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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 1, 2020Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2020, 6:01 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 29 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 1, 2020, 6:01 PM MDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2020, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Mora County, NM

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 471 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2020-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 60 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2020-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2770 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 1, 5:46 PM MDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 5:46 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:09 AM MDT, 14 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
309 AM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020

NMZ201>241-021100-
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-
309 AM MDT Sat Aug 1 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will move south again
today across much of New Mexico. There is a marginal risk for severe
thunderstorms along and east of the central mountain chain where hail,
microburst winds, frequent lightning strikes, and minor flooding are
possible through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms along and east of
the central mountain chain Sunday then across northeast New Mexico on
Monday. Hail, microburst winds, frequent lightning strikes, and minor
flooding are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report large hail, damaging winds, and
flooding 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.

Guyer

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 3:28 PM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:02 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:01 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 1, 6:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ20 min
Aug 1, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro30 min
Aug 2, 12:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron26 min
Aug 2, 1:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron30 min
Aug 2, 1:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe30 min
Aug 2, 2:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 2:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron25 min
Aug 2, 2:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCatron34 min
Aug 2, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro32 min
Aug 2, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora25 min
Aug 2, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia23 min
Aug 2, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Aug 2, 2:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola27 min
Aug 2, 2:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos24 min
Aug 2, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe36 min
Aug 2, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia27 min
Aug 2, 2:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCibola, Socorro15 min
Aug 2, 2:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos31 min
Aug 2, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel34 min
Aug 2, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel45 min
Aug 2, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos37 min
Aug 2, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora34 min
Aug 2, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
Aug 2, 3:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel3 hr
Aug 2, 3:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union43 min
Aug 2, 3:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Taos3 hr
Aug 2, 3:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding28 min
Aug 2, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora27 min
Aug 2, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 min
Aug 2, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora28 min
Aug 2, 4:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSandoval28 min
Aug 2, 4:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca64 min
Aug 2, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding30 min
Aug 2, 4:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 hr
Aug 2, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion37 min
Aug 2, 4:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Aug 2, 4:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro23 min
Aug 2, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro37 min
Aug 2, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca45 min
Aug 2, 5:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion27 min
Aug 2, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion63 min
Aug 2, 5:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion59 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Mexico, 2020Every special weather statement in 2020

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.