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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 30, 2008, 5:32 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 30, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2008, 5:32 AM MDT (11:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2008, 4:17 AM MDT
- In force
- 22 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 30, 2:59 AM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 2:59 AM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 5:52 AM MDT, 23 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 552 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008 NMZ001>021-026-301200- 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- 552 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE STATE BY SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR ON THE ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE. 52
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 29, 11:45 PM MDT, 5 hours 47 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 29, 6:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt | 115 min |
| Aug 29, 7:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 82 min |
| Aug 29, 7:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 114 min |
| Aug 29, 7:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 84 min |
| Aug 29, 7:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 115 min |
| Aug 29, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 8:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 53 min |
| Aug 29, 8:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry | 90 min |
| Aug 29, 8:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos | 114 min |
| Aug 29, 8:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 118 min |
| Aug 29, 10:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Union | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 3:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 3:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Taos | 116 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.