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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 9, 2021Sandoval County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2021, 4:21 PM MDT for Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 24 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
Jul 9, 2021, 4:21 PM MDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County Sandoval County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 35 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-382 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2360 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

219 
WWUS85 KABQ 092221
SPSABQ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
421 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021
 
NMZ204-207-092245-
West Central Highlands-Northwest Highlands-
421 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MCKINLEY AND CENTRAL
SANDOVAL COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT...

At 421 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Torreon Navajo Mission, or 21 miles southwest of Cuba, moving south
at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Torreon Navajo Mission.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3587 10712 3561 10701 3558 10725 3560 10727
      3560 10728 3558 10730 3559 10734 3584 10733
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 351DEG 12KT 3579 10722 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 2:10 AM MDTHeat AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 5 more42 hr
Jul 9, 1:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos25 min
Jul 9, 1:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMora, Taos3 hr
Jul 9, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe25 min
Jul 9, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe23 min
Jul 9, 2:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe30 min
Jul 9, 2:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe47 min
Jul 9, 3:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe3 hr
Jul 9, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan27 min
Jul 9, 3:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe3 hr
Jul 9, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos32 min
Jul 9, 5:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo27 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.