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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2018, 1:20 PM MDT for Taos County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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 8, 2018, 1:20 PM MDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2018, 1:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Taos County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 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 8, 11:31 AM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 11:31 AM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:14 AM MDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 314 AM MDT Sun Jul 8 2018 NMZ501>540-091130- 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- 314 AM MDT Sun Jul 8 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are forecast today into the evening. Storm motions will be slow and rainfall could become locally heavy. This may lead to localized areas of flash flooding, especially over and near recent burn scars. Isolated locations may receive up to 1.25 inches of rainfall. A few storms may also produce small hail and wind gusts to 50 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday After two mainly down days Monday and Tuesday, scattered thunderstorms will return Wednesday through next weekend. Storm motions will be slow and rainfall could become heavy. This may lead to localized areas of flash flooding, especially over and near recent and older burn scars. Isolated locations may receive up to 2 inches of rainfall. A few storms may also produce small hail and wind gusts to 50 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. 33
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:20 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 120 PM MDT SUN JUL 8 2018 NMZ512-513-516-081945- Upper Rio Grande Valley-West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet/Red River- 120 PM MDT SUN JUL 8 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL TAOS COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM MDT... At 119 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Questa, moving southwest at 20 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Heavy rain will be likely with this storm. Locations impacted include... Questa, Red River, Taos Ski Valley, Lama and Cerro. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions, including State Roads 38 and 522. && LAT...LON 3678 10558 3675 10541 3656 10548 3664 10575 TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 034DEG 15KT 3672 10553 Guyer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 7:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 8:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 2:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 116 min |
| Jul 8, 3:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sierra | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 22 min |
| Jul 8, 5:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 19 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.