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Winter Storm Warning 17, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 26, 201913 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 26, 2019, 2:51 PM MST for 13 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 27, 2019, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 47 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2019, 2:51 PM MST (21:51 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2019, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 28, 2019, 11:00 PM MST
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Catron County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Taos County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 26, 10:39 AM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 10:39 AM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 3:25 AM MST, 11 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
325 AM MST Thu Dec 26 2019

NMZ201>241-271200-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands-
Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-
San Francisco River Valley-Tusas Mountains Including Chama-
Jemez Mountains-Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-
Espanola Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area-
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-
Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-
Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains-
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-
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-
San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
325 AM MST Thu Dec 26 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A pair of storm systems will bring widespread precipitation to New
Mexico Friday and Saturday. Lower elevation rain and mountain snow
will be the rule initially, but temperatures will quickly cool Friday
night and Saturday, allowing any lingering precipitation to change
over to snow. Significant snow accumulations are likely across the
northern and western mountains, with lesser amounts across lower
elevations of central and western New Mexico. Travel impacts are
possible, including across the I-40 and I-25 corridors across
northern and western New Mexico.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts on Friday and
Saturday 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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 2:59 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQCatron, Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora and 8 more12 hr
Dec 26, 2:51 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Lincoln, McKinley and 10 more60 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2019Every winter storm warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.