Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Sep 1, 2008, 6:11 PM MDT for Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2008, 6:11 PM MDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Roosevelt County, NM
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS55 KABQ 020011
FFWABQ
NMC041-020215-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0068.080902T0011Z-080902T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
611 PM MDT MON SEP 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 815 PM MDT
* AT 603 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINGO...OR ABOUT 30 MILES
SOUTH OF PORTALES. THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
RADAR HAS ESTIMATED NEAR TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN ONE HOURS
TIME. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA...AS ADDITIONAL CELLS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA.
FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 114 AND 206.
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 3365 10348 3378 10347 3395 10303 3379 10302
3364 10303 3361 10303
$$
342 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KABQ 020115
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
715 PM MDT MON SEP 1 2008
NMC041-020215-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080902T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROOSEVELT-
715 PM MDT MON SEP 1 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY...
AT 711 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN NEAR
LINGO...OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF PORTALES. THE STORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAUSEY...
LINGO...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3365 10348 3378 10347 3395 10303 3379 10302
3364 10303 3361 10303
$$
34000
WGUS75 KABQ 020209
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
809 PM MDT MON SEP 1 2008
NMC041-020220-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080902T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROOSEVELT-
809 PM MDT MON SEP 1 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ROOSEVELT COUNTY...
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 3365 10348 3378 10347 3395 10303 3379 10302
3364 10303 3361 10303
$$
34What 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.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 1, 2:57 PM MDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:57 PM MDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 257 PM MDT MON SEP 1 2008 .DISCUSSION... STORM SYSTEMS PASSING TO THE N WILL TRY TO BRING SOME DRIER AIR ALOFT INTO NM WHILE BACK DOOR COLD FRONTS IMPACT THE STATE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. DRIER AIR ALOFT MOVING INTO E NM THIS PM BEHIND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH. THIS DRIER AIR IS TRYING TO TRANSLATE TO THE SURFACE AS DEWPOINTS DROP INTO THE 40S OVER THE NW THIS PM AND EVE. RATHER QUIET OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SO FAR THIS PM. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND STORM THOUGH AS THE PM CONTINUES. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE OVER THE E AND S WHERE BEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY EXIST...AND GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE HAS BOOSTED TEMPS TO WARMER LEVELS THAN RECENT DAYS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OR END AFTER MIDNIGHT MOST AREAS. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL DROP S INTO THE E PLAINS TUE AND SQUEEZE THROUGH THE CANYONS AND PASSES OF THE CNTRL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUE LATE PM THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE EXPECT A MODERATE E CANYON WIND... WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUE OVER THE EC...SE AND SC ZONES. MOSTLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY ELSEWHERE TUE WITH THE FAR NW DRY. WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POURING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY W TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FOCUS FOR STORMS SHOULD BE FROM THE DIVIDE TO THE CNTRL MOUNTAINS WED. THE E SLOPES OF THE CNTRL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SHOULD ALSO HAVE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH A LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW. THE FAR E PLAINS SHOULD BE MORE STABLE AND SEE LESS ACTIVITY. AN OVERALL DRYING TREND IS FORECAST FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND. A STORM TO OUR N FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WILL ATTEMPT TO BRING DRIER AIR BACK INTO NM...WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT DROPS S INTO THE STATE LATER FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THIS SCENARIO MAY BE REPEATED NEXT WEEKEND. CHJ && .AVIATION... MAIN FOCUS FOR STORMS PRODUCING LOCALIZED MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS SOUTHERN/EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. MODEL GUIDANCE NOT SUGGESTING LOW CLOUD OR FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT SO NOT PLAYING THAT UP IN THE TERMINAL FORECASTS BUT DUE TO RECENT MOISTURE CANT TOTALLY RULE IT OUT IN SOME LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG CENTRAL MTS EASTWARD. OTHERWISE...LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A BACK DOOR COLD FRONTAL SURGE LATE TONIGHT...TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... A RELATIVELY DOWN DAY...THUNDERSTORM WISE SO FAR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MAIN FOCUS REST OF TODAY WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. NORTHWEST QUARTER WILL SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT DRYING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR WORKS IN FROM THE GREAT BASIN WHILE OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE OBSERVES GREATER THAN 20 PCT RH READINGS. BACK DOOR FRONT WILL SURGE DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS AND ABUT UP TO THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN ON TUESDAY. LOOK FOR A MODERATE TO STRONG GAP WIND PRESENCE ALONG THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS THANKS TO THIS MODEST MOISTURE PUSH WESTWARD. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DRY BACK OUT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS MEAN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DRAGS IN DRIER AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 52 86 56 82 / 10 0 10 10 GALLUP.......................... 48 82 50 79 / 10 5 10 20 GRANTS.......................... 49 80 52 77 / 20 10 20 30 GLENWOOD........................ 57 86 59 84 / 20 30 30 30 CHAMA........................... 42 77 39 73 / 30 10 10 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 50 75 49 72 / 30 20 20 20 RED RIVER....................... 40 68 35 67 / 20 20 20 30 TAOS............................ 48 77 46 75 / 20 20 20 20 SANTA FE........................ 52 78 52 73 / 20 20 20 30 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 54 80 52 76 / 20 20 20 30 ESPANOLA........................ 51 81 49 77 / 20 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 62 83 61 79 / 20 10 30 30 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 56 84 58 81 / 20 10 30 30 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 57 82 56 79 / 20 10 30 30 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 56 83 59 81 / 20 10 30 30 SOCORRO......................... 59 84 57 80 / 20 20 30 30 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 49 75 45 72 / 30 20 30 30 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 52 79 49 76 / 20 20 30 30 CARRIZOZO....................... 56 80 57 79 / 20 20 40 30 RUIDOSO......................... 53 73 51 69 / 20 30 50 30 RATON........................... 52 75 45 72 / 10 20 10 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 51 74 45 71 / 20 30 10 30 ROY............................. 57 73 54 70 / 20 20 10 10 CLAYTON......................... 61 73 50 72 / 20 20 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 58 80 52 79 / 20 30 20 20 TUCUMCARI....................... 63 79 55 76 / 20 20 20 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 61 82 58 79 / 20 30 20 20 CLOVIS.......................... 63 82 56 79 / 20 30 30 20 PORTALES........................ 63 83 59 80 / 20 30 30 20 ROSWELL......................... 65 88 63 82 / 20 30 30 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 40/50
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 5:55 AM MDT, 12 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 555 AM MDT MON SEP 1 2008 NMZ001>021-026-021200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- 555 AM MDT MON SEP 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO REPORT AREAS OF FLOODING OR VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Socorro | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 118 min |
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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.