Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2012, 8:37 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
- Aug 22, 2012, 8:37 PM MDT (02:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2012, 11:00 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 02:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
355 WGUS55 KABQ 230237 FFWABQ NMC028-039-043-230500- /O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0041.120823T0237Z-120823T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 837 PM MDT WED AUG 22 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 1100 PM MDT * AT 834 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF SANTA CLARA PUEBLO...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF LOS ALAMOS. WATER WAS OVERTOPPING INDIAN SERVICE ROUTES 601 AND 602. THOUGH THE STORM THAT PRODUCED THE FLASH FLOODING HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY...THE WATER WILL RAPIDLY FLOW DOWN SANTA CLARA CREEK TOWARD SANTA CLARA PUEBLO. THIS MAY IMPACT STATE ROAD 30. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN FLOOD WATERS ARE HARDER TO SEE. 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 3602 10644 3602 10607 3594 10607 3595 10644 $$ 34
3 follow-up statements
327 WGUS75 KABQ 230403 FFSABQ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1003 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 NMC028-039-043-230500- /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120823T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-RIO ARRIBA- 1003 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES... AT 954 PM MDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE FLOOD WAVE COMING DOWN SANTA CLARA CREEK HAD NOT YET REACHED STATE HIGHWAY 30 IN SANTA CLARA PUEBLO. A FLOOD WAVE IS STILL ANTICIPATED TO REACH THE PUEBLO WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY... RURAL NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN SANTA CLARA CREEK TOWARD THE SANTA CLARA PUEBLO. ARROYOS...CREEKS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KNOW WHERE HIGHER GROUND IS LOCATED. && LAT...LON 3602 10644 3602 10607 3594 10607 3595 10644 $$
655 WGUS75 KABQ 230427 FFSABQ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1027 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 NMC028-039-043-230500- /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120823T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-RIO ARRIBA- 1027 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES... AT 1023 PM MDT...THE SANTA CLARA PUEBLO EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT A FLOOD WAVE IN SANTA CLARA CREEK HAD REACHED THE PUEBLO WITH VERY LITTLE DEBRIS IN IT. IN ADDITION...THE CREEK HAD CONTAINED THE FLOOD WAVE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY... RURAL NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN SANTA CLARA CREEK TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE. ARROYOS...CREEKS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KNOW WHERE HIGHER GROUND IS LOCATED. && LAT...LON 3602 10644 3602 10607 3594 10607 3595 10644 $$
350 WGUS75 KABQ 230511 FFSABQ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1111 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 NMC028-039-043-230520- /O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120823T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LOS ALAMOS-SANDOVAL-RIO ARRIBA- 1111 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES... THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING OVER SANTA CLARA CREEK. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3602 10644 3602 10607 3594 10607 3595 10644 $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 119 min |
| Aug 22, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Aug 23, 3:46 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 39 min |
| Aug 23, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 1:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 85 min |
| Aug 23, 2:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 84 min |
| Aug 23, 2:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 110 min |
| Aug 23, 2:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 94 min |
| Aug 23, 3:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 114 min |
| Aug 23, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 4:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 5:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 114 min |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 116 min |
| Aug 23, 5:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
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.