Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Albuquerque, NM

119 
WGUS75 KABQ 190147
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
747 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

NMC028-039-043-049-190300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120819T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-SANTA FE-RIO ARRIBA-
747 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA FE...NORTHEASTERN
SANDOVAL AND NORTHWESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES...

AT 736 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SANTA CLARA 
CANYON EXITED THE AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...THE RAIN GAGE AT 
POND THREE REPORTED REPORTED 0.62 OF AN INCH OF RAIN FELL FROM ABOUT 
530 TO 6 PM. THE RAIN GAGE AT POND FOUR REPORTED 1.09 INCHES OF RAIN 
DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD. DANGEROUS RUNOFF FROM THE SUDDEN RAIN 
WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS DOWNSTREAM TO THE RIO GRANDE AT ANY TIME.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANTA CLARA PUEBLO...
  RURAL EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...
  RURAL NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

ARROYOS...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES. KNOW WHERE HIGHER GROUND IS LOCATED.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 10643 3602 10643 3601 10635 3600 10607
      3591 10610 3592 10627 3592 10640

$$

054 
WGUS55 KABQ 190302
FFWABQ
NMC028-039-043-049-190500-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120819T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
902 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN 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
  NORTHWESTERN SANTA FE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT

* AT 856 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED AN EIGHT 
FOOT SURGE OF WATER AT THE JUNCTION OF INDIAN ROUTES 601 AND 602. 
OFFICIALS ARE TRACKING THIS RUNOFF WITHIN SANTA CLARA CANYON AND 
EXPECT IT TO REACH SANTA CLARA PUEBLO BETWEEN 930 AND 10 PM. SO 
FAR...THE RUNOFF IS STAYING WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE CANYON. AS A 
PRECAUTION...THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF AREAS NEAR STATE 
ROAD 30 AND KEE STREET.

THE STORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. 
HOWEVER...BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL AT THE 
HEADWATERS OF THE CANYON EARLY THIS EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN 
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN 
AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 10643 3602 10643 3601 10635 3600 10607
      3591 10610 3592 10627 3592 10640

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310 
WGUS75 KABQ 190357
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
957 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

NMC028-039-043-049-190500-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120819T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-SANTA FE-RIO ARRIBA-
957 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA FE...
NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND NORTHWESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES...

AT 954 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE WATER IN 
SANTA CLARA CANYON HAS REACHED SANTA CLARA PUEBLO NEAR STATE ROAD 
30.  THE WATER HAS SO FAR STAYED WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE CHANNEL. 
FAST FLOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...AND 
THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE CHANNEL.

THE STORMS THAT PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE ENDED. HOWEVER... 
BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE 
CANYON EARLY THIS EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED 
TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN 
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE BURN 
AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 10643 3602 10643 3601 10635 3600 10607
      3591 10610 3592 10627 3592 10640

$$


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790 
WGUS75 KABQ 190420
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1020 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

NMC028-039-043-049-190428-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120819T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-SANTA FE-RIO ARRIBA-
1020 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
RIO ARRIBA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA FE...NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND
NORTHWESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE WATER IN SANTA 
CLARA CREEK HAS SUBSIDED...AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS 
DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

LAT...LON 3598 10643 3602 10643 3601 10635 3600 10607
      3591 10610 3592 10627 3592 10640

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