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Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 12, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 12, 2015, 4:25 AM MST. It was in force for 38 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
Dec 12, 2015, 4:25 AM MST (11:25 UTC)
Expired
Dec 13, 2015, 6:20 PM MST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 11, 4:38 PM MST, 11 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 4:38 PM MST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 6:03 AM MST, 22 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
603 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2015

NMZ501>540-121300-
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-
603 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT EAST SLOPES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED. THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS WILL ALSO SEE STRONG WIND FLOWS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN HIGHLANDS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW IS THE MAIN THREAT. A FLASH FREEZE EVENT IS ALSO
POSSIBLE LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RESIDUAL SNOWFALL/WET/SLUSHY ROADWAYS.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. MODEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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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.