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Winter Storm Warning 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 27, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 27, 2013, 3:34 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 27, 2013, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 59 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 27, 2013, 3:34 PM MST (22:34 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 27, 2013, 6:00 PM MST
Expired: Jan 30, 2013, 4:50 AM MST
In force: 59 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 27, 2:54 PM MST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 2:54 PM MST, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 5:39 AM MST, 9 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
539 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013

NMZ501>540-281300-
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-
539 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 8500 FEET FALLING
STEADILY TO 7500 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SNOW OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES IN AND SNOW LEVELS FALL TO THE
SURFACE. SNOW COVERAGE WILL EXPAND TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY
NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY MONDAY
AFTERNOON NEAR THE ARIZONA LINE...AND OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE AND
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN MUCH COLDER AIR TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN
AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...AS STRONG WINDS REDEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 40...AND OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE MANZANO MOUNTAIN
SUMMITS...EASTERN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT PLAINS.

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

SNOW LINGERING OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE WILL TAPER OFF
THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SHY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 27, 11:07 AM MST, 4 hours 27 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
Jan 27, 3:25 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	ABQ		12 hr
Jan 27, 3:34 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABQ		61 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2013 Every winter storm warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.