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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Mar 24, 2021, 1:08 AM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 11 hr. 41 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2021, 1:08 AM MDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2021, 11:57 AM MDT
- In force
- 11 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 07:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:01 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Ene San Antonito, NM | POWER OUTAGES |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ene Albuquerque, NM | DOWNED TREE AT SPAIN AND JUAN TABO. |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ene Albuquerque, NM | DOWNED TREE AT TRAMWAY AND ACADEMY. |
| Mar 24, 4:22 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Mar 24, 4:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Mar 24, 5:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Albuquerque, NM | DOWNED TREE AT MORRIS AND MONTGOMERY. |
| Mar 24, 5:54 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nnw Carnuel, NM | SANDIA HEIGHTS |
| Mar 24, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 3.8 | 4 E Sandia Park, NM | |
| Mar 24, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 9 Wsw Cuba, NM | |
| Mar 24, 8:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ene Albuquerque, NM | LARGE TREE DOWNED AT MORRIS AND COMANCHE. |
| Mar 24, 8:30 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | 8 Ese Albuquerque, NM | INDIAN SCHOOL AND TRAMWAY. |
| Mar 24, 8:44 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 1 Ene San Antonito, NM | |
| Mar 24, 8:50 AM MDT | SNOW 11 | 8 Sse Tijeras, NM | |
| Mar 24, 8:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Mar 24, 9:10 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 7 Se Clines Corners, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:14 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Acoma Pueblo, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 8 W Mcintosh, NM | VISTA MONTANA RD AND HWY 337 |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 1.2 | 3 Wsw Carnuel, NM | FOUR HILLS AREA. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 1.4 | 8 Nnw Carnuel, NM | SAN FRANCISCO AND LOWELL. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Ne Placitas, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Wsw Carnuel, NM | FOUR HILLS AREA. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2.8 | 3 Nw Carnuel, NM | TRAMWAY AND INDIAN SCHOOL. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 3 Nw Carnuel, NM | LOMAS AND MONTE VERDE. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 6 Nnw Carnuel, NM | SPAIN AND IMPERATA. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 3.1 | 1 W Grants, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 3.5 | 3 N Milan, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 6 Nnw Carnuel, NM | SPAIN AND IMPERATA. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 3 N Chilili, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 1 Sse Sedillo, NM | ELEVATION 7344. |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 1 Ese Sedillo, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | 2 Sw Miera, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 8.7 | 2 W Ponderosa, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 9 | 2 Wnw Ponderosa, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 9.3 | Sandia Park, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDT | SNOW 10 | 1 Wsw Ponderosa, NM | ELEVATION 7374. |
| Mar 24, 9:36 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 5 Nnw Carnuel, NM | |
| Mar 24, 9:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ene Albuquerque, NM | LARGE TREE DOWNED AT SPAIN AND TRAMWAY. |
| Mar 24, 9:43 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Torreon Navajo Mission, NM | |
| Mar 24, 10:30 AM MDT | SNOW 6.3 | 1 Ese Sedillo, NM | EXPERIENCED AN EIGHT HOUR POWER OUTAGE. |
| Mar 24, 11:20 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Duran, NM | |
| Mar 24, 12:00 PM MDT | SNOW 7 | 11 Wsw Bluewater Lake, NM | RICE PARK SNOTEL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 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
- 2648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
865 WWUS75 KABQ 240708 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 108 AM MDT Wed Mar 24 2021 NMZ219-242100- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.210324T0708Z-210324T2100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 108 AM MDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...East winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 50 to 65 mph. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be very difficult especially for high profile vehicles traveling along I-25 and I-40. Light snow is possible during the morning commute which will result in blowing snow and reduced visibility near Tijeras Canyon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$
1 follow-up statement
965 WWUS75 KABQ 241757 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1157 AM MDT Wed Mar 24 2021 NMZ219-241900- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210324T2100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 1157 AM MDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds within the middle Rio Grande Valley are gradually diminishing and damaging winds are no longer expected. A few gusts ranging from 35 to 45 mph are likely through mid- afternoon, thus creating occasional crosswinds along north-south oriented roads. $$ DPorter
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.