Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2012, 1:41 PM MDT for San Miguel 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 19, 2012, 1:41 PM MDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2012, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County San Miguel County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
164
WGUS55 KABQ 191941
FFWABQ
NMC047-192245-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0035.120819T1941Z-120819T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
141 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 445 PM MDT
* AT 136 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EL
PORVENIR...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF LAS VEGAS...MOVING SOUTH AT 5
MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM
ITS GENERATION LOCATION 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF EL PORVENIR. GALLINA
CREEK WILL BE IMPACTED FROM THE HEADWATERS SOUTHEASTWARD TO LAKE
MCALLISTER. TECOLOTE CREEK WILL HAVE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FLOWS
FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE PECOS RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE TECOLOTE FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3568 10527 3553 10518 3522 10516 3548 10550
3568 10557 3576 10549
$$2 follow-up statements
083
WGUS75 KABQ 192112
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
312 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012
NMC047-192245-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120819T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN MIGUEL-
312 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR WESTERN
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...
AT 300 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE VERY HEAVY RAIN ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
HOWEVER...DANGEROUS RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST IN GALLINA
CREEK...TECOLOTE CREEK AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES. RADAR ESTIMATED
1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM A THUNDERSTORM THAT CROSSED
GALLINA CREEK JUST WEST OF EL PORVENIR AND TECOLOTE CREEK NEAR AND
WEST OF MINERAL HILL...SAN GERONIMO AND SAN PABLO. A SPOTTER NEAR
RIBERA MEASURED 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT AN HOUR NEAR RIBERA AS THE
STORM CROSSED. THE PECOS RIVER WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY DANGEROUS
WATER LEVELS AS FAR SOUTH AS ANTON CHICO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FLOWS
IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS. MANY
FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
&&
LAT...LON 3568 10527 3553 10518 3522 10516 3548 10550
3568 10557 3576 10549
$$881
WGUS75 KABQ 192238 RRA
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
438 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012
NMC047-192249-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120819T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN MIGUEL-
438 PM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM MDT FOR WESTERN SAN
MIGUEL COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS
ENDING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...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 3568 10527 3553 10518 3522 10516 3548 10550
3568 10557 3576 10549
$$The 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, 7:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| 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, 1:56 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.