Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WGUS75 KABQ 220324
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
924 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

NMC011-019-037-220415-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090722T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
QUAY-GUADALUPE-DE BACA-
924 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DE BACA...NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE AND SOUTHWESTERN QUAY
COUNTIES...

AT 919 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR CUERVO... 
NEWKIRK...AS WELL AS ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANTA ROSA. THE 
STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR 
ESTIMATES OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS A WIDESPREAD AREA. 
FLASH FLOODING MAY BE OCCURRING ALONG PAJARITO CREEK AND CUERVO 
CREEK. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 40 
BETWEEN CUERVO AND NEWKIRK.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MONTOYA...
  NEWKIRK...
  CUERVO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3519 10458 3512 10405 3501 10376 3463 10380
      3462 10419 3495 10454

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

CORRECTED TOP DISCUSSION TO MENTION A POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM DURING
THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...THEN SCATTERED TO ISOLATED ACTIVITY LATE TONIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEARING A STRING OF MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE
VORTICES CROSSES THE FORECAST AREA IN SLOW MOVING NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. MODELS HAVE PICKED UP ON THESE FEATURES AND HPC QPF PROGS
SUGGEST 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN SOME
LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BY SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. UPSLOPE LOW LEVEL FLOW LOOKS TO BE STRONGEST
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANDIAS AND SANGRE DE
CRISTOS...LEAVING THIS AREA FAVORED FOR THE MOST PERSISTENT AND
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION DURING THE EVENING. LATE TONIGHT THE FOCUS
FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL SHIFT FARTHER OUT ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...BUT
PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
CROSSING THE REGION...SOME LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
TRAINING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ANYWHERE ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND ESPECIALLY IN AND JUST EAST OF THE SANGRES.

MODELS INDICATE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TRAVEL SLOWLY OVER
EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE H5 HIGH PRESSURE CENTER
MIGRATES TO UTAH IN ITS WAKE. THIS WILL PUT MUCH OF THE AREA UNDER
NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND FAVOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-40...AND ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...FOR THE
MOST PERSISTENT AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. IT WILL ALSO
KEEP TEMPERATURES COOL AREAWIDE WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM NEAR NORMAL
OVER THE FOUR CORNERS TO AS MUCH AS 13 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

THE UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER UTAH THURSDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY FEWER THUNDERSTORMS AS MOISTURE RECYCLES AND TEMPERATURES
BEGIN TO REBOUND. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...LOOK FOR MORE ISOLATED
CONVECTION AND WARMING TEMPERATURES AS THE UPPER HIGH WOBBLES AROUND
THE GALLUP AREA.

LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MODELS SUGGEST ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MAY DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WITH A MOIST
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT. THIS COULD ENHANCE PRECIPITATION CHANCES ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND SEND TEMPERATURES
PLUMMETING IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS.

IMPORTANT NOTE...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 22ND AT 300 PM MDT...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL ISSUE PUBLIC FORECASTS
AND WARNING PRODUCTS USING NEW ZONE BOUNDARIES. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABQ/ZONES/2009PUBLICZONES.PHP
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/.

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&&

.AVIATION...
ABUNDANT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL SHIFT INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS AS
THE DAY PROGRESSES. SOME OF THE SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALIZED MVFR CONDITIONS AND CERTAINLY OBSCURE MOUNTAIN TOPS WITHIN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. I USED VCTS/VCSH FOR ALL OF THE TERMINAL
FORECAST SITES. WILL READDRESS THE USE OF TEMPO AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES. ESPECIALLY AS STORM MOVEMENT CAN BE GAGED AND LIKELY
AFFECTS DISCERNED. LOOKS LIKE CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
EASTERN PLAINS WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEN...IT IS LIKELY
THAT SOME SORT OF LOW CLOUD COVER...PRODUCING MVFR CONDITIONS...WILL
AFFECT CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER
TONIGHT. LIKELY AFFECTED TERMINAL SITES INCLUDES LVS BUT ROW...SAF
AND TCC CLOUD ALSO BE AFFECTED.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE OVERALL FORECAST FEEL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS REMAINS UNCHANGED.
WEATHER MODELS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN THE OVERALL UPPER AIR
PATTERN ALTHOUGH SOME MODEL RUN TO MODEL RUN DIFFERENCES IN THE
TIMING OF THE NEXT BACK DOOR FRONT ARE CERTAINLY THERE. CURRENT BACK
DOOR HAS PUSHED MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WESTWARD OVERNIGHT
AND THIS MORNING. THIS HAD LED TO AN INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
AS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS DAY. BASED ON MODEL GUIDANCE AND CURRENT
SATELLITE TRENDS...BEST POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN WILL
BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON BUT THEN
PROGRESS INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS OVERNIGHT. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE
HEFTY AMOUNTS OF RAIN DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE TO THEM.
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST WILL INDUCE ANOTHER GAP WIND ALONG THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND PROVIDE ANOTHER SURGE OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WESTWARD.

THE UPPER HIGH IS EXPECTED TO WAFFLE OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
GREAT BASIN AND FOUR CORNERS AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.
MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THIS HIGH WILL RECYCLE OUT IN THE FORM
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...INITIALLY FAVORING THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. IT APPEARS THAT THE WARMEST AND DRIEST CONDITIONS OVERALL
SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. THIS IS WHERE MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD FALL INTO THE TEENS DURING THE PEAK HEATING
PERIOD. DURING THE THURSDAY/FRIDAY PERIOD...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM
WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES TREND DOWN PRETTY MUCH AREAWIDE. WINDS ARENT
EXPECTED TO BE TOO MUCH OF A FACTOR UNLESS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. NIGHTLY OCCURRENCES OF GAP WINDS SHOULD
ALSO OCCUR.

IT APPEARS THAT AN INITIAL BACK DOOR WIND SHIFT SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST PLAINS LATER ON FRIDAY BUT THE MORE POTENT BACK DOOR
FRONTAL SURGE HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL THE LATTER HALF OF SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. REINFORCED ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THIS BACK DOOR
FRONT WOULD REPLENISH MOISTURE LOST ON THURSDAY/FRIDAY BENEATH THE
DOMINANT UPPER RIDGE. IT APPEARS THAT ANOTHER BACK DOOR WOULD BE
POSSIBLE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE DEPICTED UPPER FLOW PATTERN
WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE TYPES OF OCCURRENCES.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  59  94  62  98 /  30  10  10  10
GALLUP..........................  55  88  55  92 /  30  30  10  10
GRANTS..........................  56  85  56  90 /  30  40  10  10
GLENWOOD........................  59  90  61  94 /  30  20  30  30
CHAMA...........................  49  77  50  83 /  50  30  20  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  55  78  55  88 /  50  30  10  20
RED RIVER.......................  43  71  43  77 /  60  30  20  20
TAOS............................  51  80  51  87 /  60  30  10  20
SANTA FE........................  55  80  55  88 /  60  40  10  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  57  83  57  90 /  60  40  10  20
ESPANOLA........................  52  85  52  94 /  50  40  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  66  86  66  92 /  50  40  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  62  86  63  94 /  50  40  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  63  86  63  93 /  50  40  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  63  89  63  98 /  50  40  10  20
SOCORRO.........................  69  85  67  91 /  30  40  30  20
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  53  80  55  84 /  60  40  10  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  53  81  54  88 /  60  40  20  20
CARRIZOZO.......................  63  80  61  88 /  40  50  40  20
RUIDOSO.........................  56  71  55  78 /  40  60  50  20
RATON...........................  55  82  52  90 /  50  20  10  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  53  76  52  85 /  60  40  20  10
ROY.............................  54  75  53  84 /  50  30  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  60  82  61  91 /  40  20  10  10
SANTA ROSA......................  63  81  61  89 /  60  40  20  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  63  81  62  93 /  50  40  10   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  64  78  62  90 /  50  40  20  10
CLOVIS..........................  63  77  60  89 /  50  50  20  10
PORTALES........................  64  78  62  86 /  50  50  20  10
ROSWELL.........................  71  81  65  90 /  50  50  30  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
138 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

UPDATED TO MENTION THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT

NMZ001>021-026-221200-
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-
138 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

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
SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONALLY...SOME
LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE BURSTS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AS
THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS TRAIN ACROSS SOME OF THE SAME
LOCATIONS REPEATEDLY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING TO DEVELOP IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. DURING THE EVENING AND LATE TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE PLAINS EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER. FROM 1 TO 2
INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME PLACES ALONG AND
EAST OF THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAIN ON MONDAY WILL BE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...A
FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ON THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG OR EVEN DAMAGING
WINDS...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS IN THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLASH
FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE...OR BY CALLING 1-888-386-7637.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
443 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

NMZ020-212315-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
443 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW MOVING OVER SOUTHERN ROOSEVELT
COUNTY...

AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLEDSOE. THIS STORM HAS
PRODUCED A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHICH WAS PUSHING INTO SOUTHERN
ROOSEVELT COUNTY. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE
CAUSEY...LINGO...BLEDSOE AND MILNESAND.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
516 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

NMZ019-020-212345-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
516 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER ROOSEVELT COUNTY...

AT 514 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 7 MILES SOUTH OF LINGO. MOVEMENT
WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED OUT AHEAD
OF THE MAIN STORM. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY.  NEW STORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY EARLY
THIS EVENING.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ARCH...CAUSEY...DORA...
ELIDA...MILNESAND AND PEP.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0556 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 E ALBUQUERQUE         35.12N 106.52W
07/21/2009                   BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

            TWO AND HALF FEET OF WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            CANDELARIA AND JUAN TABO. CARS STRANDED.

&&

MTORRES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
655 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

NMZ005-220130-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
655 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER EASTERN COLFAX AND WESTERN UNION
COUNTIES...

AT 654 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR CAPULIN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CAPULIN...FOLSOM...AND
DES MOINES.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
726 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

NMZ012-013-220200-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
726 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST QUAY COUNTY...

AT 726 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 14 MILES WEST OF QUAY. MOVEMENT
WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL EXTREME EAST
CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY AND RURAL WEST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
815 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

NMZ019-220300-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
815 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY...

AT 814 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS...WINDS
UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR LAKE
ARTHUR. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GREENFIELD...HAGERMAN AND
LAKE ARTHUR.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

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