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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 10, 2008, 4:26 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 10, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2008, 4:26 AM MDT (10:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 10, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2008, 4:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Flood severity
- None
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Aug 10, 3:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 3:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 5:58 AM MDT, 22 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 558 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2008 NMZ001>021-026-101200- 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- 558 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY OVER MUCH OF NEW MEXICO. IN PARTICULAR...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE. THIS INTENSE RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN NUISANCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS... WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL AS LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...WHERE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUNDAY WILL BE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. NEXT WEEK...THE MAIN FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SHIFT INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THEIR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:56 AM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 6:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 85 min |
| Aug 9, 6:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 90 min |
| Aug 9, 7:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe | 91 min |
| Aug 9, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 89 min |
| Aug 9, 8:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Union | 118 min |
| Aug 9, 8:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 92 min |
| Aug 9, 8:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 82 min |
| Aug 9, 9:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 12:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 12:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel | 89 min |
| Aug 10, 2:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 118 min |
| Aug 10, 2:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 83 min |
| Aug 10, 3:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Union | 108 min |
| Aug 10, 4:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Roosevelt | 85 min |
| Aug 10, 4:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Harding | 59 min |
| Aug 10, 5:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel, Union | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 5:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and 2 more | 86 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.