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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 24, 2014Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2014, 2:00 PM MDT for Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 30 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: May 24, 2014, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2014, 2:30 PM MDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 May 24, 1:47 PM MDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 1:47 PM MDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 6:06 AM MDT, 7 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
606 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

NMZ501>540-251200-
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-
606 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING
AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE IN
COUNTIES ALONG NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING TODAY AND SUNDAY...THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 10:01 AM MDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 10:33 AM MDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 11:02 AM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 11:08 AM MDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:00 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
200 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

NMZ522-523-242030-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
200 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY THROUGH
230 PM MDT...

AT 200 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF ENCINO...OR ABOUT 23 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ESTANCIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ENCINO.

THIS WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 223 AND 236...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. 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 3492 10547 3475 10529 3450 10569 3464 10583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 229DEG 25KT 3463 10568

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 6:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	38 min
May 23, 6:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	51 min
May 23, 6:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance	119 min
May 23, 6:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	41 min
May 23, 6:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Torrance	43 min
May 23, 6:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	47 min
May 23, 6:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		44 min
May 23, 6:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	42 min
May 23, 6:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	40 min
May 23, 6:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	50 min
May 23, 6:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	46 min
May 23, 7:02 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Union	118 min
May 23, 7:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Torrance	41 min
May 23, 7:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	50 min
May 23, 7:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Torrance	116 min
May 23, 7:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	52 min
May 23, 7:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	47 min
May 23, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	43 min
May 23, 8:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance	46 min
May 23, 8:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	2 hr
May 23, 8:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	2 hr
May 23, 8:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	51 min
May 23, 9:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	43 min
May 23, 9:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	43 min
May 23, 9:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Harding, Mora, San Miguel	2 hr
May 23, 9:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	42 min
May 23, 10:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	49 min
May 23, 10:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel	2 hr
May 23, 10:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	44 min
May 23, 11:04 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance	116 min
May 23, 11:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Guadalupe	52 min
May 23, 11:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	45 min
May 23, 11:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	115 min
May 23, 11:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		51 min
May 24, 12:36 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	24 min
May 24, 12:44 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	31 min
May 24, 12:55 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	50 min
May 24, 1:16 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	29 min
May 24, 1:36 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	24 min
May 24, 1:44 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	31 min
May 24, 2:01 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	59 min
May 24, 2:12 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	2 hr
May 24, 2:18 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, Roosevelt	42 min
May 24, 2:47 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	28 min
May 24, 2:54 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	51 min
May 24, 3:06 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	24 min
May 24, 3:27 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	2 hr
May 24, 3:31 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Roosevelt	119 min
May 24, 3:51 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Chaves	3 hr
May 24, 4:11 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	2 hr
May 24, 6:48 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	3 hr
May 24, 10:01 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	29 min
May 24, 10:33 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	27 min
May 24, 11:02 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	28 min
May 24, 11:08 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	37 min
May 24, 2:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	24 min
May 24, 4:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	31 min
May 24, 5:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	33 min
May 24, 5:28 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2014 Every special weather statement in 2014

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.