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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 13, 2021Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Mar 13, 2021, 5:41 AM MST for Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 34 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
Mar 13, 2021, 5:41 AM MST (12:41 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 6:15 AM MST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 188 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 13, 5:14 AM MST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 5:14 AM MST, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 3:30 AM MST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
330 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMZ201>241-141100-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands-
Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-
San Francisco River Valley-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-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-
Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-
Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains-
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-
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-
San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
330 AM MST Sat Mar 13 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase this morning
across northeast New Mexico. A few strong to severe storms will be
possible, with large hail and damaging winds the main threats. Any
storms that develop will shift east of the area by mid afternoon.

Meanwhile, snow showers will develop along and behind a cold front
across central and western New Mexico. A few locations may pick up an
one to three inches of snow through tonight, though a couple more
inches will be possible across the Northern Mountains and portions of
west central New Mexico. In addition to the snow, the front will
bring another round of strong westerly winds. The strongest winds are
expected east of the central mounatin chain where gusts near 50 mph
will be possible. Areas of blowing dust are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Snow chances continue Sunday and Sunday night across the Northern
Mountains. Through the weekend, up to a foot of snow will be possible
across the Northern Mountains. However, of bigger concern, will be
yet another round of strong winds on Sunday. Very strong to damaging
west to northwest winds with gusts of 50 to 65 mph will develop
Sunday for all areas except north central and northeast NM. Areas of
blowing dust are possible once again.

Another storm system will cross northern New Mexico Tuesday with
potential for another round of strong winds near and south of I-40.
Critcal fire weather conditions will also return for much of central
and eastern New Mexico. Precipitation chances will be lower with this
system and focused mainly over the Northern Mountains and far
Northeast Plains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rain, snow, high winds and any
severe weather through the National Weather Service Albuquerque web
site at weather.gov/abq or by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also
submit storm reports and photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter
using the hashtag nmwx.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 5:21 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
Mar 12, 8:21 PM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryABQColfax, Curry, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and 1 more12 hr
Mar 13, 6:20 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay25 min
Mar 13, 7:12 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union48 min
Mar 13, 7:28 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay32 min
Mar 13, 7:35 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel40 min
Mar 13, 8:01 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union44 min
Mar 13, 8:16 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel29 min
Mar 13, 8:45 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, San Miguel, Union45 min
Mar 13, 9:53 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding37 min
Mar 13, 9:54 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel36 min
Mar 13, 10:21 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union39 min
Mar 13, 10:32 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca28 min
Mar 13, 11:05 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion40 min
Mar 13, 11:07 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
Mar 13, 11:23 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel, Union52 min
Mar 13, 11:47 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay, Union58 min
Mar 13, 12:09 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union38 min
Mar 13, 12:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay22 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.