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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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.
- 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
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 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 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. 15
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.
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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
GuyerSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 4:55 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 6:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe | 95 min |
| Aug 5, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 3:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 119 min |
| Aug 5, 4:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance | 117 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.