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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 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. 34
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Special weather statement, Mar 13, 5:41 AM MST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 5:21 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 8:21 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Curry, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:20 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 7:12 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 48 min |
| Mar 13, 7:28 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 32 min |
| Mar 13, 7:35 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 8:01 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 8:16 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 8:45 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 9:53 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 37 min |
| Mar 13, 9:54 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 36 min |
| Mar 13, 10:21 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 10:32 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 11:05 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 11:07 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 11:23 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 11:47 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, Union | 58 min |
| Mar 13, 12:09 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 12:23 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 22 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.