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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 21, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2015, 4:31 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2015, 10:00 PM MST. It was in force for 68 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
Feb 21, 2015, 4:31 AM MST (11:31 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 21, 2015, 10:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 24, 2015, 6:00 PM MST
In force
68 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 Feb 21, 3:00 AM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 3:00 AM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 5:30 AM MST, 23 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
530 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2015

NMZ501>540-211300-
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-
530 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY DUE TO A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO PLUNGE INTO EASTERN
NEW MEXICO...THEN TRACK WESTWARD. AT THE SAME TIME...ACCUMULATING
SNOW MAY BECOME FOCUSED FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OVER THE
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS...AS WELL AS OVER THE SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN MAY ALSO SEE SNOW.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 3:35 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ48 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Every winter storm warning 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.