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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 6, 2022Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2022, 2:34 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2022, 2:34 PM MDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2022, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Mora County, NM

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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 6, 12:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 12:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:25 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
225 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

NMZ211-219-062100-
Jemez Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
225 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
SANDOVAL COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 225 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Zia Pueblo, or 14 miles north of Bernalillo, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Zia Pueblo.

This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 10 and 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3540 10671 3558 10676 3564 10651 3542 10645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 258DEG 6KT 3551 10665

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:34 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
234 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

NMZ228-229-062115-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
234 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SAN
MIGUEL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MORA COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT...

At 234 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Valmora, or 17 miles southwest of Wagon Mound. This storm was nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Watrous, Valmora and Shoemaker.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 367 and 379.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 10476 3567 10472 3569 10497 3587 10499
      3589 10492 3589 10488 3590 10488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 262DEG 3KT 3580 10490

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 6:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron117 min
Aug 6, 12:57 AM MDTFlood WatchABQCatron, Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 4 more23 hr
Aug 6, 11:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia3 hr
Aug 6, 12:16 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos4 hr
Aug 6, 12:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola3 hr
Aug 6, 1:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 6, 1:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Aug 6, 1:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Aug 6, 1:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 6, 2:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley2 hr
Aug 6, 2:16 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel4 hr
Aug 6, 2:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 min
Aug 6, 2:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro3 hr
Aug 6, 2:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Valencia3 hr
Aug 6, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba24 min
Aug 6, 3:14 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSandoval3 hr
Aug 6, 3:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba3 hr
Aug 6, 3:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 6, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia33 min
Aug 6, 4:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba36 min
Aug 6, 4:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel112 min
Aug 6, 4:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 6, 4:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 6, 5:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval3 hr
Aug 6, 5:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Aug 6, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 min
Aug 6, 5:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo74 min

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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.