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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 2, 2021McKinley County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 4:39 PM MDT for McKinley County, New Mexico. It was in force for 36 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
Aug 2, 2021, 4:39 PM MDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

County McKinley County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2021-08-02Temperature 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 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 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1226 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

999 
WWUS85 KABQ 022239
SPSABQ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
439 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021
 
NMZ206-207-022315-
West Central Highlands-West Central Mountains-
439 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MCKINLEY COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM MDT...

At 439 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Prewitt, or 18 miles southeast of Crownpoint,
moving southeast at 10 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central
McKinley County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.

&&

LAT...LON 3561 10791 3551 10770 3550 10771 3550 10769
      3548 10769 3548 10766 3547 10764 3527 10784
      3547 10805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 309DEG 10KT 3550 10791 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 7:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Aug 1, 7:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro112 min
Aug 2, 1:30 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQCatron, Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora and 7 more66 hr
Aug 2, 1:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 1:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ27 min
Aug 2, 1:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola28 min
Aug 2, 1:59 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQColfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more54 hr
Aug 2, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro3 hr
Aug 2, 2:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ36 min
Aug 2, 2:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 2:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ23 min
Aug 2, 3:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 3:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley3 hr
Aug 2, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley26 min
Aug 2, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ37 min
Aug 2, 3:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 3:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley3 hr
Aug 2, 3:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba3 hr
Aug 2, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron24 min
Aug 2, 4:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron37 min
Aug 2, 4:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCatron33 min
Aug 2, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron23 min
Aug 2, 4:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Aug 2, 4:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Aug 2, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ36 min
Aug 2, 5:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley3 hr
Aug 2, 5:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Aug 2, 5:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Aug 2, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ26 min
Aug 2, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola24 min
Aug 2, 5:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola3 hr

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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.