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Winter Storm Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 4, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 4, 2013, 5:09 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2013, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 22 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
Dec 4, 2013, 5:09 AM MST (12:09 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 5, 2013, 3:08 PM MST
In force
22 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 Dec 4, 4:52 AM MST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 4:52 AM MST, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 3, 5:44 AM MST, 23 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

NMZ501>540-041300-
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-
544 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WIND ADVISORIES AND
HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MANY HIGH TERRAIN ZONES
WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN WHERE SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 OR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR. THE
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...PRIMARILY OVER THE
HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS AND PEAKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN AREAS ON
WEDNESDAY WITH SOME AREAS CONTINUING TO OBSERVE HAZARDOUS SPEEDS.

BY LATE WEDNESDAY A SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND
ATTENDANT ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BEGIN SAGGING SOUTHWARD INTO NEW
MEXICO. SNOW WILL BREAK OUT OVER NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN
PARTS OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...SPREADING FARTHER SOUTH
AND EAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SEVERAL INCHES TO
POSSIBLY A FOOT OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
OF NEW MEXICO WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF A COUPLE TO A FEW INCHES
POSSIBLE IN MANY OTHER AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
POSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS THROUGHOUT
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. AREAS IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE
ARE EXPECTED TO UNDERGO ALMOST FOUR DAYS OF CONTINUOUS SUB-
FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PREPARATIONS TO WINTERIZE YOUR
HOMES...VEHICLES...AND PET SHELTERS SHOULD BE FINALIZED
IMMEDIATELY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HIGH WIND GUSTS TODAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR WIND
REPORTS ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...VIA PHONE AT
1.888.386.7637...OR ON TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG #NMWX.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 4, 5:09 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ34 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2013Every 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.