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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 4, 2016Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2016, 2:52 PM MDT for Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2016, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2016, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Rio Arriba County, NM

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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 Aug 4, 12:06 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 12:06 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 5:52 AM MDT, 9 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
552 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016

NMZ501>540-051200-
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-
552 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR BURN SCARS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN
NEW MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. IN
ADDITION...A FEW STRONG STORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BETWEEN RATON AND CLAYTON NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER MAY PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY FLOODING
THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:52 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
252 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016

NMZ503-504-042130-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
252 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
UNTIL 330 PM MDT...

AT 252 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF LINDRITH...OR 26 MILES NORTH OF CUBA...MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL RIO
ARRIBA COUNTY.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS
STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 10693 3661 10692 3658 10692 3658 10691
      3656 10690 3655 10691 3653 10689 3631 10705
      3633 10723 3664 10719
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 193DEG 17KT 3639 10710

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 6:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe118 min
Aug 3, 6:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval116 min
Aug 3, 7:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Santa Fe96 min
Aug 3, 9:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan2 hr
Aug 3, 9:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval115 min
Aug 3, 10:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Taos118 min
Aug 4, 12:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba116 min
Aug 4, 12:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax117 min
Aug 4, 12:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Aug 4, 1:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance114 min
Aug 4, 1:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro119 min
Aug 4, 1:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Aug 4, 2:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora118 min
Aug 4, 2:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Torrance2 hr
Aug 4, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan32 min
Aug 4, 3:10 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQRio Arriba2 hr
Aug 4, 3:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan94 min
Aug 4, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe25 min
Aug 4, 4:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval119 min
Aug 4, 4:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos2 hr
Aug 4, 4:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 4, 4:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron116 min
Aug 4, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley37 min
Aug 4, 4:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe2 hr
Aug 4, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba33 min
Aug 4, 5:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron114 min
Aug 4, 5:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley114 min
Aug 4, 5:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba111 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.