Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 1993, 2:52 PM MDT for Curry County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 1993, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 1993, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Curry County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1743 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAMA 252057 FFWAMA NMC009-252300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 352 PM CDT (252 PM MDT) FRI JUN 25 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT (500 PM MDT) FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ...NORTHERN CURRY COUNTY AT 350 PM CDT (250 PM MDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN GRADY AND BROADVIEW IN NORTHERN CURRY COUNTY PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RADAR ESTIMATED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 145 AND 245 PM MDT. SINCE THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASFLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER... ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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, Jun 25, 12:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
TXZ001>009-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-260500- TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1993 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...A STATIONARY FRONT WAS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. A WARM...MOIST...AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHRE WAS PRESENT OVER THE PANHANDLES. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH THE FRONT...UPSLOPE SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND THE APPROACH OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE FROM COLORADO WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT. ANDRADE
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 12:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
TXZ001>009-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-260500- TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1993 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...A STATIONARY FRONT WAS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. A WARM...MOIST...AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHRE WAS PRESENT OVER THE PANHANDLES. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH THE FRONT...UPSLOPE SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND THE APPROACH OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE FROM COLORADO WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT. ANDRADE
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 12:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
TXZ001>009--NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-251945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 151 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUSHLAND TEXAS... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OLDHAM COUNTY. AT 150 PM CDT..THE STORM WAS LOCATED AROUND 9 MILES WEST OF BUSHLAND ON INTERSTATE 40. THE STORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT AROUND 8 MILES AN HOUR. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT TRAVELS ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PONDING OF WATER ON THE INTERSTATE AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SP
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 12:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
TXZ001>009--NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-251945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 151 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUSHLAND TEXAS... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OLDHAM COUNTY. AT 150 PM CDT..THE STORM WAS LOCATED AROUND 9 MILES WEST OF BUSHLAND ON INTERSTATE 40. THE STORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT AROUND 8 MILES ANh HOUR. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT TRAVELS ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PONDING OF WATER ON THE INTERSTATE AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SP
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
TXZ001>009--NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-252045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 230 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.. AT 230 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN AMARILLO AND OVER NORTHWEST RANDALL COUNTY...JUST WEST OF THE TOWN OF BUSHLAND. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED ALONG INTERSTATE 40 IN NORTHERN DEAF SMITH AND SOUTHERN OLDHAM COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE DRIFTING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THEY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PONDING OF WATER ON THE INTERSTATE AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN NORTHERN CURRY COUNTY IN EAST NEW MEXICO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS NEW MEXICO. NO MOVEMENT HAD BEEN DETERMINED AS YET. WR
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 1:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
TXZ001>009--NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-252045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 230 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.. AT 230 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN AMARILLO AND OVER NORTHWEST RANDALL COUNTY...JUST WEST OF THE TOWN OF BUSHLAND. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED ALONG INTERSTATE 40 IN NORTHERN DEAF SMITH AND SOUTHERN OLDHAM COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE DRIFTING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THEY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PONDING OF WATER ON THE INTERSTATE AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN NORTHERN CURRY COUNTY IN EAST NEW MEXICO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF CLOVIS NEW MEXICO. NO MOVEMENT HAD B*EEN DETERMINED AS YET. WR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Curry | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Curry | 56 min |
| Jun 25, 3:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Curry | 53 min |
| Jun 25, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Curry, Roosevelt | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Quay | 63 min |
| Jun 25, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Roosevelt | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 5:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Roosevelt | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
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.