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High Wind Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at May 30, 2022, 2:14 PM MDT for Colfax County, Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2022, 2:14 PM MDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2022, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4476 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
792 WWUS75 KABQ 302014 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 214 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 NMZ228-310200- /O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-220531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0021.220530T2014Z-220531T0200Z/ Far Northeast Highlands- 214 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Far Northeast Highlands. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. Extremely hazardous driving conditions can be expected, especially for motorists in high profile vehicles who should consider delaying travel. && $$ NMZ205-206-221-234-310200- /O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-220531T0200Z/ West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood-Quay County- 214 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood, West Central Plateau, West Central Mountains, and Quay County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds and areas of blowing dust on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NMZ210-212>216-223-227-229>233-310200- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-220531T0200Z/ Tusas Mountains Including Chama-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-Central Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County- 214 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast New Mexico. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds and areas of blowing dust on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 24
1 follow-up statement
933 WWUS75 KABQ 310205 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 805 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 NMZ228-310315- /O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220531T0200Z/ Far Northeast Highlands- 805 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Windy conditions will persist through the evening hours, but well below warning threshold. $$ NMZ205-206-210-212>216-221-223-227-229>234-310315- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-220531T0200Z/ West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-Tusas Mountains Including Chama-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- Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood-Central Highlands- Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County- Guadalupe County-Quay County- 805 PM MDT Mon May 30 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds have fallen below advisory levels, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. A few breezes may persist through the evening. The threat has ended. $$ 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | McKinley, Rio Arriba, San Juan | 56 min |
| May 30, 1:31 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding and 12 more | 18 hr |
| May 30, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 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.