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Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 24, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this blizzard watch at Dec 24, 2015, 3:21 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2015, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2015, 3:21 PM MST (22:21 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2015, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 25, 2015, 2:42 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch 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 blizzard watch went out at Dec 24, 10:52 AM MST, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 10:52 AM MST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 5:58 AM MST, 9 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
558 AM MST THU DEC 24 2015

NMZ501>540-251300-
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 CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/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-
558 AM MST THU DEC 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

OCCASIONAL SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL
RESULT IN LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WEST AND
CENTRAL AREAS. MOST IMPACTED WILL BE THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW CAN ACCUMULATE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ON A MAJOR WINTER STORM THIS
COMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. DETAILS WILL STILL NEED TO BE IRONED
OUT...BUT THE MOST IMPACTED AREAS APPEAR TO BE FROM THE SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHEAST TO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THESE
AREAS COULD EASILY RECEIVE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LESSER...BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT...SNOWFALL
WILL EXIST NORTH AND WEST OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW AREA...NOT ONLY
WILL THERE BE HEAVY SNOW...BUT STRONG TO HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILLS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW
ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST. STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS ARE ALSO
LIKELY LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...IMPACTING THE
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME TERRIBLE
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING MUCH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND 25.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 3:46 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ38 hr
Dec 24, 3:21 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ23 hr

Nearby

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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.