Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2021, 2:59 PM MST for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 18, 2021, 7:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 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
- Jan 18, 2021, 2:59 PM MST (21:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2021, 5:14 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 3305 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
390 WWUS75 KABQ 182159 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 259 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021 NMZ219-190600- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0001.210119T0200Z-210120T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0001.210119T0200Z-210120T0000Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 259 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts between 55 and 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. Strongest winds are expected below canyons. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 5 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris and lawn furniture, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult especially for high profile vehicles on north to south oriented roadways including I-25. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Should light snow develop across the Middle Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday, areas of blowing snow and reduced visibility is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ 34/40
2 follow-up statements
079 WWUS75 KABQ 190546 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1046 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021 NMZ219-191415- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210120T0000Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 1046 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 and 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. Strongest winds are expected below canyons. * WHEN...Until 5 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris and lawn furniture, damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for lightweight and high profile vehicles along north to south oriented roadways including I-25. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Should light snow develop across the Middle Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday, areas of blowing snow and reduced visibility is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ 12
999 WWUS75 KABQ 191214 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 514 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021 NMZ219-191800- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210120T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0006.210119T1214Z-210119T1800Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 514 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Strong crosswinds on north to south oriented roadways will create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ NMZ225-191800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0006.210119T1214Z-210119T1800Z/ Upper Tularosa Valley- 514 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph. * WHERE...Upper Tularosa Valley. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Strong crosswinds on north to south oriented roadways will create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2:29 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:29 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Harding, McKinley and 11 more | 39 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.