Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2012, 1:09 PM MDT for Lincoln 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
- Sep 6, 2012, 1:09 PM MDT (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lincoln County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 2590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
456
WGUS55 KABQ 061909
FFWABQ
NMC027-062115-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0045.120906T1909Z-120906T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
109 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 315 PM MDT
* AT 108 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR BONITO LAKE...OR ABOUT 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF RUIDOSO. THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES MORE THAN ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE INCH AND
ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE LITTLE BEAR BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 70 FROM BISCUIT HILL TO RIVERSIDE OR FROM MILE
POSTS 267 TO 300...AND HIGHWAY 48 FROM RUIDOSO TO ESCUDILLA RANCH
OR FROM MILE POSTS 0 TO 17. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE HIGHWAY
48 AT SKI RUN ROAD...EAGLE CREEK...INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 37 AND
48...RIO BONITO...AND ESCUDILLA...MAGADO CREEK.
EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL IN UPSTREAM WATERSHEDS WILL RESULT IN RAPID
AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOWS ALONG THE RIO RUIDOSO...EAGLE
CREEK...LITTLE CREEK...MAGADO CREEK...RIO BONITO AND THE RIO HONDO
FROM THE HIGHWAY 70 AND 380 JUNCTION TO RIVERSIDE. PLEASE CONTACT
LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR EVACUATION PROCEDURES AND ROUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LITTLE BEAR FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3339 10586 3352 10585 3353 10562 3345 10558
3340 10562 3338 10572
$$
343 follow-up statements
716
WGUS75 KABQ 061941
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
141 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
NMC027-062115-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120906T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LINCOLN-
141 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...
AT 139 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED JUST WEST OF BONITO LAKE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
RUIDOSO...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE LITTLE BEAR BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 70 FROM BISCUIT HILL TO RIVERSIDE OR FROM MILE
POSTS 267 TO 300...AND HIGHWAY 48 FROM RUIDOSO TO ESCUDILLA RANCH
OR FROM MILE POSTS 0 TO 17. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE HIGHWAY
48 AT SKI RUN ROAD...EAGLE CREEK...INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 37 AND
48...RIO BONITO...AND ESCUDILLA...MAGADO CREEK.
EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL IN UPSTREAM WATERSHEDS WILL RESULT IN RAPID
AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOWS ALONG THE RIO RUIDOSO...EAGLE
CREEK...LITTLE CREEK...MAGADO CREEK...RIO BONITO AND THE RIO HONDO
FROM THE HIGHWAY 70 AND 380 JUNCTION TO RIVERSIDE. PLEASE CONTACT
LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR EVACUATION PROCEDURES AND ROUTES.
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE AND ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BURN SCAR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SCAR WILL EXACERBATE RUNOFF PROBLEMS
DOWNSTREAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LITTLE BEAR FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3339 10586 3352 10585 3353 10562 3345 10558
3340 10562 3338 10572
$$
34805
WGUS75 KABQ 062033
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
233 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
NMC027-062115-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120906T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LINCOLN-
233 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...
AT 227 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING ALONG FOREST SERVICE ROAD 107. LARGE ROCKS WERE WASHED OVER
THE ROADWAY. CLEAN UP EFFORTS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY...HOWEVER.
HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LITTLE
BEAR BURN SCAR...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN
ONE QUARTER INCH. HOWEVER...RUNOFF WILL REMAIN SIGNIFICANT. 0.93
INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED AT RUNNELS STABLES AND 0.66 INCHES WAS
REPORTED AT NOGAL PEAK CREST TRAIL. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 2
INCHES FELL JUST WEST OF BONITO LAKE.
RUNOFF WILL IMPACT THE LITTLE BEAR BURN SCAR INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 70 FROM BISCUIT HILL TO RIVERSIDE OR FROM MILE
POSTS 267 TO 300...AND HIGHWAY 48 FROM RUIDOSO TO ESCUDILLA RANCH
OR FROM MILE POSTS 0 TO 17. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE HIGHWAY
48 AT SKI RUN ROAD...EAGLE CREEK...INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 37 AND
48...RIO BONITO...AND ESCUDILLA...MAGADO CREEK.
EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL IN UPSTREAM WATERSHEDS WILL RESULT IN RAPID
AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOWS ALONG THE RIO RUIDOSO...EAGLE
CREEK...LITTLE CREEK...MAGADO CREEK...RIO BONITO AND THE RIO HONDO
FROM THE HIGHWAY 70 AND 380 JUNCTION TO RIVERSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WITHIN
VULNERABLE DRAINAGES IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE LITTLE BEAR FIRE BURN
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3339 10586 3352 10585 3353 10562 3345 10558
3340 10562 3338 10572
$$
34119
WGUS75 KABQ 062109
FFSABQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
309 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
NMC027-062120-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120906T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LINCOLN-
309 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS
ENDING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WAS
DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3339 10586 3352 10585 3353 10562 3345 10558
3340 10562 3338 10572
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 12:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 118 min |
| Sep 6, 2:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 116 min |
| Sep 6, 3:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe, Torrance | 112 min |
| Sep 6, 4:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 115 min |
| Sep 6, 5:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 118 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.