Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Aug 3, 2011, 1:37 PM MDT (19:37 UTC)

Expired

Aug 3, 2011, 3:30 PM MDT

In force

113 min

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Catron County, NM, Socorro County, NM

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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803 
WGUS55 KABQ 031937
FFWABQ
NMC003-053-032130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0031.110803T1937Z-110803T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
137 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CATRON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 330 PM MDT

* AT 133 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL SOCORRO      
  COUNTY...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF DATIL. THIS STORM IS       
  NEARLY STATIONARY. THE STORM WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF      
  ALAMO AS WELL AS COUNTY ROADS E 31 AND   E 1. ALSO THIS WILL BE    
  IMPACTING JARALOSA CREEK...LA JARA CANYON AND DRY LAKE CANYON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3435 10777 3435 10730 3420 10726 3417 10768

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122 
WGUS75 KABQ 032047
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
247 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

NMC003-053-032130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110803T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATRON-SOCORRO-
247 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SOCORRO AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CATRON COUNTIES...

AT 244 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
RAIN HAS ENDED OVER NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO COUNTY...OR ABOUT 21 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF DATIL. HOWEVER...HEAVY RUNOFF CAN STILL BE EXPECTED 
OVER HIGHWAY 169...THE JARALOSA CREEK AND LA JARA CANYON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS. MANY
FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

&&

LAT...LON 3435 10777 3435 10730 3420 10726 3417 10768

$$


MT

325 
WGUS75 KABQ 032125
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
325 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

NMC003-053-032136-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110803T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATRON-SOCORRO-
325 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
SOCORRO AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CATRON COUNTIES...

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 3435 10777 3435 10730 3420 10726 3417 10768

$$


MT

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.