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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 1, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 1, 2011, 4:45 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 1, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2011, 4:45 AM MDT (10:45 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 1, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Aug 1, 2011, 8:00 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 Aug 1, 3:35 AM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:35 AM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 5:43 AM MDT, 23 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
543 AM MDT SUN JUL 31 2011

NMZ501>540-011200-
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-
543 AM MDT SUN JUL 31 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCAL HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE WESTERN
AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS IS LIKELY...WHERE AREAS OF MINOR FLOODING
WILL OCCUR AND VERY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO IS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH
THIS COMING WEEK. AREAS OF MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR AND LOCAL
FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.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 31, 6:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval118 min
Jul 31, 8:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley115 min
Aug 1, 1:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola110 min
Aug 1, 2:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro2 hr
Aug 1, 2:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley, Sandoval117 min
Aug 1, 3:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola113 min
Aug 1, 4:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in New Mexico, 2011Every flash flood watch in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.