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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

November 17, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this blizzard warning at Nov 17, 2015, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 3 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
Nov 17, 2015, 5:00 PM MST (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2015, 8:00 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

702 
WWUS45 KABQ 180000
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
500 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER STORM PULLING AWAY FROM NEW MEXICO...

.NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF
UNION COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM MST BEFORE ENDING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT DESPITE SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING.

NMZ530-180300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.BZ.W.0002.151118T0000Z-151118T0300Z/
UNION COUNTY-
500 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE
  INCH...BUT DRIFTING WILL PERSIST.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIFTING SNOW AND PREVIOUS SNOW ACCUMULATION
  WILL KEEP ROADS CLOSED OVERNIGHT. SEE NMDOT WEBSITE NMROADS DOT
  COM FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS OR DIAL 5 1 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-180100-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
500 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL
WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY PREVIOUS SNOW AND DRIFTS. VISIT
NMROADS DOT COM OR DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.

$$

NMZ531-180100-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151118T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
500 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

VISIT NMROADS DOT COM OR DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.

$$
1 follow-up statement
354 
WWUS45 KABQ 180302
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
802 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015


NMZ530-180415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151118T0300Z/
UNION COUNTY-
802 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...VISIT NMROADS
DOT COM OR DIAL 5 1 1.

$$

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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.