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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 2, 2021

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 5:34 PM MDT. It was in force for 26 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, 5:34 PM MDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.

157 
WWUS85 KABQ 022334
SPSABQ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
534 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021
 
NMZ205-206-030000-
West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
534 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CIBOLA COUNTY UNTIL
600 PM MDT...

At 534 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles north of Fence Lake to 19 miles south
of Zuni Pueblo. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Heavy rain will also be possible with these storms.  Hazardous 
ponding is expected along Route 36.

Locations impacted include...
Fence Lake.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3467 10836 3459 10891 3485 10902 3492 10855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 319DEG 11KT 3485 10859 3480 10892 

$$

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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, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley36 min
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, 5:36 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.