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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2021, 11:29 AM MDT for Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 31 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 31, 2021, 11:29 AM MDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 900 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 31, 11:05 AM MDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 11:05 AM MDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 442 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 NMZ201>241-011100- 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- 442 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across more of New Mexico today, especially in central to north central areas of the state. Some storms will be strong to severe with heavy downpours, large hail, and damaging winds. Locally heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding, particularly over recent wildfire burn scars in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected again on Tuesday with storms focusing over the southwestern mountains and the central mountain chain of New Mexico. Some storms will be capable of heavy downpours, large hail, and damaging winds in eastern areas of the state. Thunderstorms will redevelop each day thereafter, generally favoring the eastern half of the state where a few strong to severe storms will be possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report their observations of 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. 52
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 31, 9:26 AM MDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
959 AM MDT MON MAY 31 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0953 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 N HAGERMAN 33.13N 104.33W
05/31/2021 CHAVES NM TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF WATER ALONG NM STATE ROAD 2 WHERE
THE DRY WALNUT ARROYO HAS OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS.
BARRICADES ARE UP ON THE ROAD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ202102353
AGCLocal storm report, May 31, 10:41 AM MDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1041 AM MDT MON MAY 31 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1037 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSW MIDWAY 33.25N 104.47W
05/31/2021 CHAVES NM TRAINED SPOTTER
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN MIDWAY WITH 2 TO 4 FEET
ACROSS FIELDS AND DITCHES. YARDS ARE FLOODED AS WELL AS
SOME VEHICLES. SOME SIDE ROADS ARE FLOODED AND
BARRICADED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ202102354
AGCSpecial weather statement, May 31, 11:21 AM MDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1121 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMZ234>236-311745-
Roosevelt County-Curry County-Quay County-
1121 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ROOSEVELT...SOUTH CENTRAL
QUAY AND SOUTHERN CURRY COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM MDT...
At 1118 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds from
widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms along a line extending
from near Tolar to 11 miles south of Saint Vrain to 7 miles west of
Dora. The band of precipitation is moving northeast at 30 mph.
Northerly wind gusts up to 50 or 55 mph will be possible with these
storms, especially across southwest Curry County.
Locations impacted include...
Clovis, Portales, Melrose, Dora, Floyd, Saint Vrain, Cannon Air Force
Base, Ranchvale, Arch and Oasis State Park.
This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 347 and 390.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 10364 3453 10321 3409 10305 3383 10349
3415 10361 3442 10394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 219DEG 27KT 3449 10395 3426 10356 3395 10347
DPorterSpecial weather statement, May 31, 11:29 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1129 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 NMZ204-206-207-311800- West Central Highlands-Northwest Highlands-West Central Mountains- 1129 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MCKINLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES UNTIL NOON MDT... At 1129 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles north of Marquez, or 31 miles north of Laguna Pueblo, moving northeast at 5 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central McKinley and southwestern Sandoval Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. && LAT...LON 3534 10737 3550 10749 3572 10727 3553 10708 TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 225DEG 6KT 3550 10733 DPorter
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 43 min |
| May 30, 6:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 118 min |
| May 30, 6:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 25 min |
| May 30, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 24 min |
| May 30, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 30, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| May 30, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 12 min |
| May 30, 8:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| May 30, 11:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:50 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and 2 more | 18 hr |
| May 31, 3:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| May 31, 6:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 31 min |
| May 31, 7:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 31, 7:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 56 min |
| May 31, 7:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 37 min |
| May 31, 7:44 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 24 min |
| May 31, 8:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:04 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 26 min |
| May 31, 8:12 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 25 min |
| May 31, 9:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 34 min |
| May 31, 9:24 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 21 min | |
| May 31, 9:32 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 9:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 44 min |
| May 31, 9:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| May 31, 10:31 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:21 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 24 min |
| May 31, 12:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 42 min |
| May 31, 12:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| May 31, 12:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min | |
| May 31, 12:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 37 min |
| May 31, 12:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Sandoval | 27 min |
| May 31, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 37 min |
| May 31, 1:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 35 min |
| May 31, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 33 min |
| May 31, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 66 min |
| May 31, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 31, 1:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 26 min |
| May 31, 1:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 52 min |
| May 31, 1:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 27 min |
| May 31, 1:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 38 min |
| May 31, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro, Torrance | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 31, 2:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 2 hr |
| May 31, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 31, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 24 min |
| May 31, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 28 min |
| May 31, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 25 min |
| May 31, 2:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 33 min |
| May 31, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 31, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 28 min |
| May 31, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 24 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.