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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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 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. 52
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.
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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
33The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 112 min |
| Aug 31, 3:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 112 min |
| Aug 31, 5:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 3 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.