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High Wind Watch 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 1, 202325 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Apr 1, 2023, 3:07 AM MDT for 25 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 3, 2023, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2023, 3:07 AM MDT (09:07 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2023, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2023, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
All 25 counties

Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Chaves County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Roosevelt 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), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 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 high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Apr 1, 3:04 AM MDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:04 AM MDT, 3 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:32 PM MDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1032 PM MDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 S HAYDEN              35.86N 103.27W
03/31/2023  M62 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC49 AMISTAD.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SEDAN                   36.15N 103.13W
03/31/2023  M61 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC51 SEDAN.

0245 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 11 SE VAUGHN            34.48N 105.08W
03/31/2023  M61 MPH          GUADALUPE          NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC40 SE VAUGHN.

&&
Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:37 PM MDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 PM MDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0917 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE CLOVIS            34.42N 103.16W
03/31/2023  M62 MPH          CURRY              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION GW0819 CLOVIS.

&&
Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:38 PM MDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1038 PM MDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1133 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  4 WSW TUCUMCARI         35.15N 103.80W
03/31/2023  M52 MPH          QUAY               NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UP441 TUCUMCARI 4 W (UPR).

1128 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  3 ENE CLOVIS            34.42N 103.16W
03/31/2023  M49 MPH          CURRY              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION GW0819 CLOVIS.

1056 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  2 NNW TEXICO            34.42N 103.07W
03/31/2023  M43 MPH          CURRY              NM   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KCVN CLOVIS MUNI AIRPORT.

0910 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  14 NW SEDAN             36.27N 103.32W
03/31/2023  M42 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC52 SW CLAYTON.

1034 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 WSW ENCINO            34.63N 105.57W
03/31/2023  M42 MPH          TORRANCE           NM   PUBLIC

1050 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  2 SW DORA               33.92N 103.36W
03/31/2023  M42 MPH          ROOSEVELT          NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION 53 DORA 2 SW.

0753 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 E TUCUMCARI           35.18N 103.60W
03/31/2023  M41 MPH          QUAY               NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KTCC TUCUMCARI MUNI AIRPORT.

1055 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  1 E CLAYTON             36.45N 103.15W
03/31/2023  M41 MPH          UNION              NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KCAO CLAYTON MUNI AIRPARK.

0835 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 SW GLENRIO            35.11N 103.12W
03/31/2023  M40 MPH          QUAY               NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION 107 ENDEE 2 SW.

0925 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  8 S HAYDEN              35.86N 103.27W
03/31/2023  M40 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC49 AMISTAD.

1146 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  5 S CHILILI             34.82N 106.23W
03/31/2023  M40 MPH          TORRANCE           NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION DVI00161 TAJIQUE 5 NNE.

0155 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S CANNON AIR FORCE BA 34.37N 103.32W
03/31/2023  M63 MPH          CURRY              NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KCVS CANNON AFB.

0917 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE CLOVIS            34.42N 103.16W
03/31/2023  M62 MPH          CURRY              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION GW0819 CLOVIS.

1215 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 S HAYDEN              35.86N 103.27W
03/31/2023  M62 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC49 AMISTAD.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SEDAN                   36.15N 103.13W
03/31/2023  M61 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC51 SEDAN.

0245 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 11 SE VAUGHN            34.48N 105.08W
03/31/2023  M61 MPH          GUADALUPE          NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC40 SE VAUGHN.

0914 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW MELROSE           34.46N 103.69W
03/31/2023  M60 MPH          CURRY              NM   PUBLIC

0840 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 14 NW SEDAN             36.27N 103.32W
03/31/2023  M59 MPH          UNION              NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION NMC52 SW CLAYTON.

0121 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST RATON CREWS AIRPORT     36.73N 104.50W
03/31/2023  M59 MPH          COLFAX             NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KRTN RATON CREWS AIRPORT.

0913 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 E CLAYTON             36.45N 103.15W
03/31/2023  M58 MPH          UNION              NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KCAO CLAYTON MUNI AIRPARK.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 2:27 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 18 more23 hr
Apr 1, 2:27 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQColfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora and 6 more30 hr

Nearby

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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.