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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2019, 4:49 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It was in force for 26 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, 2019, 4:49 PM MDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2019, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Bernalillo County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2111 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 2, 3:58 PM MDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:58 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 319 AM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019 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- 319 AM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area today, and some will be capable of producing heavy rainfall. Northeast New Mexico will be especially favored for localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding through the evening. Burn areas, such as the Ute Park burn scar, will be the most vulnerable to flash flooding due to slow storm motions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Scattered to numerous showers and storms will favor central and western New Mexico this weekend and through early next week where locally heavy rainfall is possible. Localized areas of flash flooding may occur Saturday and Sunday. .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. 15
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
357 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019
NMZ530-022230-
Union County-
357 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM MDT...
At 356 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Clayton, moving southeast at 5 mph.
Wind gusts of 55 mph will be likely with this storm.
Heavy rain and frequent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning will
also be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Clayton.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 10304 3612 10304 3644 10331 3657 10313
3651 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 323DEG 6KT 3643 10313
GuyerLocal storm report, Aug 2, 3:58 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
358 PM MDT FRI AUG 02 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0346 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ENE CLAYTON 36.46N 103.14W
08/02/2019 M59 MPH UNION NM ASOS
KCAO ASOS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ201902359
GUYERSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 4:04 PM MDT, 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 404 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019 NMZ523-533-022230- Guadalupe County-Central Highlands- 404 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL... SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE AND NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM MDT... At 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Villanueva to 7 miles south of Vaughn. These storms were nearly stationary. Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Heavy rain and frequent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning will be likely with these storms. Locations impacted include... Vaughn and Milagro. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 223 and 242. Highway 285 between Mile Markers 194 and 204 State road 3 between Interstate 40 and Villanueva. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area. && LAT...LON 3516 10568 3439 10526 3451 10494 3527 10540 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 273DEG 2KT 3516 10553 3449 10518 Guyer
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:49 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 449 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019 NMZ507-519-022315- West Central Highlands-Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 449 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CIBOLA...NORTHWESTERN VALENCIA AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM MDT... At 449 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles east of Mesita, or 19 miles east of Laguna Pueblo. This storm was nearly stationary. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Tohajiilee. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 130 and 144. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area. && LAT...LON 3483 10688 3480 10708 3514 10716 3515 10688 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 175DEG 4KT 3501 10703 24
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 2, 10:58 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 7 hr | |
| Aug 2, 12:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola | 112 min |
| Aug 2, 1:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola | 115 min |
| Aug 2, 1:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Cibola | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 2:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley | 117 min |
| Aug 2, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min | |
| Aug 2, 3:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 118 min |
| Aug 2, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 18 min |
| Aug 2, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 3:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 114 min |
| Aug 2, 3:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 33 min |
| Aug 2, 4:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Socorro | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 4:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 26 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.