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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2021, 1:41 PM MDT for Valencia County, New Mexico. It was in force for 34 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 23, 2021, 1:41 PM MDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2021, 2:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1417 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 23, 11:33 AM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 11:33 AM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 3:05 AM MDT, 10 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 305 AM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021 NMZ201>241-241200- 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- 305 AM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight The possibility of locally heavy rainfall which could lead to flash flooding persists today and tonight, especially in the area south of I-40 and west of the Pecos Valley. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Showers and storms will be fewer in number and areal coverage Tuesday and Wednesday, remaining focused over mainly the northern and western high terrain. Showers and storms are forecast to increase Thursday through Sunday, along with the potential for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and impacts such as 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:41 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
141 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021
NMZ207-241-232015-
West Central Highlands-San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
141 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN CIBOLA,
WEST CENTRAL VALENCIA AND NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH 215
PM MDT...
At 141 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 25
miles northwest of Magdalena, or 30 miles northeast of Datil, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Alamo.
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 3447 10753 3453 10752 3465 10715 3439 10706
3433 10751 3446 10755
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 254DEG 24KT 3444 10746
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
33The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 6:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 19 min |
| Aug 23, 1:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 37 min |
| Aug 23, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 18 min |
| Aug 23, 3:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 37 min |
| Aug 23, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 5:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 24 min |
| Aug 23, 5:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 36 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.