Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WGUS75 KABQ 060110
FFSABQ
NMC039-049-060215-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
710 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RIO
ARRIBA AND NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO UNTIL 815 PM
MDT...

AT 655 PM...ESPANOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THREE FEET OF 
STANDING WATER IN THE CITY STREETS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...ARROYOS AND DITCHES...HIGHWAYS...STREETS 
AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY FLASH 
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

$$

46/DPORTER

000 
WGUS75 KABQ 060215
FFSABQ
NMC039-049-060230-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
815 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA
AND NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL HAS
ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WAS 
DIMINISHING. SERIOUS STREET FLOODING IN ESPANOLA HAS SUBSIDED...BUT 
SOME LOW LYING AREAS REMAIN UNDER WATER. SINCE THE THREAT FOR FLASH 
FLOODING HAS ENDED...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.

AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED TO REPLACE 
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST RIO ARRIBA AND 
NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTIES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT
NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FAST 
MOVING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

$$

46/DPORTER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
235 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004

.DISCUSSION...LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ANOTHER ACTIVE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TORRENTIAL RAINS
THAT FELL YESTERDAY ACROSS A LARGE PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND DUE THE
POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TODAY WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

UPR LVL HIGH WILL CONTINUE ITS WOBBLE OVER THE AREA. SHORT TERM PROGS
CALL FOR IT TO WOBBLE BACK TO THE WEST WHICH WILL TEND TO OPEN UP THE
EASTERN PLAINS FOR ROUNDS OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND
BEGIN TO SHUTDOWN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BY LATE IN THE EXTENDED...THE UPR HIGH IS PROGD TO WOBBLE
BACK EAST REACTIVATING THE WEST AND SHUTTING DOWN THE EAST.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON................ 059/089 061/088 059 16422
GALLUP.................... 054/084 054/086 055 16533
GRANTS.................... 054/084 055/085 055 16522
GLENWOOD.................. 065/092 064/093 064 16533
CHAMA..................... 049/077 048/077 048 16633
LOS ALAMOS................ 054/082 055/082 054 16633
RED RIVER................. 044/070 044/070 043 16633
TAOS...................... 052/081 049/081 049 16633
SANTA FE.................. 055/082 056/082 056 16622
SANTA FE AIRPORT.......... 057/085 058/086 057 16622
ESPANOLA.................. 057/087 058/089 058 16622
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS....... 065/089 067/091 068 16522
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY........ 065/090 067/092 068 16522
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS..... 063/087 064/089 065 16522
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA..... 064/089 066/089 066 16522
SOCORRO................... 064/093 065/093 064 16522
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... 058/083 058/084 058 16633
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA......... 058/086 059/087 059 16633
CARRIZOZO................. 063/089 064/091 063 16522
RUIDOSO................... 060/080 062/084 062 16633
RATON..................... 055/082 053/085 054 16633
LAS VEGAS................. 053/081 053/083 054 16633
ROY....................... 057/085 058/085 058 16633
CLAYTON................... 061/083 061/086 062 16623
SANTA ROSA................ 062/088 062/091 061 16623
TUCUMCARI................. 065/087 065/092 066 16623
FORT SUMNER............... 064/090 065/093 064 16623
CLOVIS.................... 064/087 065/089 065 16623
PORTALES.................. 063/088 065/090 064 16623
ROSWELL................... 068/093 068/094 069 16623
&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR NMC005-007-009-011-
019-021-027-033-037-041-047-049-055-057-059.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU AUG 5 2004

NMZ001>021-026-061200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WESTCENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MDT THU AUG 5 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IS IN EFFECT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE
TEXAS STATE LINE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OVER AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINS
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THE PREVIOUS 24 TO 36 HOURS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
OF UP TO TWO INCHES OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER
CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.