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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 15, 2021Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2021, 3:08 PM MDT for Mora 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
Jun 15, 2021, 3:08 PM MDT (21:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Mora County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2021-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 348 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
348 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-428 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 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 Jun 15, 12:58 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 12:58 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:25 AM MDT, 11 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
325 AM MDT Tue Jun 15 2021

NMZ201>241-161100-
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-
325 AM MDT Tue Jun 15 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Near record to record high temperatures are expected over central
and western New Mexico today. A Heat Advisory is in effect from noon
until 8 PM MDT for areas around Farmington, Gallup and Albuquerque
where there is a greater risk of heat illness.

Isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms over the
northern and western high terrain will likely produce gusty and
variable winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Near record to record high temperatures will persist through the
week. Isolated to scattered afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms each day will likely produce gusty and variable
winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any strong wind gusts 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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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:27 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
227 PM MDT Tue Jun 15 2021

NMZ214-215-152100-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-
227 PM MDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN TAOS AND NORTHWESTERN
MORA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT...

At 227 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Chacon, or 11 miles north of Mora, moving southwest at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mora, Tres Ritos, Coyote Creek State Park, Chacon, Cleveland, Holman,
Guadalupita, El Turquillo and Luceros.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3626 10536 3618 10513 3592 10527 3608 10565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 036DEG 12KT 3614 10536

CA
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:08 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
308 PM MDT Tue Jun 15 2021

NMZ214-215-152130-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-
308 PM MDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAOS...NORTHWESTERN
SAN MIGUEL...SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...WESTERN MORA AND SOUTHWESTERN
COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT...

At 307 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
between Penasco, Chacon, Mora and Gascon, moving south or southwest
at 15 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Mora, La Cueva, Tres Ritos, Ledoux, Cleveland, Tierra Monte, Ocate,
Coyote Creek State Park, Morphy Lake State Park and Gascon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 10494 3622 10495 3622 10490 3619 10489
      3617 10491 3618 10494 3615 10493 3574 10542
      3610 10576 3614 10572 3615 10567 3617 10567
      3618 10565 3617 10562 3619 10564 3631 10538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 010DEG 12KT 3610 10522

CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax29 min
Jun 15, 12:49 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more31 hr
Jun 15, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora33 min
Jun 15, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Jun 15, 4:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Jun 15, 4:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos25 min
Jun 15, 5:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe28 min
Jun 15, 5:31 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe44 min
Jun 15, 5:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax24 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.