Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 22, 2016, 4:31 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2016, 4:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2016, 4:31 AM MST (11:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2016, 4:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 4:00 PM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
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090 WWUS45 KABQ 221131 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 431 AM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL BUILD STRENGTH WHILE CROSSING NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PLUNGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA DROPPING TEMPERATURES COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS MONDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID MORNING TUESDAY...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST. NMZ513-515-527-528-530-222300- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0004.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 431 AM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD WHERE NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS WITH A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE... EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ510-512-514-516-222300- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 431 AM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS US HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TRES PIEDRAS AND TIERRA AMARILLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ529-531-222300- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 431 AM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS WITH A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
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458 WWUS45 KABQ 222254 AAA WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 354 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL BUILD STRENGTH WHILE CROSSING NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT PLUNGING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA WILL TRANSITION RAIN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID MORNING TUESDAY...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST. NMZ513-515-527-528-530-230600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 354 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD WHERE NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS WITH A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE... EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ510-512-514-516-230600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 354 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL AREAS THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS US HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TRES PIEDRAS AND TIERRA AMARILLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ529-531-230600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.160222T2300Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 354 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 7500 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DROPPING TO ALL AREAS WITH A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
013 WWUS45 KABQ 230355 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 855 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL BUILD STRENGTH WHILE CROSSING NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT PLUNGING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA WILL TRANSITION RAIN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID MORNING TUESDAY...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST. NMZ513-515-527-528-530-231200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 855 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD WHERE NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS WITH A COLD FRONT BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE... EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ523-231200- /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.160223T1000Z-160223T2300Z/ CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 855 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL RUSH INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON WITH SNOW TURNING LIGHTER AND MORE INTERMITTENT THEREAFTER. * WINDS...EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION STARTS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WIN SPOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ510-512-514-516-231200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 855 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL AREAS THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY AREAS NEAR US HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TRES PIEDRAS AND TIERRA AMARILLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ529-531-231200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 855 PM MST MON FEB 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING TUESDAY...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING AROUND 7500 FEET...DROPPING TO ALL AREAS WITH A COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
182 WWUS45 KABQ 231154 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 454 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 NMZ513-515-527-528-530-232200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 454 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD WHERE NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE... EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TODAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ510-512-514-516-232200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 454 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY... ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TRES PIEDRAS AND TIERRA AMARILLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ523-529-531-232200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 454 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH MPH TODAY WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
625 WWUS45 KABQ 231617 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 917 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 NMZ513-515-527-528-530-232300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 917 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT FROM THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD WHERE NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE... EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS MORNING WILL RISE TO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ511-232300- /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160224T0600Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 917 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING...THEN PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF NEAR MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEAKENING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS THIS MORNING WILL LIFT TO THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ510-512-514-516-232300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 917 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AFTER THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THIS MORNING WILL LIFT INTO THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ523-529-531-232300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 917 AM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL DECREASES THIS AFTERNOON. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS THIS MORNING WILL LIFT TO THE LOW 20S THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 44
086 WWUS45 KABQ 232250 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 350 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 NMZ513-515-527-528-530-240000- /O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 350 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET WITH PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ NMZ510-512-514-516-240000- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 350 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AROUND 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND ALSO AROUND GLORIETA PASS THROUGH MID EVENING. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN SANTA FE AND PECOS. $$ NMZ523-529-531-240000- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160223T2300Z/ CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 350 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET WITH PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. $$ NMZ511-240600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160224T0600Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 350 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF NEAR MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEAKENING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP FROM THE 20S INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 44
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 22, 3:55 AM MST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 3:55 AM MST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 355 AM MST MON FEB 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS... THE RECENT DRY AND WARM WEATHER OF LATE IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END TODAY. LOW ELEVATION RAIN ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. AS A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT DROPS IN...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. THE RETURN TO WINTER WEATHER WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A WARMING TREND GETS UNDERWAY WEDENSDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS SEEMED TO HAVE FINALLY SETTLED ON THE POSITION OF A 120KT NWLY JET THAT WILL NOSE INTO NM TODAY AND REMAIN OVER THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEFT FRONT QUAD OF THE JET ALONG WITH SUFFICIENT MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL GET SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS GOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 7500FT NORTH AND AROUND 9000FT ACROSS CENTRAL NM. GFS...NAM AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO HIT NE NM HARD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. PLENTIFUL LOW LEVEL GULF MOISTURE CURRENTLY ACROSS SE NM AND WEST TX WILL FLOW NWWD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONG SFC CONVERGENCE AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. MEANWHILE...A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH RAPIDLY SWD THROUGH ERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND THROUGH NE NM DURING THE EARLY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL KEEP THE SNOW GOING ACROSS THE NE HALF OF THE STATE TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS ACROSS NE NM THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5500 FEET CREATING A RAIN SNOW MIX FOR EASTERN UNION COUNTY INCLUDING CLAYTON. SNOW LEVELS DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE BACKDOOR FRONT...CHANGING PRECIP TO ALL SNOW ACROSS ERN UNION COUNTY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CAME OUT WITH 6 INCHES FOR CLAYTON WITH UPWARDS OF ONE FOOT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN UNION AND MUCH OF COLFAX AND MORA COUNTIES. THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH AND SWWD TUESDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FILLING IN BEHIND IT THROUGH THE DAY. A SECONDARY JET STREAK AND ASSOCIATED SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL WORK WITH THE BACKDOOR FRONT TO KEEP SNOW SPREADING WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. GFS AND NAM SUGGESTING THAT SNOW (AT LEAST FOR A FEW HOURS) MAKES IT AS FAR WEST AS THE NW PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOUGH TO SEE ABQ METRO GETTING MORE THAN FLURRIES OR A BRIEF BOUT OF LIGHT SNOW BUT AN INCH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SF METRO STANDS A BETTER SHOT AT AN INCH OR TWO. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGER ACROSS NRN NM TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DRY NW FLOW ALOFT TAKES HOLD. RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST TRANSLATES SLOWLY EWD DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. TEMPERATURES MODIFY SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY AND MORESO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO BRING DOWN A BACKDOOR FRONT FRIDAY...COOLING TEMPS MAINLY ACROSS NE NM. GFS AND ECMWF AGREE THAT THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/LOW TO MOVE THROUGH NM WILL BE SUNDAY BUT THEN DIFFER SUBSTANTIALLY THEREAFTER. 33 && .FIRE WEATHER... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE SHORT DURATION AND MARGINAL NATURE OF THE EVENT AND WILL INSTEAD HIGHLIGHT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HAINES VALUES OF 5 WILL BE LIMITED TO SMALLER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHLIGHTED ZONES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY HIT THRESHOLD ONLY FOR AN HOUR OR TWO OVER A MINORITY OF THE IMPACTED ZONES. VENT RATES WILL GENERALLY BE EXCELLENT CENTRAL AND WEST TODAY...WITH A MIXED BAG OF POOR TO FAIR EAST WHERE A NEAR-SURFACE FRONTAL LAYER WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE. OTHERWISE...THE NEAR-TERM TREND IS A COOLING/MOISTENING ONE WITH A STRONG JET STREAM FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER OUR AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO IS IN LINE FOR A WETTING EVENT...BEGINNING LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY THANKS TO A TRAILING SHORTWAVE TROUGH. VENT RATES WILL TREND DOWN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN WAKE OF THE DEPARTING TROUGH AS COLD AIR REMAINS NEAR THE SURFACE AND PRESSURE HEIGHTS BUILD ALOFT. A LATE WEEK WARMING TREND WILL SEND TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL AREAWIDE BY THE WEEKEND WITH IMPROVING VENT RATES. ANOTHER TROUGH MAY HIT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH POTENTIAL FOR WIND IMPACTS...BUT LOWER FORECASTER CONFIDENCE ON THAT SYSTEM FOR NOW. 11 && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER ERN NM WILL KEEP A RELATIVELY WEAK GAP WIND INTO THE RGV GOING UNTIL AROUND 09Z-12Z. POTENTIAL FOR LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO INCREASE AND LCL MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN AND EWD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...PERSISTING THROUGH 15Z. SFC LOW TO DEVELOP NE NM AFT 22/12Z AS UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO NRN NM WITH STRENGTHENING SFC WINDS AND INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS...SOME WITH VIRGA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 53 26 45 23 / 5 5 30 10 DULCE........................... 47 17 39 12 / 30 30 50 20 CUBA............................ 48 20 38 17 / 20 10 50 20 GALLUP.......................... 54 17 43 13 / 20 0 5 5 EL MORRO........................ 53 19 41 14 / 20 0 10 10 GRANTS.......................... 56 18 43 14 / 20 0 20 10 QUEMADO......................... 56 20 44 17 / 5 0 5 0 GLENWOOD........................ 66 22 57 18 / 5 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 42 20 32 12 / 40 60 60 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 49 31 38 23 / 50 30 60 40 PECOS........................... 49 28 36 18 / 40 30 60 20 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 45 21 31 8 / 50 70 50 20 RED RIVER....................... 39 20 23 11 / 60 80 70 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 43 8 27 -16 / 60 70 70 20 TAOS............................ 48 21 35 11 / 30 50 50 10 MORA............................ 48 24 31 15 / 60 50 70 20 ESPANOLA........................ 54 26 44 20 / 30 10 40 20 SANTA FE........................ 50 30 38 21 / 30 20 60 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 53 27 41 20 / 30 20 40 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 57 35 44 26 / 30 10 30 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 59 33 46 27 / 20 10 30 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 61 29 48 23 / 10 5 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 59 34 48 26 / 20 10 30 10 LOS LUNAS....................... 62 27 49 20 / 10 5 20 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 58 33 47 28 / 20 10 30 10 SOCORRO......................... 66 33 52 25 / 5 5 5 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 53 29 37 23 / 40 20 60 10 TIJERAS......................... 55 28 39 20 / 30 10 50 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 21 38 9 / 30 10 40 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 51 26 34 17 / 30 10 60 10 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 57 31 41 20 / 20 10 50 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 60 30 45 20 / 20 5 20 5 RUIDOSO......................... 55 32 37 22 / 30 20 60 10 CAPULIN......................... 48 25 29 12 / 70 90 60 10 RATON........................... 50 22 33 9 / 70 80 70 10 SPRINGER........................ 53 25 38 14 / 60 60 60 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 51 26 33 16 / 50 40 60 10 CLAYTON......................... 52 28 35 16 / 20 90 60 10 ROY............................. 51 28 33 17 / 40 80 60 5 CONCHAS......................... 57 34 41 23 / 40 50 60 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 57 34 41 21 / 40 30 50 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 56 29 41 20 / 20 70 60 5 CLOVIS.......................... 51 32 42 24 / 30 70 60 5 PORTALES........................ 52 33 44 22 / 30 70 60 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 56 34 44 22 / 20 60 60 0 ROSWELL......................... 61 36 50 24 / 20 50 40 5 PICACHO......................... 61 36 46 24 / 30 30 40 5 ELK............................. 60 35 41 23 / 30 10 40 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ510-512-514-516-529-531. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ513-515-527-528-530. && 33
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 6:14 AM MST, 22 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 614 AM MST SUN FEB 21 2016 NMZ501>540-221230- 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- 614 AM MST SUN FEB 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG JET STREAM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NEW MEXICO MONDAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING CHANCES FOR LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONGER BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TUESDAY MORNING ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR WAGON MOUND NORTH TO RATON PASS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:31 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 42 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:23 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 37 min |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.