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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 15, 2017Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2017, 12:13 AM MDT for Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 47 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
Aug 15, 2017, 12:13 AM MDT (06:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2017, 1:00 AM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Quay County, NM

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1592 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1592 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.0

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 15, 12:13 AM MDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 12:13 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 4:40 AM MDT, 19 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
440 AM MDT Mon Aug 14 2017

NMZ501>540-151100-
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-
440 AM MDT Mon Aug 14 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to severe storms are possible across the Northeast
Plains late this afternoon and evening, with large hail being the
primary severe threat. In addition, locally heavy rainfall may
produced localized flash flooding over already saturated grounds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A few strong to severe storms are possible across the Eastern Plains
Tuesday afternoon and evening, with large hail and damaging winds
being the primary threats.

.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.

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 8:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 6:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion114 min
Aug 14, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
Aug 14, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel51 min
Aug 14, 6:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro108 min
Aug 14, 6:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union48 min
Aug 14, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel51 min
Aug 14, 7:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union108 min
Aug 14, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay30 min
Aug 14, 8:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia113 min
Aug 14, 8:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay35 min
Aug 14, 9:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay115 min
Aug 14, 10:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding38 min
Aug 14, 11:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay41 min
Aug 14, 11:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ46 min
Aug 15, 1:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay39 min
Aug 15, 1:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry58 min
Aug 15, 2:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry13 min
Aug 15, 1:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion28 min
Aug 15, 2:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion111 min
Aug 15, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding27 min
Aug 15, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 min
Aug 15, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves32 min
Aug 15, 3:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
Aug 15, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
Aug 15, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Aug 15, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion35 min
Aug 15, 4:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion42 min
Aug 15, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion25 min
Aug 15, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion45 min
Aug 15, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves29 min
Aug 15, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
Aug 15, 4:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion114 min
Aug 15, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Aug 15, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion43 min
Aug 15, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves25 min
Aug 15, 5:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves27 min
Aug 15, 5:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion113 min
Aug 15, 5:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay2 hr

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