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Snow Squall Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 25, 20215 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this snow squall warning at Jan 25, 2021, 10:42 PM MST for 5 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 63 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, 10:42 PM MST (05:42 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2021, 11:45 PM MST
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:46 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 38 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

726 
WWUS55 KABQ 260544
SQWABQ

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1042 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021

NMC001-006-043-053-061-260645-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SQ.W.0002.210126T0542Z-210126T0645Z/
Cibola-Valencia-Sandoval-Socorro-Bernalillo-
1042 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...
  Western Valencia County in central New Mexico...
  South central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
  Northwestern Socorro County in central New Mexico...
  Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...

* Until 1145 PM MST.

* At 1042 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
  extending from 8 miles south of Marquez to 24 miles north of
  Magdalena, 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 the following highways...
   Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 112 and 152.
   Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 174 and 204.
   Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 169.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern and western Albuquerque, western Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, 
Belen, Laguna Pueblo, Cebolletita, Veguita, Mesita, Jarales and 
Bernardo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid or delay travel until the snow squall passes your location. If
you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid
changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to
accidents.

Slow down and turn on headlights! The visibility will suddenly drop
to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 10673 3441 10677 3434 10742 3526 10741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 233DEG 27KT 3520 10725 3447 10727 

$$

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1 follow-up statement

001 
WWUS55 KABQ 260618
SQWABQ

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1117 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021

NMC001-006-043-053-061-260645-
/O.CON.KABQ.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210126T0645Z/
Cibola-Valencia-Sandoval-Socorro-Bernalillo-
1117 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM MST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CIBOLA...WESTERN VALENCIA...SOUTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL...
NORTH CENTRAL SOCORRO AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES...

At 1117 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from 13 miles west of Northern Meadows to 13 miles west of
Belen, 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 the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 125 and 152.
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 177 and 204.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern and western Albuquerque, western Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, 
Belen, Jarales, Veguita, Los Chaves, Tohajiilee, Las Nutrias and 
Sabinal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid or delay travel until the snow squall passes your location. If
you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid
changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to
accidents.

Slow down and turn on headlights! The visibility will suddenly drop
to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 10673 3441 10677 3459 10721 3531 10720
TIME...MOT...LOC 0617Z 234DEG 28KT 3534 10695 3463 10702 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 9:41 PM MST	Snow Squall Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia	64 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.