Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Aug 7, 2008, 4:24 PM MDT (22:24 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2008, 6:15 PM MDT

In force

111 min

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS55 KABQ 072224
FFWABQ
NMC007-033-047-080015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0049.080807T2224Z-080808T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
424 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
  EASTERN MORA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
  CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 615 PM MDT

* AT 421 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF SAN MIGUEL...
  MORA AND COLFAX COUNTIES.  THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE
  MOVING SLOWLY EAST. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY   
  IN THE WARNED AREA. COMMUNITIES AFFECTED INCLUDE TRUJILLO...MAES...
  WAGON MOUND...AND SPRINGER.

ARROYOS...STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BECOME RAGING CURRENTS
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3655 10455 3649 10400 3623 10401 3622 10443
      3581 10441 3542 10464 3542 10527

$$

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000 
WGUS75 KABQ 072306
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
506 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008

NMC007-033-047-080015-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080808T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN MIGUEL-COLFAX-MORA-
506 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR EASTERN
MORA...SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX AND CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES...

AT 503 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF
SAN MIGUEL...MORA AND COLFAX COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING EAST 
AT 10 MPH. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FARLEY...TRUJILLO AND MAES

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WAS CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3649 10400 3623 10401 3622 10443 3581 10441
      3542 10464 3542 10523 3562 10487 3619 10464
      3653 10438

$$

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000 
WGUS75 KABQ 080012
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
612 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008

NMC007-033-047-080022-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080808T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN MIGUEL-COLFAX-MORA-
612 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT FOR EASTERN MORA...
SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX AND CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS
ENDING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WAS
DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3649 10400 3623 10401 3622 10443 3581 10441
      3542 10464 3542 10523 3562 10487 3619 10464
      3653 10438

$$

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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.