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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 9, 2021San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2021, 2:08 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 22 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
May 9, 2021, 2:08 PM MDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 May 9, 11:26 AM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 11:26 AM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:56 AM MDT, 10 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
356 AM MDT Sun May 9 2021

NMZ201>241-101100-
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-
356 AM MDT Sun May 9 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon
through early evening across northeast and east central New Mexico,
where large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Monday, the potential exists for critical fire weather conditions
from the central and south central mountains westward during the
afternoon and early evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and early evening
from the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains eastward due
to the potential for severe thunderstorms.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 1:54 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 3:33 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more11 hr
May 9, 1:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel36 min
May 9, 2:11 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more29 hr
May 9, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel29 min
May 9, 2:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel28 min
May 9, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe31 min
May 9, 2:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
May 9, 2:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel31 min
May 9, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe27 min
May 9, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel30 min
May 9, 3:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel38 min
May 9, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
May 9, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe33 min
May 9, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel30 min
May 9, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay30 min
May 9, 5:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
May 9, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay65 min

Nearby

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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.