Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 24, 1992, 12:50 AM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 1992, 12:50 AM MDT (06:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 1992, 3:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Catron County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
El Paso Intl Airport, TX (KELP), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KABQ 240650 FFWABQ NMC017-023-051-003-240945- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1250 AM MDT MON AUG 24 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 AM MDT FOR PEOPLE... IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO ...GRANT COUNTY...HIDALGO COUNTY...WESTERN SIERRA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ...CATRON COUNTY TORRENTIAL RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER HURRICANE LESTER WERE SPREADING INTO HIDALGO AND GRANT COUNTIES AS OF 1245 AM MDT. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH... BRINGING LOCAL RAINFALLS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO THE WARNING AREA. RAPID RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND FLOODING OF HIGHWAY DIPS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY RAINS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE VUP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 7:46 PM MDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
NMZALL-AZZALL-UTZ008-011-COZ013>010-015>017-TXZ050-052-240235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 735 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GRANT COUNTY... AT 730 PM MDT...IN NEW MEXICO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE 10 MILES NORTH OF DEMING...AND 5 MILES EAST OF LAS CRUCES. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS WERE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WERE AT CHACO CANYON...ZUNI AND NEAR SANTA FE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IN ARIZONA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUED OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL DESERTS...SANTA CRUZ VALLEY. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS WERE AT SANTERS...FLAGSTAFF... PRESCOTT...PAYSON AND WILLCOX. MOVEMENTP WAS NORTH AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. IN FAR WEST TEXAS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN... WERE 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EL PASO. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 8:41 PM MDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
NMZALL-AZZALL-UTZ008-011-COZ003>010-015>017-TXZ050-052-240335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 835 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GRANT COUNTY... AT 830 PM MDT...IN NEW MEXICO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE 3 MILES NORTH OF LORDSBURG AND AT WHITE SANDS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WERE AT CLAYTON...CLOVIS...CORONA...ZUNI ...GALLUP...LOS ALAMOS AND SANTA FE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IN ARIZONA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUED OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. OTHER ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WERE AT PAYSON...AND SANDERS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. IN FAR WEST TEXAS...NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WAS DETECTED THIS HOUR. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SUMMARY UNTIL PRECIPITATION IS AGAIN WITHIN THE RADAR COVERAGE AREA.
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 9:37 PM MDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
NMZALL-AZZALL-UTZ008-011-COZ003>010-015>017-TXZ050-052-240335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 935 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN FFECT FOR THE WESTERN TWO/THIRDS OF THE STATE FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY... AT 930 PM MDT...IN NEW MEXICO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE AT LORDSBURG AND AT SILVER CITY. OTHER ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WERE AT SOCORRO AND NEAR CUBA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IN ARIZONA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUED OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE INCLUDINPG ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS FROM SHOW LOW TO SANDERS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 10:36 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
NMZALL-AZZALL-UTZ008-011-COZ003>010-015>017-TXZ050-052-240335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1035 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO...AND GRANT COUNTIES TIL 12:45 AM MONDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEW MEXICO FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD... AT 1030 PM MDT...IN NEW MEXICO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SHOWER WAS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SILVER CITY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN CORONA...SOCORRO AND BELEN. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WERE NEAR CHACO CANYON...CUBA...WHITE SANDS AND ALAMOGORDO. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IN ARIZONA...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS WERE OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR. IN FAR WEST TEXAS...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST SOUTH OF SIERRA BLANCA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOR.
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 11:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
NMZALL-AZZALL-UTZ008-011-COZ003>010-015>017-TXZ050-052-240335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1135 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO...AND GRANT COUNTIES TIL 12:45 AM MONDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEW MEXICO FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD... AT 1130 PM MDT...IN NEW MEXICO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WERE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEYS AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WERE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ...AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IN ARIZONA...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR. IN FAR WEST TEXAS...THE SHOWERS THAT WERE REPORTED LAST HOUR HAVE DISSAPATED OR ARE TOO LIGHT TO BE DETECTED. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SUMMARY UNTIL PRECIPITATION IS AGAIN WITHIN THE RADAR COVERAGE AREA.
Special weather statement, Aug 24, 12:43 AM MDT, 7 minutes before
NMZALL-AZZALL-UTZ008-011-COZ003>010-015>017-TXZ050-052-240735- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1235 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO...GRANT AND CATRON COUNTIES UNTIL 4:00 AM MONDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEW MEXICO FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD... AT 1230 AM MDT...IN NEW MEXICO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE WEST TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE AND WIDELY SCATTERED OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE NEAR SOLVER CITY...LORDSBURG AND DEMING. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. IN ARIZONA...NUMEROUS PRAIN SHOWERS SOME VERY HEAVY WERE OVER THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE STATE FROM FLAGSTAFF TO SANDERS AND SOUTH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 9:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Grant, Hidalgo | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992
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.