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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 18, 2018

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2018, 2:11 PM MDT. It was in force for 34 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 18, 2018, 2:11 PM MDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2018, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 68 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 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 Jul 18, 11:10 AM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 11:10 AM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 4:06 AM MDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
406 AM MDT Wed Jul 18 2018

NMZ501>540-191000-
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-
406 AM MDT Wed Jul 18 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be mainly
confined to the western and northern mountains this afternoon, then
they may drift into the Rio Grande Valley this evening. A few of the
stronger storms will contain heavy rain, which may result in very
isolated flash flooding. Recent burn scars will be the most
susceptible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will favor the area
from the central mountains west to the Arizona border Friday through
Sunday. Torrential rain will accompany a few of the stronger storms,
perhaps leading to isolated flash flooding. Again, the burn scars
will be the main concern. A significant increase in moisture early
next week will bring about a sharp increase in showers and
thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, especially in the east. Flash
flooding will be more likely.

.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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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:45 PM MDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
145 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2018

NMZ506-507-182015-
West Central Mountains-West Central Highlands-
145 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CIBOLA COUNTY UNTIL
215 PM MDT...

At 144 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cebolletita, or 10 miles north of Laguna Pueblo, moving southwest at
10 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cebolletita, Bibo, Seboyeta, Paguate and Encinal.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3527 10740 3520 10732 3512 10740 3517 10751
      3522 10748
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 028DEG 7KT 3520 10737

KJ

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:11 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
211 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2018

NMZ507-182045-
West Central Highlands-
211 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL CIBOLA COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM MDT...

At 211 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Laguna Pueblo, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Laguna Pueblo, Paguate and Mesita.

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 114 and 116.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3512 10740 3517 10734 3507 10723 3502 10737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 323DEG 8KT 3511 10734

KJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 17, 6:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan	2 hr
Jul 17, 7:01 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan	115 min
Jul 17, 7:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Taos	112 min
Jul 18, 1:38 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	112 min
Jul 18, 1:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		30 min
Jul 18, 1:54 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	111 min
Jul 18, 3:25 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Cibola, Socorro	2 hr
Jul 18, 3:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	2 hr
Jul 18, 3:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	113 min
Jul 18, 4:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	42 min
Jul 18, 4:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Catron	19 min
Jul 18, 4:51 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola, McKinley	114 min
Jul 18, 4:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		36 min
Jul 18, 5:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	119 min
Jul 18, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		44 min
Jul 18, 5:44 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Cibola	69 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.