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High Wind Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at May 9, 2024, 1:08 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 9, 2024, 11:00 PM MDT. 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 9, 2024, 1:08 PM MDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2024, 11:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 10, 2024, 5:09 AM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 2949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
223 WWUS75 KABQ 091908 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 108 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 NMZ219-100500- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0017.240510T0100Z-240510T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0021.240510T0900Z-240510T1600Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area- 108 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM MDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...East winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will focus immediately below canyons in eastern Albuquerque and Placitas. Blowing dust is also likely. 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. && $$ 12
3 follow-up statements
424 WWUS75 KABQ 091917 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 117 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 NMZ219-100500- /O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0021.240510T0500Z-240510T1700Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area- 117 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...East winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will focus immediately below canyons in eastern Albuquerque and Placitas. Blowing dust is also likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. Extremely hazardous driving conditions can be expected, especially for motorists in high profile vehicles who should consider delaying travel. && $$ 12
808 WWUS75 KABQ 100446 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1046 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 NMZ219-101115- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0021.240510T0500Z-240510T1700Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area- 1046 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...East winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will focus immediately below canyons in eastern Albuquerque and Placitas. Blowing dust is also likely. 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. && $$ 11
440 WWUS75 KABQ 101109 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 509 AM MDT Fri May 10 2024 NMZ219-101215- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240510T1700Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area- 509 AM MDT Fri May 10 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... A few gusts near 50 mph may persist below canyons, however winds will continue to decrease through the morning, therefore the High Wind Warning has been cancelled. $$ Guyer
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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.