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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 24, 20215 counties in New Mexico

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 24, 3:01 AM MDTSNOW 31 Ene San Antonito, NMPOWER OUTAGES
Mar 24, 4:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG7 Ene Albuquerque, NMDOWNED TREE AT SPAIN AND JUAN TABO.
Mar 24, 4:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 Ene Albuquerque, NMDOWNED TREE AT TRAMWAY AND ACADEMY.
Mar 24, 4:22 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 S Albuquerque, NMKABQ ASOS.
Mar 24, 4:55 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 665 S Albuquerque, NMKABQ ASOS.
Mar 24, 5:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Ene Albuquerque, NMDOWNED TREE AT MORRIS AND MONTGOMERY.
Mar 24, 5:54 AM MDTSNOW 1.55 Nnw Carnuel, NMSANDIA HEIGHTS
Mar 24, 7:30 AM MDTSNOW 3.84 E Sandia Park, NM
Mar 24, 8:00 AM MDTSNOW 69 Wsw Cuba, NM
Mar 24, 8:15 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Ene Albuquerque, NMLARGE TREE DOWNED AT MORRIS AND COMANCHE.
Mar 24, 8:30 AM MDTSNOW 1.58 Ese Albuquerque, NMINDIAN SCHOOL AND TRAMWAY.
Mar 24, 8:44 AM MDTSNOW 51 Ene San Antonito, NM
Mar 24, 8:50 AM MDTSNOW 118 Sse Tijeras, NM
Mar 24, 8:52 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 685 S Albuquerque, NMKABQ ASOS.
Mar 24, 9:10 AM MDTSNOW 67 Se Clines Corners, NM
Mar 24, 9:14 AM MDTSNOW 3Acoma Pueblo, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 18 W Mcintosh, NMVISTA MONTANA RD AND HWY 337
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 1.23 Wsw Carnuel, NMFOUR HILLS AREA.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 1.48 Nnw Carnuel, NMSAN FRANCISCO AND LOWELL.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 2.32 Ne Placitas, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 2.53 Wsw Carnuel, NMFOUR HILLS AREA.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 2.83 Nw Carnuel, NMTRAMWAY AND INDIAN SCHOOL.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 33 Nw Carnuel, NMLOMAS AND MONTE VERDE.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 36 Nnw Carnuel, NMSPAIN AND IMPERATA.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 3.11 W Grants, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 3.53 N Milan, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 46 Nnw Carnuel, NMSPAIN AND IMPERATA.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 4.53 N Chilili, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 51 Sse Sedillo, NMELEVATION 7344.
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 61 Ese Sedillo, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 82 Sw Miera, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 8.72 W Ponderosa, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 92 Wnw Ponderosa, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 9.3Sandia Park, NM
Mar 24, 9:15 AM MDTSNOW 101 Wsw Ponderosa, NMELEVATION 7374.
Mar 24, 9:36 AM MDTSNOW 35 Nnw Carnuel, NM
Mar 24, 9:40 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 Ene Albuquerque, NMLARGE TREE DOWNED AT SPAIN AND TRAMWAY.
Mar 24, 9:43 AM MDTSNOW 5Torreon Navajo Mission, NM
Mar 24, 10:30 AM MDTSNOW 6.31 Ese Sedillo, NMEXPERIENCED AN EIGHT HOUR POWER OUTAGE.
Mar 24, 11:20 AM MDTSNOW 5Duran, NM
Mar 24, 12:00 PM MDTSNOW 711 Wsw Bluewater Lake, NMRICE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

$$

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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.