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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 5, 2019Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2019, 4:55 PM MDT for Mora 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 5, 2019, 4:55 PM MDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2019, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Mora County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 197 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2019-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 21 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2019-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
21 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 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 Aug 5, 4:52 PM MDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 4:52 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:14 AM MDT, 13 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
314 AM MDT Mon Aug 5 2019

NMZ501>540-061100-
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-
314 AM MDT Mon Aug 5 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 today,
generally favoring the northern and southwestern high terrain. Slower
moving and stronger storms will be capable of localized heavy
rainfall and flash flooding. Burn scars as well as areas where the
ground is saturated from recent rain will be the most vulnerable to
flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Daily rounds of scattered to numerous showers and storms are
expected each day this week. Western and central portions of the
state will be favored Tuesday and Wednesday before activity becomes
more widespread beginning Thursday and into the weekend. Locally
heavy rainfall and flash flooding may occur.

.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, Aug 5, 3:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
312 PM MDT Mon Aug 5 2019

NMZ524-526-539-052145-
Eastern Lincoln County-South Central Highlands-South Central
Mountains-
312 PM MDT Mon Aug 5 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

At 311 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
along U.S. Highway 54, 8 miles north of Ancho, or 14 miles southwest
of Corona. This storm was nearly stationary.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Heavy rain and frequent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning will
be likely with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ancho.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3393 10578 3394 10577 3395 10579 3397 10581
      3398 10580 3399 10582 3408 10589 3420 10569
      3405 10547 3388 10574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 316DEG 2KT 3406 10570

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:55 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 6:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Santa Fe95 min
Aug 5, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln33 min
Aug 5, 3:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax119 min
Aug 5, 4:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro, Torrance117 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2019Every special weather statement in 2019

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.