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Flash Flood Watch 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 29, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 29, 2011, 3:32 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 29, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2011, 3:32 AM MDT (09:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 29, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 29, 2011, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
10 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 Jul 28, 3:26 PM MDT, 12 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:26 PM MDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:50 AM MDT, 21 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
550 AM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

NMZ501>540-291200-
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-
550 AM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY
CREATE LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER RECENT BURN
SCARS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING MAY CREATE MINOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER RECENT
BURN SCARS. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM DON COULD BRING TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY OVER PRIMARILY WESTERN AND
CENTRAL AREAS...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER
RECENT BURN SCARS. MOISTURE WILL RECYCLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WITH LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO
REPORT FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT
1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 1:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval111 min
Jul 29, 1:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Jul 29, 2:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, De Baca114 min
Jul 29, 2:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe118 min
Jul 29, 3:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval111 min
Jul 29, 3:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval113 min
Jul 29, 3:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance2 hr
Jul 29, 3:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Taos115 min
Jul 29, 4:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos112 min
Jul 29, 4:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Torrance119 min
Jul 29, 4:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro115 min
Jul 29, 5:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax2 hr
Jul 29, 5:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola112 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.