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Winter Weather Advisory 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 23, 2021, 2:56 PM MST for 17 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 24, 2021, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2021, 2:56 PM MST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2021, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Taos County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Jan 23, 2:54 PM MST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 2:54 PM MST, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 353 AM MST Sat Jan 23 2021 NMZ201>241-241100- 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- 353 AM MST Sat Jan 23 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of dense fog and freezing fog are expected until mid morning today east of a line from Capulin to Roswell. Visibilities may drop below a half mile at times. A disturbance crossing the Four Corners area will bring a few to several inches of snow to the Tusas Mountains and high peaks of the Chuska Mountains, San Pedro Parks Wilderness, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The Far Northwest Highlands, including Dulce, should also accumulate a few inches of snow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Sunday through Sunday evening, another storm system crossing from the west will bring a few to several inches of snow to the mountains, and a few inches to lower elevations mainly along and west of the continental divide. The potential exists for southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph over the South Central Highlands and South Central Mountains on Sunday. Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening, another storm system crossing from the west may produce a few to several inches of snow along and west of the central mountain chain. The potential exists for southwest wind gusts to reach 50 mph over the south central mountains and adjacent high plains on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts 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. 12
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 23, 9:46 AM MST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1:57 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, Union | 8 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.