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Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 12, 2020Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 12, 2020, 11:51 AM MST for Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 12, 2020, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 13 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 12, 2020, 11:51 AM MST (18:51 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2020, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 13, 2020, 6:49 AM MST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Colfax County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12, 11:01 AM MST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 11:01 AM MST, 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 3:14 AM MST, 8 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
314 AM MST Sat Dec 12 2020

NMZ201>241-131100-
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-
314 AM MST Sat Dec 12 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A potent storm system will cross New Mexico today and tonight,
bringing more snow to the Land of Enchantment for areas mainly near
and north of Interstate 40. Snow will begin this afternoon across
northwest New Mexico and spread southeastward along an advancing cold
front. Additional snow is likely this evening and overnight across
northeast New Mexico. Between 1 and 5 inches are expected at lower
elevations, with 5 to 10 inches likely across the northern
mountains. Locally higher amounts are possible. Snow may fall fast
and furious with high snowfall rates for a few hours. Strong winds
will also result in blowing snow and low visibility. Travel is
expected to be adversely impacted.

Though appreciable snow is not expected, strong winds will also be
felt across the southwest and south central mountains tonight, with
gusts near 50 mph likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Snow and blowing snow will slowly diminish across eastern New Mexico
Sunday morning. Some travel impacts will likely persist as well.
Another storm system is expected on Monday night, which may bring
additional light snow to the northern mountains and gusty winds
elsewhere.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts and high wind
gusts 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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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 12, 6:53 AM MST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
653 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 AM     SNOW             1 S ANGEL FIRE          36.38N 105.28W
12/12/2020  M3.3 INCH        COLFAX             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 INCH IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ202002899

CHJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 5:52 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Colfax, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley and 9 more37 hr
Dec 12, 12:19 PM MSTWind AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Curry, De Baca and 11 more24 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2020Every winter storm warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.