Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2012, 2:57 PM MDT for Los Alamos County, Rio Arriba County, Sandoval County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 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 23, 2012, 2:57 PM MDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2012, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 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), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2427 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
078
WGUS55 KABQ 232057
FFWABQ
NMC028-039-043-232300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0013.120723T2057Z-120723T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
257 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
* AT 255 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF SANTA CLARA
PUEBLO...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOS ALAMOS. THE STORM
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT SANTA CLARA CANYON AND THE NORTHERN
REACHES OF THE LOS CONCHAS BURN SCAR. 0.42 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT NANAKA...OR POND 3...IN
SANTA CLARA CANYON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL LIKELY OCCURRED JUST
NORTHEAST OF THIS AREA...AND HEAVY FLOWS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE
CANYON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LOS CONCHAS FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3604 10646 3603 10624 3600 10607 3594 10608
3594 10627 3595 10648
$$
343 follow-up statements
134
WGUS55 KABQ 232107 CCA
FFWABQ
NMC028-039-043-232300-
/O.COR.KABQ.FF.W.0013.120723T2057Z-120723T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
257 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
* AT 255 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF SANTA CLARA
PUEBLO...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOS ALAMOS. THE STORM
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT SANTA CLARA CANYON AND THE NORTHERN
REACHES OF THE LAS CONCHAS BURN SCAR. 0.42 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT NANAKA...OR POND 3...IN
SANTA CLARA CANYON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL LIKELY OCCURRED JUST
NORTHEAST OF THIS AREA...AND HEAVY FLOWS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE
CANYON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LOS CONCHAS FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3604 10646 3603 10624 3600 10607 3594 10608
3594 10627 3595 10648
$$
34437
WGUS75 KABQ 232213
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
413 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012
NMC028-039-043-232300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120723T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-RIO ARRIBA-
413 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES...
AT 412 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR THAT THE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 16 MILES WEST OF SANTA CLARA
PUEBLO...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOS ALAMOS HAS ENDED.
HOWEVER...HIGH AND FAST WATER FLOWS ARE STILL LIKELY ACROSS SANTA
CLARA CANYON AS THE WATER FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS MOVES DOWN THE
CANYON.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANTA CLARA CANYON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3604 10646 3603 10624 3600 10607 3594 10608
3594 10627 3595 10648
$$
34641
WGUS75 KABQ 232256
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
456 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012
NMC028-039-043-232304-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120723T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-RIO ARRIBA-
456 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM MDT FOR SANTA CLARA
CANYON...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL HAS
ENDED OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LAS CONCHAS BURN SCAR. SOME
MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS
ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS CONCHAS BURN SCAR.
LAT...LON 3604 10646 3603 10624 3600 10607 3594 10608
3594 10627 3595 10648
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 11:27 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 108 min |
| Jul 23, 12:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe | 114 min |
| Jul 23, 12:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 119 min |
| Jul 23, 1:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 114 min |
| Jul 23, 2:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Socorro | 111 min |
| Jul 23, 2:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 116 min |
| Jul 23, 3:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 117 min |
| Jul 23, 5:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 119 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.