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Snow Squall Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this snow squall warning at Jan 25, 2021, 9:41 PM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2021, 9:41 PM MST (04:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2021, 10:45 PM MST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
656
WWUS55 KABQ 260442
SQWABQ
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
941 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021
NMC001-003-006-043-053-061-260545-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SQ.W.0001.210126T0441Z-210126T0545Z/
Cibola-Valencia-Sandoval-Socorro-Bernalillo-Catron-
941 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Eastern Cibola County in west central New Mexico...
Northwestern Valencia County in central New Mexico...
Southwestern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
Northwestern Socorro County in central New Mexico...
Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
Northeastern Catron County in west central New Mexico...
* Until 1045 PM MST.
* At 941 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of San Mateo to 23 miles north of
Datil, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts
greater than 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 91 and 130.
Locations impacted include...
Laguna Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo, Cubero, Cebolletita, Mesita, McCartys,
Marquez, Skyline-Ganipa, New Laguna and San Fidel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and turn on headlights! The visibility will suddenly drop
to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 10774 3538 10710 3459 10712 3439 10784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 232DEG 26KT 3521 10761 3447 10773
$$
341 follow-up statement
951
WWUS55 KABQ 260534
SQWABQ
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1034 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021
NMC003-260544-
/O.CAN.KABQ.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210126T0545Z/
Catron-
1034 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CATRON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The snow squall which prompted the warning has moved out of the
warned area. Therefore, the snow squall warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3520 10764 3538 10710 3459 10712 3446 10765
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 284DEG 27KT 3525 10731 3462 10739
$$
NMC001-006-043-053-061-260545-
/O.CON.KABQ.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210126T0545Z/
Cibola-Valencia-Sandoval-Socorro-Bernalillo-
1034 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MST FOR
EASTERN CIBOLA...NORTHWESTERN VALENCIA...SOUTHWESTERN SANDOVAL...
NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES...
At 1034 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Marquez to 21 miles southeast of Acoma Pueblo,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts
greater than 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 98 and 130.
Locations impacted include...
Laguna Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo, Cubero, Cebolletita, Mesita,
Skyline-Ganipa, New Laguna, San Fidel, Seama and Acomita.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and turn on headlights! The visibility will suddenly drop
to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3520 10764 3538 10710 3459 10712 3446 10765
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 284DEG 27KT 3525 10731 3462 10739
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 10:42 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 63 min |
| Jan 25, 11:36 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, Valencia | 54 min |
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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.