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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 8:43 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 32 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 6, 2018, 8:43 PM MDT (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2018, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Union County, NM
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
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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 6, 5:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 5:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 304 PM MDT Mon Aug 6 2018 NMZ501>540-071100- 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- 304 PM MDT Mon Aug 6 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over far northeastern New Mexico through this evening. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the main threats with these storms. Heavy rain with localized flash flooding is also possible into the evening over northeastern New Mexico and the southwest mountains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms Tuesday over much of northeastern New Mexico where large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible. The threat for strong to severe storms will continue over northeastern New Mexico Wednesday. The threat for flash flooding will increase over much of New Mexico each afternoon as steering flow becomes weak with abundant moisture and instability. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and any severe weather through the National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq or by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also submit storm reports and photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx. Guyer
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 4:19 PM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
419 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2018
NMZ524-062245-
South Central Highlands-
419 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN AND EASTERN
SOCORRO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT...
At 418 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Claunch, or 16 miles southwest of Corona, and the
storm was nearly stationary.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 north central
Lincoln and eastern Socorro Counties.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.
&&
LAT...LON 3402 10590 3401 10590 3403 10591 3421 10597
3429 10578 3412 10561 3401 10589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 040DEG 5KT 3414 10585
ShoemakeSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 4:25 PM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 6:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 116 min |
| Aug 6, 9:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 1:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 2:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 87 min |
| Aug 7, 2:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 3:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 3:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 4:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 111 min |
| Aug 7, 5:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 5:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 118 min |
| Aug 7, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 62 min |
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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.