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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 6, 2021Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2021, 8:45 PM MDT for Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 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
Apr 6, 2021, 8:45 PM MDT (02:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
3 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 02:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 258 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-07Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

551 
WWUS75 KABQ 070245
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
845 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021

NMZ203-210>219-221>226-228-229-231>240-070345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-210407T0300Z/
Far Northwest Highlands-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-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including
Edgewood-Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central
Highlands-Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains-Far
Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-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-
845 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to decrease through the evening, therefore the 
Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

NMZ227-230-070600-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-210407T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0008.210407T0245Z-210407T0600Z/
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Union County-
845 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass and Union 
  County.

* WHEN...Until Midnight MDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on 
  west to east oriented roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees 
and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home 
during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must 
drive.

&&

$$

11
1 follow-up statement
443 
WWUS75 KABQ 070551
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1151 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021

NMZ227-230-070700-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210407T0600Z/
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Union County-
1151 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

Although a few gusts may persist, winds will continue to decrease 
through the night, therefore the High Wind Warning will be allowed 
to expire.

$$

CHJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 1:50 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance17 hr
Apr 7, 4:10 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQCatron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro10 hr
Apr 7, 2:12 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more30 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.