Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Apr 16, 2021, 1:12 AM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 16, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Apr 16, 2021, 1:12 AM MDT (07:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2021, 3:13 AM MDT
- In force
- 6 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 07:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 10:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Placitas, NM | |
| Apr 16, 10:09 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Nne Albuquerque, NM | BALLOON FIESTA PARK |
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, 7.2 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
- 4840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
786 WWUS75 KABQ 160712 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 112 AM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 NMZ219-161800- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.210417T0400Z-210417T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0009.210417T0300Z-210417T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 112 AM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...East winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. The strongest winds will occur from Placitas south across the east side of Albuquerque to Meadow Lake and Abo Canyon. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 6 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ Guyer
3 follow-up statements
916 WWUS75 KABQ 161738 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1138 AM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 NMZ219-170100- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.210417T0300Z-210417T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 1138 AM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...East winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. The strongest winds will occur from Placitas southward along the east side of Albuquerque to Meadow Lake and Abo Canyon. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 6 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
081 WWUS75 KABQ 170052 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 652 PM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 NMZ219-171000- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.210417T0300Z-210417T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 652 PM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...East winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 6 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ CHJ
536 WWUS75 KABQ 170913 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 313 AM MDT Sat Apr 17 2021 NMZ219-171015- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210417T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 313 AM MDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Although a few gusts up to 45 mph may persist, winds will continue to decrease through sunrise, therefore the High Wind Warning will be allowed to expire. $$ Guyer
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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.