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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Oct 20, 2015, 11:49 AM MDT for Catron County, New Mexico. It was in force for 26 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
- Oct 20, 2015, 11:49 AM MDT (17:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2015, 12:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Catron County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 242 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:53 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 252 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Oct 20, 6:01 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 6:01 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 5:54 AM MDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 554 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015 NMZ501>540-211200- 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- 554 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...WHERE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ALONG AND SOUTHEAST A LINE FROM RUIDOSO TO TUCUMCARI TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY BEFORE EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND STRONG INSTABILITY WILL CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS WELL AS THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING TO PERSIST ALONG AND E OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40...EXCEPT IN CIBOLA COUNTY...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. 44
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 20, 11:35 AM MDT, 14 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Oct 20, 11:41 AM MDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1141 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1113 AM HAIL GLENWOOD 33.32N 108.88W
10/20/2015 M1.00 INCH CATRON NM TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1502429
CMLSpecial weather statement, Oct 20, 11:43 AM MDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1143 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015 NMZ505-508-201815- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 1143 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CATRON COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM MDT... AT 1143 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RED HILL...OR 25 MILES EAST OF SPRINGERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SALT LAKE AND RED HILL. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. LAT...LON 3413 10883 3426 10900 3461 10879 3446 10845 TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 214DEG 28KT 3427 10886 34
Local storm report, Oct 20, 11:47 AM MDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1147 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM HAIL PLEASANTON 33.27N 108.87W
10/20/2015 M1.00 INCH CATRON NM TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1502430
CMLSpecial weather statement, Oct 20, 11:49 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1149 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015 NMZ508-509-201815- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1149 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CATRON COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM MDT... AT 1147 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ONE 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN FRANCISCO PLAZA...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RESERVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WITH A SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF MOGOLLON WITH SIMILAR MOVEMENT. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RESERVE...SAN FRANCISCO PLAZA...MOGOLLON...ARAGON...CRUZVILLE AND APACHE CREEK. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. LAT...LON 3329 10874 3346 10892 3395 10866 3377 10827 TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 210DEG 33KT 3357 10867 KJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 39 min |
| Oct 19, 6:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 113 min |
| Oct 19, 6:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 6:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 49 min | |
| Oct 19, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, San Juan | 55 min |
| Oct 19, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 28 min |
| Oct 19, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, San Juan | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 8:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 27 min |
| Oct 19, 8:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 50 min |
| Oct 20, 4:36 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 49 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Juan | 36 min |
| Oct 20, 11:02 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron | 43 min |
| Oct 20, 11:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| Oct 20, 11:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 49 min |
| Oct 20, 12:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 27 min |
| Oct 20, 12:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 44 min |
| Oct 20, 12:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola | 48 min |
| Oct 20, 1:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 23 min |
| Oct 20, 1:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Socorro | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 1:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 28 min |
| Oct 20, 1:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron, Socorro | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 1:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 1:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Cibola | 18 min |
| Oct 20, 1:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 29 min |
| Oct 20, 1:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Oct 20, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 40 min |
| Oct 20, 2:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Santa Fe | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 2:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 32 min |
| Oct 20, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval | 45 min |
| Oct 20, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 27 min |
| Oct 20, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 11 min |
| Oct 20, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 27 min |
| Oct 20, 3:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 3:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 26 min |
| Oct 20, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 33 min |
| Oct 20, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 3:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 29 min |
| Oct 20, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 26 min |
| Oct 20, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 51 min |
| Oct 20, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 48 min |
| Oct 20, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance, Valencia | 23 min |
| Oct 20, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Oct 20, 4:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 43 min |
| Oct 20, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Oct 20, 5:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 2 hr |
| Oct 20, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 39 min |
| Oct 20, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 45 min |
| Oct 20, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 47 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015
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.