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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2021, 4:35 PM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 25 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 17, 2021, 4:35 PM MDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 746 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 Jul 17, 2:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:41 AM MDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 341 AM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021 NMZ201>241-181100- 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- 341 AM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today through the overnight. Storm motions will be slow and rainfall could become heavy. This may lead to localized areas of flash flooding, especially over and near recent burn scars. Isolated locations may receive near 2 inches of rainfall. A few storms may also produce small hail and wind gusts to 50 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected each day. Storm motions will be slow and rainfall could become heavy. This may lead to localized areas of flash flooding, especially over and near recent burn scars. Isolated locations may receive over 2 inches of rainfall, especially Tuesday and Wednesday. A few storms may also produce small hail and wind gusts to 50 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rain amounts and severe weather or flash flooding 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. 44
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:35 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 435 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021 NMZ230-172300- Union County- 435 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL UNION COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM MDT... At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Mount Dora, or 15 miles southwest of Clayton, moving south at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Union County. && LAT...LON 3642 10353 3643 10331 3610 10323 3609 10356 TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 356DEG 19KT 3635 10342 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 6:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro, Torrance, Valencia | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 113 min |
| Jul 16, 7:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 7:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 8:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 53 min |
| Jul 16, 8:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe and 11 more | 34 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 5:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 5:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 26 min |
| Jul 17, 5:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Quay | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 5:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 25 min |
| Jul 17, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay | 25 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.