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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 9, 2017Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2017, 2:55 PM MDT for Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2017, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2017, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Taos County, NM

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 11:34 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 11:34 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:13 AM MDT, 11 hours 42 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
151 PM MDT WED AUG 9 2017

NMZ539-092030-
Eastern Lincoln County-
151 PM MDT WED AUG 9 2017

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

At 150 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles southeast of Corona, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 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 northeastern
Lincoln County.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.

&&

LAT...LON 3409 10544 3426 10535 3418 10503 3394 10517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 294DEG 12KT 3415 10532

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Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:39 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:50 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:55 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
255 PM MDT WED AUG 9 2017

NMZ512-513-516-092200-
Upper Rio Grande Valley-West Slopes Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-Northern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet/Red River-
255 PM MDT WED AUG 9 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL TAOS COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM MDT...

At 255 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jaroso, or 16 miles north of Questa, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jaroso, Costilla, Amalia and Garcia.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3682 10538 3691 10574 3700 10572 3700 10533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 284DEG 16KT 3694 10565

KJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel42 min
Aug 8, 6:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance2 hr
Aug 8, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe46 min
Aug 8, 7:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion4 hr
Aug 8, 7:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe45 min
Aug 8, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe28 min
Aug 8, 7:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay26 min
Aug 8, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance31 min
Aug 8, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion49 min
Aug 8, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe45 min
Aug 8, 8:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe43 min
Aug 8, 8:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance40 min
Aug 8, 9:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
Aug 8, 9:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe43 min
Aug 8, 9:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe45 min
Aug 8, 9:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion27 min
Aug 8, 9:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion29 min
Aug 8, 10:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ48 min
Aug 9, 2:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay15 min
Aug 9, 2:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
Aug 9, 3:07 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay26 min
Aug 9, 3:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel25 min
Aug 9, 3:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ28 min
Aug 9, 4:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay45 min
Aug 9, 4:53 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel112 min
Aug 9, 5:32 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry28 min
Aug 9, 6:31 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt119 min
Aug 9, 6:45 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry2 hr
Aug 9, 7:55 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRoosevelt2 hr
Aug 9, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe48 min
Aug 9, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln39 min
Aug 9, 2:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln16 min
Aug 9, 2:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln118 min
Aug 9, 2:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion25 min
Aug 9, 2:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel50 min
Aug 9, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion49 min
Aug 9, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax45 min
Aug 9, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora42 min
Aug 9, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax38 min
Aug 9, 3:38 PM MDTTornado WarningABQSan Miguel37 min
Aug 9, 3:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion49 min
Aug 9, 3:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora19 min
Aug 9, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel45 min
Aug 9, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora52 min
Aug 9, 4:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora48 min
Aug 9, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel45 min
Aug 9, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion25 min
Aug 9, 5:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union53 min
Aug 9, 5:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel49 min
Aug 9, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.