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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 24, 2017Chaves County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2017, 1:51 AM MDT for Chaves County, New Mexico. It was in force for 54 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: Jun 24, 2017, 1:51 AM MDT (07:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2017, 2:45 AM MDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Chaves County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 279 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -360 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Jun 23, 11:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 11:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:41 AM MDT, 21 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
441 AM MDT Fri Jun 23 2017

NMZ501>540-241100-
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-
441 AM MDT Fri Jun 23 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Some strong to perhaps severe thunderstorms will be possible today,
mainly along and east of the central mountain chain of New Mexico.
Heavy downpours, dime to quarter-sized hail, and gusty downburst
winds will be the primary threats with the stronger storms.

Hot temperatures will persist in portions of central to western New
Mexico this afternoon and into the early evening. The hot
temperatures and low humidity will create a harsh environment for
those working outdoors or engaging in vigorous physical outdoor
activity.

A cold front will then arrive this evening, ushering in gusty winds,
that will accelerate through the Tijeras canyon and primarily impact
eastern Albuquerque. Some gusts may occasionally reach as high as 50
mph this evening in portions of the Albuquerque metro area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Strong to perhaps severe thunderstorms will be possible again on
Saturday across portions of central and western New Mexico, and again
on Sunday over a more widespread swath of the state. Heavy downpours,
dime to quarter-sized hail, and gusty downburst winds will be the
primary threats with the stronger storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any hail, gusty winds, or heavy
rainfall through the National Weather Service Albuquerque web site
at weather.gov/abq or by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also submit
storm reports and photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter using
the hashtag nmwx.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:15 AM MDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:51 AM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 1:15 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	60 min
Jun 24, 1:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
Jun 24, 1:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	45 min
Jun 24, 2:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		27 min
Jun 24, 2:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Cibola	32 min
Jun 24, 2:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Cibola	51 min
Jun 24, 2:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Catron, Cibola	29 min
Jun 24, 2:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Catron	28 min
Jun 24, 2:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	26 min
Jun 24, 2:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	51 min
Jun 24, 4:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	25 min
Jun 24, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	46 min
Jun 24, 4:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	38 min
Jun 24, 5:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro	44 min
Jun 24, 5:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	49 min
Jun 24, 5:56 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	2 hr

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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.