A weak upper level disturbance moved across the southwest and south central mountains overnight on the 1st. Rain and snow changed over to snow during the overnight hours as the precipitation expanded eastward into the east central plains.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A weak upper level disturbance moved across the southwest and south central mountains overnight on the 1st. Rain and snow changed over to snow during the overnight hours as the precipitation expanded eastward into the east central plains. A localized area of heavier snow impacted the region around Corona where low level upslope flow interacted with the upper level wave. Five to 7 inches of snow was reported along with tricky travel conditions.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 1, 4:52 PM MST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 452 PM MST SAT FEB 1 2014 .AVIATION... 00Z TAF CYCLE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO NEW MEXICO TONIGHT WILL KEEP SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. OVERALL WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET IN THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE...HOWEVER A COLD FRONT WILL BACK INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE...BRINGING SOME GUSTY NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO SPREAD LOW CLOUDS...FOG...AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WITH MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH OR TWO CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BREAK UP THROUGH THE DAYTIME SUNDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZES. 52 && .PREV DISCUSSION...301 PM MST SAT FEB 1 2014... AS ONE WINTER WEATHER EVENT ENDS...ANOTHER LOOKS TO UNFOLD TONIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. A BAND OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FROM ROUGHLY JUST WEST OF CORONA...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS QUAY AND CURRY COUNTIES WHICH CORRELATES WITH AN AREA OF 700 MB FGEN AND ELEVATED NEGATIVE EPV. STILL EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE...THOUGH BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SUGGEST THAT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE QUAY/CURRY COUNTY BORDER. ADDITIONALLY...THE SURFACE FRONT...WHICH HAS RETREATED A BIT THIS AFTN...WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT. EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...AS WELL AS FREEZING FOG...IN OTHER AREAS SO THE WINTER WX ADVISORY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. NOT EVERYWHERE IN THE ADVISORY WILL GET ADVISORY SNOW AMOUNTS...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND IN THE BAND. HOWEVER...WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPS EXPECTED TONIGHT... ANY SNOW SHOULD MAKE FOR ICY ROADWAYS. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 18Z SUN...BUT WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WILL REMAIN. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. THEN THE NEXT TROUGH LOOKS TO COME THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE TROUGH AXIS WILL BE AS SHARP AS WHAT THE MODELS WERE SHOWING YESTERDAY. THUS...PRECIP WILL BE MORE OF THE LIGHT SHOWERY VARIETY ACROSS THE WEST...MEANWHILE...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE NM. THE TIMING LOOKS TO MATCH UP WELL ENOUGH THAT THE LIFT FROM THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND THE LIFT FROM THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO PERHAPS NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NE...WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW SHOULD LINGER INTO TUESDAY AS SOME ADDITIONAL ENERGY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH DIVES SOUTH. BY THIS TIME...THE FRONT SHOULD HAVE BACKED UP TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SO SOME ENHANCED SNOW POTENTIAL WILL EXIST THERE. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE NE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING MUCH...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AS A 1045 MB SFC HIGH SETTLES INTO THE GREAT PLAINS. THE ECWMF IS SUGGESTING A HIGH OF ONLY 7 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AT CLAYTON...WITH THE MEX GUIDANCE NOT FAR BEHIND AT 11 DEGREES. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE DOES NOT VARY MUCH...SO IT WILL BE TIME TO GET READY FOR BITTER COLD TEMPS AGAIN FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. SINGLE DIGIT TEMP READINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH TUES AND WED NIGHT AND MAY LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS WELL ACROSS THE PLAINS. THE FRONT SHOULD BE DEEP ENOUGH TO SPILL A GUSTY EAST CANYON WIND INTO THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEK MAY BRING ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE STATE. 34 .FIRE WEATHER... CURRENT WV IMAGERY SHOWS A TROUGH AXIS PLACED OVER NW AZ MOVING EAST. AS A RESULT...BATCHES OF CLOUDS STREAMED SW TO NE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY. MOST SNOW SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF AT THIS POINT...THOUGH A LIGHT SHOWER MAY CONTINUE ALONG THE PEAKS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE TROUGH WILL CROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT AND POTENTIALLY FOCUS A BAND OF SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...CURRENTLY THOUGHT TO BE FROM CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY TO NORTHERN DE BACA COUNTY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY DRAPED OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS AND NE HIGHLANDS WILL PUSH FARTHER WEST AND SOUTH OVERNIGHT...BRINGING COOLER AIR AND BREEZY WINDS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE UP TO 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN LAST NIGHT. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT FOR MOST AREAS...WITH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND PECOS VALLEY THE LONE EXCEPTIONS. THE TROUGH WILL EXIT SUNDAY AND BEGIN A TRANSITION PERIOD TO THE NEXT STORM. THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL FINISH ITS PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY...THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN SATURDAY AND RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST. LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CAUSE VENT RATES TO TREND DOWN AND BE FAIR TO POOR MOST AREAS. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL TREND DOWN ACROSS THE WEST...BECOMING FAIR IN MOST VALLEY AREAS. OTHERWISE...GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM. AS THE NEXT TROUGH SYSTEM DIGS INTO CENTRAL AZ MONDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE STATE. SOME WARMING WILL BE SEEN WITH THESE DOWNSLOPE WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS...BUT HIGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE STATE. VENT RATES MONDAY WILL IMPROVE AND BE FAIR TO GOOD FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS NM LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BEFORE EXITING LATE TUESDAY. SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS NW NM MONDAY AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY AT LOCATIONS FAVORED IN WESTERLY FLOW...BUT MODELS SHOW THE STRONGER WIND CORRIDOR TO BE SOUTH OF THE AREA. GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENT RATES TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA WITH STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND INCREASED MIXING HEIGHTS. AFTER THE SYSTEM EXITS...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL AGAIN DROP AS WELL AS VENT RATES ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW TO WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK WITH THE SYSTEM PASSAGE. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE PEGGING A POTENT BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO IMPACT THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...THOUGH CURRENT FORECAST NOT BULLISH ON THIS YET. THEY ALSO INDICATE ANOTHER STORM LATE NEXT WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT MUCH DISCREPANCY IS STILL SEEN IN ITS FORMATION. IN GENERAL...PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW NORMAL. 24 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-526-529>539. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 604 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014 NMZ501>540-021300- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 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- 604 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW...FAVORING THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH AND WEST TODAY...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GALLUP TO CHAMA. ANOTHER 1 TO VERY LOCALLY 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. THE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE TONIGHT...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE. SEE DETAILS IN THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS NEW MEXICO LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...WITH SNOW REDEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH AND WEST LATER MONDAY AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY WITH COVERAGE EXPANDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A MAJOR SNOW PRODUCER FOR SOME PORTIONS OF THE STATE WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 43
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
745 PM MST SAT FEB 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM SNOW 4 N LA PLATA 36.99N 108.19W
02/01/2014 M4.0 INCH SAN JUAN NM TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400109
CA1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Observers around Corona reported a localized maximum between 5 and 7 inches of new snow with slick travel conditions.
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