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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 22, 2014Curry County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2014, 5:49 PM MDT for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 41 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 22, 2014, 5:49 PM MDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2014, 6:30 PM MDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Curry County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 22, 3:36 PM MDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 3:36 PM MDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 5:53 AM MDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
553 AM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

NMZ501>540-231200-
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-
553 AM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INTO TONIGHT. WHILE MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT TO
MODERATE...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD
PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. THESE SMALL POCKETS OF
HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR ANYWHERE TODAY...THEN BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE
EAST EARLY TONIGHT. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN SHOULD END AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN
CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND
WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY FLOODING
THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. SPOTTERS CAN ALSO
SUBMIT PHOTOS AND REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER
USING THE HASHTAG N M W X.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 22, 5:48 PM MDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
548 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0522 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NNW TEXICO            34.43N 103.07W
08/22/2014  M58 MPH          CURRY              NM   AWOS

            KCVN AWOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1401146

GUYER

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:49 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
549 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

NMZ534-535-230030-
CURRY COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
549 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN QUAY AND CENTRAL CURRY
COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MDT...

AT 542 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAINT VRAIN...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF
CLOVIS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...RANCHVALE...GRADY...BROADVIEW
AND BELLVIEW.

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

&&

LAT...LON 3435 10333 3439 10354 3491 10357 3482 10303
      3470 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 192DEG 22KT 3446 10341

SHY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 22, 3:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	2 hr
Aug 22, 5:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	115 min
Aug 22, 5:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Curry	52 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.