Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 2011, 3:20 PM MDT for Los Alamos County, Rio Arriba County, Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2011, 3:20 PM MDT (21:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2011, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Los Alamos County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2233 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
446
WGUS55 KABQ 202120
FFWABQ
NMC028-039-043-210015-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0009.110720T2120Z-110721T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
EAST CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 615 PM MDT
* AT 318 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF LOS ALAMOS. THE
STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE LAS CONCHAS BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LOS ALAMOS...SANTA CLARA CANYON...RIO DEL OSO...CAMP MAY
ROAD...QUEMAZAN TRAIL...HIGHWAY 4 FROM STATE ROAD 501 JUNCTION TO
LAS CONCHAS CAMPGROUND...INDIAN SERVICE ROUTE 602...BANDELIER
NATIONAL MONUMENT...FRIJOLES CANYON...COCHITI CANYON...PERALTA
CANYON...DOME WILDERNESS AND EASTERN PORTION OF VALLES CALDERA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN
AREA.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BECOME RAGING CURRENTS
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 10654 3604 10658 3611 10628 3587 10630
3565 10626 3567 10660
$$3 follow-up statements
183
WGUS75 KABQ 202159
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
359 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
NMC028-039-043-210015-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110721T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-RIO ARRIBA-SANDOVAL-
359 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SANDOVAL...SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA AND WESTERN LOS ALAMOS
COUNTIES...
AT 354 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR LOS ALAMOS.
THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RAINFALL
OVER THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN AREA WAS HEAVIEST OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BURN AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE BURN AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...
RURAL WESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN
AREA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WAS CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 10654 3604 10658 3611 10628 3587 10630
3565 10626 3567 10660
$$926
WGUS75 KABQ 202251
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
451 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
NMC028-039-043-210015-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110721T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-RIO ARRIBA-SANDOVAL-
451 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SANDOVAL...SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA AND WESTERN LOS ALAMOS
COUNTIES...
AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN 8 MILES SOUTH OF LOS
ALAMOS. THE STORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS FALLING CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
THE LAS CONCHAS BURN SCAR AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL EAST CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY...
RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...
RURAL WESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN
AREA.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES. KNOW WHERE HIGHER GROUND IS LOCATED.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 10654 3604 10658 3611 10628 3587 10630
3565 10626 3567 10660
$$886
WGUS75 KABQ 210007
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
607 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
NMC028-039-043-210017-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110721T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-RIO ARRIBA-SANDOVAL-
607 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
SANDOVAL...SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA AND WESTERN LOS ALAMOS
COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS
DIMINISHING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WAS
DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3587 10654 3604 10658 3611 10628 3587 10630
3565 10626 3567 10660
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 8:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe | 110 min |
| Jul 20, 11:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:55 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 118 min |
| Jul 20, 1:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 117 min |
| Jul 20, 1:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola | 114 min |
| Jul 20, 2:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 113 min |
| Jul 20, 4:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 117 min |
| Jul 20, 5:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Socorro | 113 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.