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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 31, 2021Santa Fe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2021, 2:52 PM MDT for Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 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 31, 2021, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

County Santa Fe County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 426 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 376 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
376 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1449 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 31, 11:30 AM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 11:30 AM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 3:40 AM MDT, 11 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
340 AM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021

NMZ201>241-011100-
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-
340 AM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern and
central New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will favor the western and
central high terrain of New Mexico today where locally heavy
downpours, small hail and gusty winds will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A surge of deep subtropical moisture is expected to enter western New
Mexico on Wednesday, spreading into more of central and eastern areas
of the state by Thursday and Friday. The abundant moisture will lead
to increased rainfall chances with some areas of locally heavy
rainfall and flash flooding possible. Recent wildfire burn scars and
any areas that receive multiple rounds of rainfall will be most
susceptible to flash flooding.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will redevelop on Saturday with
the locally heavy rainfall threat persisting, however rainfall
chances will reduce each day for the remainder of the holiday
weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any rainfall or 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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:52 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
252 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021

NMZ212-214-218-312130-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Santa Fe Metro Area-Glorieta Mesa
Including Glorieta Pass-
252 PM MDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SANTA FE
COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

At 252 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Santa Fe, moving east at 20 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...
Santa Fe, Eldorado At Santa Fe, Canada De Los Alamos, Hyde Memorial
State Park, Tesuque, Glorieta and La Cienega.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 277 and 298.
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 289 and 290.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3564 10616 3577 10612 3575 10572 3549 10581
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 285DEG 17KT 3569 10605

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 2:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe112 min
Aug 31, 3:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln112 min
Aug 31, 5:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval3 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.