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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 29, 2017San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2017, 2:00 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 30 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
May 29, 2017, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2017, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 308 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2017-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2017-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -62 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2409 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 29, 11:42 AM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 11:42 AM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:10 AM MDT, 9 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
410 AM MDT Mon May 29 2017

NMZ501>540-301015-
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-
410 AM MDT Mon May 29 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over most of the
area this afternoon and evening with the best chances for
thunderstorms over the Southwest Mountains and the Northeastern
Plains. The primary threat from these thunderstorms will be gusty and
erratic winds with the possibility of some isolated strong
thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Thunderstorm coverage will increase Tuesday through Thursday as
moisture from the Gulf of Mexico pushes into the state and a weather
disturbance moves into the region from the west Tuesday night. This
will increase thunderstorm coverage statewide with the best chances
east of the Central Mountain Chain. Isolated strong to severe
thunderstorms might be possible over SE New Mexico on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 1:03 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 1:09 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 1:10 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 1:42 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
142 PM MDT MON MAY 29 2017

NMZ527-528-292030-
Far Northeast Highlands-Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa-
142 PM MDT MON MAY 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM MDT...

At 142 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Raton Crews Airport, or 13 miles south of Raton, moving northeast at
25 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Raton Crews Airport.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 428 and 447.

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3656 10456 3672 10462 3693 10425 3664 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 237DEG 24KT 3669 10449

CA
Special weather statement, May 29, 2:00 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
200 PM MDT MON MAY 29 2017

NMZ529-292030-
Northeast Highlands-
200 PM MDT MON MAY 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
UNTIL 230 PM MDT...

At 200 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Storrie Lake State Park, or 8 miles northeast of Las
Vegas, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central San
Miguel County.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 350 and 363.

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3578 10505 3577 10503 3576 10504 3575 10503
      3577 10501 3575 10486 3552 10504 3566 10521
      3579 10515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 295DEG 11KT 3568 10512

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 1:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos27 min
May 29, 1:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora51 min
May 29, 1:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel50 min
May 29, 1:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax48 min
May 29, 2:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax45 min
May 29, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe46 min
May 29, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance45 min
May 29, 3:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel51 min
May 29, 3:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion12 min
May 29, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo28 min
May 29, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion42 min
May 29, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.