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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2018, 9:26 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 49 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 19, 2018, 9:26 PM MDT (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County San Miguel County, NM
The radar
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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 19, 5:35 PM MDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 5:35 PM MDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 3:23 AM MDT, 18 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 323 AM MDT Sun Aug 19 2018 NMZ501>540-200930- 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- 323 AM MDT Sun Aug 19 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few thunderstorms will be possible in eastern New Mexico late this afternoon and this evening with hail and gusty downburst winds possible. A cold front will surge through gaps and canyons within the central mountain chain tonight, leading to gusty winds of 45 to perhaps 50 mph near the Albuquerque metro area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday After minimal thunderstorm activity on Monday, moisture will begin increasing in western and northern New Mexico through the middle of the week with slow-moving storms and possible locally heavy rainfall returning. Storms could begin expanding into central New Mexico by late in the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. 52
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:44 PM MDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 344 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 NMZ530-531-192200- Union County-Harding County- 344 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDING AND WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT... At 344 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Gladstone, or 25 miles north of Mosquero, moving south at 30 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Yates. && LAT...LON 3619 10396 3622 10383 3603 10367 3598 10395 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 343DEG 24KT 3613 10388 Guyer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 19, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 6:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 8:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 115 min |
| Aug 20, 2:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 3:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 3:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 4:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 43 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.