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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2017, 2:05 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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
- Mar 28, 2017, 2:05 PM MDT (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2017, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Bernalillo County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 443 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Mar 28, 12:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 12:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 4:53 AM MDT, 9 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 453 AM MDT Tue Mar 28 2017 NMZ501>540-291200- 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- 453 AM MDT Tue Mar 28 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow is in effect for the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa. Significant travel impacts are likely over the warned area, especially through Raton Pass. A Winter Weather Advisory for snow is in effect for the Upper Rio Grande Valley, Tusas and Jemez Mountains, and the Far Northeast and Northeast Highlands. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories will continue for portions of North Central and Northeast New Mexico through Wednesday. Another storm system will impact the state beginning Friday and continue through at least Saturday. Wind impacts will be most significant Friday, with potential for snow impacts Friday night through Saturday. .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. 11
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 12:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1224 PM MDT TUE MAR 28 2017
NMZ533-537-281900-
Guadalupe County-De Baca County-
1224 PM MDT TUE MAR 28 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL DE BACA AND
SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
At 1224 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southeast of Vaughn, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Dime size hail will be possible with this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central De
Baca and southwestern Guadalupe Counties.
This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 187 and 198.
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LAT...LON 3435 10507 3435 10509 3449 10519 3478 10471
3455 10454
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 239DEG 38KT 3446 10506
40Special weather statement, Mar 28, 1:41 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 141 PM MDT TUE MAR 28 2017 NMZ533-537-282015- Guadalupe County-De Baca County- 141 PM MDT TUE MAR 28 2017 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... At 140 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Sumner Lake State Park, or 20 miles southeast of Santa Rosa, moving northeast at 35 mph. Half inch hail will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cuervo and Newkirk. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 288 and 301. && LAT...LON 3458 10443 3465 10463 3514 10443 3503 10413 TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 203DEG 41KT 3469 10449 40
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:05 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 205 PM MDT TUE MAR 28 2017 NMZ519-521-282030- Sandia/Manzano Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 205 PM MDT TUE MAR 28 2017 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... At 203 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over southeastern Albuquerque, moving northeast at 30 mph. Half inch hail will be possible with this storm. This includes the following highways...Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 150 and 180. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 215 and 238. 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. && LAT...LON 3494 10667 3508 10680 3534 10646 3512 10626 TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 233DEG 25KT 3506 10666 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:44 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 32 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:44 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 32 hr | |
| Mar 28, 12:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 5:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 5:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding, Quay | 23 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.