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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2018, 4:40 PM MDT for Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 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 2, 2018, 4:40 PM MDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Santa Fe County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -334 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 Aug 2, 3:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 4:06 AM MDT, 12 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 406 AM MDT Thu Aug 2 2018 NMZ501>540-031100- 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 Thu Aug 2 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today through the overnight. 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Friday. 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... 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. 11
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 250 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2018 NMZ512-514-515-529-022115- Northeast Highlands-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Southern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet- 250 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM MDT... At 249 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Upper Colonias, or 15 miles west of Las Vegas, moving southwest at 5 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm along with torrential rain. Locations impacted include... Pecos, Upper Colonias, Mineral Hill, San Pablo, San Geronimo and Lower Colonias. This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 305 and 306. && LAT...LON 3565 10534 3543 10536 3552 10571 3572 10554 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 024DEG 6KT 3562 10549
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:40 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 440 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2018 NMZ523-529-022315- Northeast Highlands-Central Highlands- 440 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM MDT... At 439 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Villanueva, or 29 miles southwest of Las Vegas, moving south at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm along with heavy rain. Locations impacted include... Sena. This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 253 and 256. If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. && LAT...LON 3534 10560 3532 10537 3505 10540 3505 10575 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 015DEG 14KT 3524 10552
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 6:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 6:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 6:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 6:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 7:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 7:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 119 min |
| Aug 1, 7:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 7:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Torrance | 113 min |
| Aug 1, 7:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 7:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 34 min |
| Aug 1, 8:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Torrance | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 9:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 9:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 9:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Quay | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Roosevelt | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:40 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Quay | 110 min |
| Aug 2, 2:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 5:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 5:51 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 31 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.