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Freeze Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this freeze watch at Oct 9, 2021, 1:47 PM MDT for Rio Arriba County, Taos County, New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2021, 1:47 PM MDT (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2021, 2:22 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Rio Arriba County, NM, Taos County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 freeze watch 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 freeze watch went out at Oct 9, 11:33 AM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 11:33 AM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 4:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 400 AM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021 NMZ201>241-101200- 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- 400 AM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Near record warmth today for areas east of the Pecos Valley will be combined with gusty southwest winds to create critical fire weather conditions over the Northeast and East Central Plains this afternoon. Southwest wind gusts to around 40 to 50 mph are possible along and east of the central mountain chain today before tapering off this evening. A few rain and high mountain snow showers will be possible today over the northwest, but chances increase over northwest and north central New Mexico tonight. Any snow accumulations will be limited to the highest peaks of the Tusas and Sangre de Cristo mountains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Rain, high elevation snow and thunderstorms will be focused over north central and northeast New Mexico Sunday. Gusty west to northwest winds to around 40 mph will be most likely along and south of I-40 and east of I-25 Sunday. Any additional snow accumulations will be limited to the highest peaks of the Tusas and Sangre de Cristo mountains. Southwest winds will be increasing Monday in advance of a significantly colder storm system. Very strong to potentially damaging winds are possible along and south of I-40 and from the central mountain chain eastward where gusts in excess of 60 mph could occur Tuesday. The Chuska, Tusas and Sangre de Cristo mountains could see accumulating snow by Tuesday evening. A widespread freeze appears likely for western and northern New Mexico Tuesday and Wednesday nights. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report wind gusts and impacts as well as precipitation amounts 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 3:20 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance, Union | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.