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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2013, 4:59 PM MDT. It was in force for 46 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 9, 2013, 4:59 PM MDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2013, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 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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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 9, 3:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 3:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013 NMZ501>540-101200- 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- 600 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND STORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE FOCUSED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. RECENT WILD FIRE BURN SCARS IN THESE AREAS OF NEW MEXICO WILL ALSO EE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED STRONG STORMS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS WITH PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...FLOODING OR ANY SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:32 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 451 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013 NMZ522-523-092330- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- 451 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY... AT 446 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR MCINTOSH. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. && LAT...LON 3500 10592 3488 10571 3479 10601 3488 10604 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 218DEG 12KT 3485 10598 50
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:59 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 459 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013 NMZ504-092345- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 459 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MCKINLEY AND NORTHWESTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MDT... AT 454 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PUEBLO PINTADO...OR ABOUT 33 MILES EAST OF CROWNPOINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MCKINLEY AND NORTHWESTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES. 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 3608 10752 3584 10725 3574 10760 3580 10768 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 231DEG 12KT 3583 10756 SHY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 6:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 1:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 117 min |
| Aug 9, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 2:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 28 min |
| Aug 9, 2:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 113 min |
| Aug 9, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 2:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:20 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 115 min |
| Aug 9, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 3:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 3:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 39 hr | |
| Aug 9, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 3:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 112 min |
| Aug 9, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 4:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 40 min | |
| Aug 9, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 40 min |
| Aug 9, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.