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Winter Weather Advisory 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 15, 202117 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 15, 2021, 3:25 AM MST for 17 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 15, 2021, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 66 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2021, 3:25 AM MST (10:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 18, 2021, 12:00 PM MST
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Lincoln 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, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:25 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 Feb 15, 3:16 AM MST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 3:16 AM MST, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 3:16 AM MST, 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
316 AM MST Mon Feb 15 2021

NMZ201>241-161115-
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-
316 AM MST Mon Feb 15 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

New Mexicans will be waking up to bitterly cold wind chills this
morning, but temperatures will warm throughout the day, reaching
above freezing across western and central New Mexico.

A storm system will be approaching the Land of Enchantment later
this afternoon bringing snow showers to the northwestern portion of
the state tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Snowfall will expand across northern, central, and western portions
of the state on Tuesday. The second burst of snow comes Wednesday, as
precipitation shifts east of the central mountain chain and over
northeastern New Mexico. This system will bring another round of
breezy to locally windy conditions, blowing snow, reduced visibility,
and travel impacts. From Monday night through Wednesday, storm total
amounts are running a couple of inches across the lower elevations
and at least a foot or more across the highest peaks. Temperatures
begin to warm slowly Thursday through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report impacts from bitterly cold
temperatures and any upcoming snow 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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 3:25 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQBernalillo, Colfax, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba and 8 more3 days

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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.