Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2012, 7:19 PM MDT for Catron 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
- Aug 18, 2012, 7:19 PM MDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2012, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Catron County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 241 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897
WGUS55 KABQ 190119
FFWABQ
NMC003-190415-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0034.120819T0119Z-120819T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
719 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CATRON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT
* AT 712 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHEAST CATRON COUNTY INCLUDING MOST OF THE
WHITEWATER-BALDY BURN SCAR. SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES
INDICATED RAIN RATES OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER
CELLS. THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...INCLUDING ALMA...GLENWOOD AND
EVENTUALLY PLEASANTON.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 180 BRIDGE AT ALMA OVER MINERAL CREEK...STATE
ROAD 159...MOGOLLON AND SILVER CREEK...THE CATWALK...STATE ROAD
174...HIGHWAY 180 BRIDGE AT GLENWOOD OVER WHITEWATER CREEK AND THE
FISH HATCHERY...HIGHWAY 180 OVER HOLT GULCH IN PLEASANTON...STATE
ROAD 435.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE MIDDLE AND WEST FORKS OF THE GILA RIVER...THE GILA
CLIFF DWELLINGS AND STATE ROAD 15...LOCO MOUNTAIN ROAD...FOREST
ROAD 142.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY FLASH
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BECOME RAGING CURRENTS
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
&&
LAT...LON 3358 10906 3358 10862 3328 10823 3320 10818
3319 10839 3320 10854 3320 10904 3329 10906
$$3 follow-up statements
431
WGUS55 KABQ 190123 CCA
FFWABQ
NMC003-190415-
/O.COR.KABQ.FF.W.0034.120819T0121Z-120819T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
721 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CATRON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT
* AT 712 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHWEST CATRON COUNTY INCLUDING MOST OF THE
WHITEWATER-BALDY BURN SCAR. SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES
INDICATED RAIN RATES OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER
CELLS. THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...INCLUDING ALMA...GLENWOOD AND EVENTUALLY
PLEASANTON.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 180 BRIDGE AT ALMA OVER MINERAL CREEK...STATE
ROAD 159...MOGOLLON AND SILVER CREEK...THE CATWALK...STATE ROAD
174...HIGHWAY 180 BRIDGE AT GLENWOOD OVER WHITEWATER CREEK AND THE
FISH HATCHERY...HIGHWAY 180 OVER HOLT GULCH IN PLEASANTON...STATE
ROAD 435.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE MIDDLE AND WEST FORKS OF THE GILA RIVER...THE GILA
CLIFF DWELLINGS AND STATE ROAD 15...LOCO MOUNTAIN ROAD...FOREST
ROAD 142.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY FLASH
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
ARROYOS...STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BECOME RAGING CURRENTS
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
&&
LAT...LON 3358 10906 3358 10862 3328 10823 3320 10818
3319 10839 3320 10854 3320 10904 3329 10906
$$
44
CORRECTED THIRD BULLET974
WGUS75 KABQ 190233
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
833 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012
NMC003-190415-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120819T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATRON-
833 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CATRON COUNTY...
AT 827 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR HAS
DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL
PERSIST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH. HEAVY RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS MAY
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE
WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE
HIGHWAY 180 BRIDGE AT ALMA OVER MINERAL CREEK...STATE ROAD
159...MOGOLLON AND SILVER CREEK...THE CATWALK...STATE ROAD
174...HIGHWAY 180 BRIDGE AT GLENWOOD OVER WHITEWATER CREEK AND THE
FISH HATCHERY...HIGHWAY 180 OVER HOLT GULCH IN PLEASANTON...AND
STATE ROAD 435.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GLENWOOD...
PLEASANTON...
ALMA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE WHITEWATER BALDY FIRE
BURN AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3358 10906 3358 10862 3328 10823 3320 10818
3319 10839 3320 10854 3320 10904 3329 10906
$$
34235
WGUS75 KABQ 190407
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1007 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012
NMC003-190417-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120819T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATRON-
1007 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
CATRON COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS
ENDING ACROSS WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR...AND THE FLASH FLOOD
THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3358 10906 3358 10862 3328 10823 3320 10818
3319 10839 3320 10854 3320 10904 3329 10906
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 6:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo | 86 min |
| Aug 18, 6:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 119 min |
| Aug 18, 8:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 8:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Aug 18, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 23 min |
| Aug 18, 10:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 117 min |
| Aug 19, 6:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 1:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 111 min |
| Aug 19, 1:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 85 min |
| Aug 19, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 1:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 1:41 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:56 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 2:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 80 min |
| Aug 19, 2:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel, Torrance | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 2:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 94 min |
| Aug 19, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 49 min |
| Aug 19, 3:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 11 min |
| Aug 19, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 3:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance | 111 min |
| Aug 19, 4:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 116 min |
| Aug 19, 4:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 81 min |
| Aug 19, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 4:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 5:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 87 min |
| Aug 19, 5:23 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, San Miguel | 82 min |
| Aug 19, 5:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 5:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 32 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.