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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2017, 2:15 PM MDT for Colfax 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
- Jul 26, 2017, 2:15 PM MDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2017, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Colfax County, NM
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 200 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 26, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 420 AM MDT Wed Jul 26 2017 NMZ501>540-271000- 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- 420 AM MDT Wed Jul 26 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Heavy rainfall will impact northeast portions of the state tonight. Localized areas of flash flooding may occur, especially along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristos. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Heavy rainfall will spread south and westward Thursday into Thursday night. Localized areas of flash flooding may occur. The Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas are likely to be impacted. The main focus for flooding rain should be found across the northern and western tier Friday into Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. 50
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 2:15 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 215 PM MDT WED JUL 26 2017 NMZ527-262045- Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa- 215 PM MDT WED JUL 26 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL UNION AND EAST CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT... At 215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Capulin, or 16 miles west of Des Moines. This storm was nearly stationary. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Heavy rain and frequent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning will also be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Capulin. Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches. && LAT...LON 3661 10423 3679 10417 3679 10392 3653 10401 TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 284DEG 3KT 3669 10412 RJH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 7:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 3:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 12 hr | |
| Jul 26, 4:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 4:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 33 min |
| Jul 26, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 51 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.