Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2020, 10:54 AM MST for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 24, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 24, 2020, 10:54 AM MST (17:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2020, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
824 WWUS75 KABQ 241754 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1054 AM MST Mon Feb 24 2020 NMZ223-250100- /O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0010.200224T1800Z-200225T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0003.200224T1800Z-200225T0100Z/ Central Highlands- 1054 AM MST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Highlands. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong cross winds along I-40 will create difficult driving conditions near Clines Corners. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ NMZ219-221-222-233-250100- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0010.200224T1800Z-200225T0100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Estancia Valley- Guadalupe County- 1054 AM MST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Estancia Valley, Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood, Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area and Guadalupe County. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects, this includes trash cans and lawn furniture. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 34
1 follow-up statement
667 WWUS75 KABQ 250056 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 556 PM MST Mon Feb 24 2020 NMZ223-250200- /O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200225T0100Z/ Central Highlands- 556 PM MST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... Winds are slowly decreasing in speed and this trend should continue this evening. A few more intermittent gusts between 35 to 45 mph will be possible through 7 pm, but thereafter speeds will be dropping more. $$ NMZ219-221-222-233-250200- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200225T0100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Estancia Valley- Guadalupe County- 556 PM MST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... Winds are slowly decreasing in speed and this trend should continue this evening. A few more intermittent gusts between 35 to 45 mph will be possible through 7 pm, but thereafter speeds will be dropping more. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2:38 AM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Guadalupe, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
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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.