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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 30, 2010San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2010, 12:54 PM MDT for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 81 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2010, 12:54 PM MDT (18:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2010, 2:15 PM MDT
In force
81 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What 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 Jul 30, 3:07 AM MDT, 9 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 3:07 AM MDT, 9 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 7:03 AM MDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
703 AM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010

NMZ501>540-311200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
703 AM MDT FRI JUL 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAIN AT RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AT RATES UP TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR.

SUNDAY...COMPUTER MODELS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING MAY PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AMOUNTS AND FLOODING
THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 6:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe23 min
Jul 29, 6:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval118 min
Jul 29, 6:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval50 min
Jul 29, 6:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba96 min
Jul 29, 8:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan2 hr
Jul 29, 9:34 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Juan86 min
Jul 29, 10:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan3 hr
Jul 30, 4:55 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQ4 days
Jul 30, 12:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe2 hr
Jul 30, 12:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron115 min
Jul 30, 1:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba2 hr
Jul 30, 1:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval119 min
Jul 30, 1:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron113 min
Jul 30, 2:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro, Torrance2 hr
Jul 30, 2:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, San Juan2 hr
Jul 30, 2:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba114 min
Jul 30, 3:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba42 min
Jul 30, 3:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan113 min
Jul 30, 3:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Jul 30, 4:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba44 min
Jul 30, 4:17 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQRio Arriba, San Juan118 min
Jul 30, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo47 min
Jul 30, 4:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos2 hr
Jul 30, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
Jul 30, 5:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba23 min
Jul 30, 5:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan2 hr
Jul 30, 5:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan118 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.