM MDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2013, 7:45 PM MDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Bernalillo County, NM

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 5:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 5:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 4:37 AM MDT, 14 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
437 AM MDT FRI AUG 2 2013

NMZ501>540-031130-
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-
437 AM MDT FRI AUG 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN A SWATH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. SLOW STEERING LEVEL
FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL TREND
DOWN SLIGHTLY SATURDAY BEFORE INCREASING SUNDAY AS A BACKDOOR
FRONT PUSHES IN.

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

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:46 PM MDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
146 PM MDT FRI AUG 2 2013

NMZ508-520-022015-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
146 PM MDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY THROUGH
215 PM MDT...

AT 142 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF ESCONDIDA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SOCORRO.  THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ESCONDIDA.

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 3410 10685 3400 10706 3412 10712 3419 10699
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 331DEG 1KT 3410 10700

SHY

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:29 PM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:10 PM MDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:38 PM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:16 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 7:04 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Valencia	116 min
Aug 2, 7:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan	114 min
Aug 2, 7:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance	2 hr
Aug 2, 7:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval	119 min
Aug 2, 8:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	38 min
Aug 2, 9:05 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Sandoval	115 min
Aug 3, 1:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	61 min
Aug 3, 1:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	52 min
Aug 3, 2:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	52 min
Aug 3, 2:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Union	39 min
Aug 3, 2:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay	85 min
Aug 3, 2:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	49 min
Aug 3, 2:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe	2 hr
Aug 3, 3:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	57 min
Aug 3, 3:21 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Union	114 min
Aug 3, 3:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	36 min
Aug 3, 3:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Union	117 min
Aug 3, 3:47 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Union	88 min
Aug 3, 3:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	34 min
Aug 3, 4:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 min
Aug 3, 4:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	34 min
Aug 3, 4:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	53 min
Aug 3, 4:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, Union	48 min
Aug 3, 4:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	52 min
Aug 3, 4:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	48 min
Aug 3, 5:14 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Union	2 hr
Aug 3, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	29 min
Aug 3, 5:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	47 min
Aug 3, 5:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
Aug 3, 5:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Union	61 min

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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.