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Flash Flood Warning 106, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 15, 20134 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Sep 15, 2013, 2:47 AM MDT for 4 counties in 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2013, 2:47 AM MDT (08:47 UTC)
Expired
Sep 15, 2013, 5:45 AM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2013-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 356 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2013-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
356 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1426 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 15, 1:18 AM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 1:18 AM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 14, 6:11 AM MDT, 20 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
611 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013

NMZ501>540-151200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
611 AM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT
WITH THE MAIN EMPHASIS ON AREAS BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
THE HIGHLANDS JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AND
THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. UPWARDS OF ONE TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF
RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THIS AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND
WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOILS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND EVEN
SOME MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING MAY AGAIN OCCUR. AREAS THE HARDEST HIT
WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THE PAST FEW DAYS...PLUS LOCALITIES
WITHIN AND BELOW RECENT BURN SCARS...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN
GENERAL...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. THE COVERAGE OF HEAVIER
RAINFALL HOWEVER SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN RECENT DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
BUT SHOW A TREND TOWARD LESS COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THIS
PERIOD. SOME LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN MAY STILL DEVELOP FROM TIME TO
TIME SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT MOSTLY FROM JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WEST TO NEAR THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE SOME
HEAVY RUNOFF AND EVEN VERY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL NOT BE
OUT OF THE QUESTION THROUGH THIS PERIOD...THE FLOODING RISK WILL
BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN RECENT DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY FLOODING
THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 14, 11:05 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1105 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1101 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALMA                    33.38N 108.90W
09/14/2013                   CATRON             NM   BURN SCAR SPOTS

            HIGHWAY 180 CLOSED DUE TO WATER FROM MINERAL CREEK OVER
            ROAD... NM ROAD 159 CLOSED EAST OF HWY 180. WATER IN
            HOMES IN ALMA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301378

CA
Local storm report, Sep 15, 12:40 AM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 6:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Sep 14, 7:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCatron3 hr
Sep 14, 8:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron33 min
Sep 14, 9:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Sep 14, 9:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCatron3 hr
Sep 14, 10:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro3 hr
Sep 14, 10:40 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval3 hr
Sep 14, 10:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Sep 14, 11:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Sep 15, 12:14 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningABQSocorro, Valencia12 hr
Sep 15, 12:20 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyABQCatron5 hr
Sep 15, 12:45 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel, Santa Fe3 hr
Sep 15, 1:12 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQ71 hr
Sep 15, 1:21 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, Valencia3 hr
Sep 15, 1:28 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos3 hr
Sep 15, 1:39 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia3 hr
Sep 15, 1:48 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Valencia3 hr
Sep 15, 3:21 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro3 hr
Sep 15, 3:43 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMora, San Miguel3 hr
Sep 15, 4:19 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Sep 15, 5:17 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCatron118 min
Sep 15, 12:15 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningABQSocorro8 hr
Sep 15, 12:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance84 min
Sep 15, 1:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe2 hr
Sep 15, 1:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Torrance3 hr
Sep 15, 2:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel84 min
Sep 15, 2:32 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQTorrance3 hr
Sep 15, 2:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMora, San Miguel115 min
Sep 15, 2:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln2 hr
Sep 15, 3:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves2 hr
Sep 15, 3:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance84 min
Sep 15, 3:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora94 min
Sep 15, 4:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro91 min
Sep 15, 4:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro113 min
Sep 15, 4:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro3 hr
Sep 15, 5:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance2 hr
Sep 15, 5:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves3 hr
Sep 15, 5:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel119 min
Sep 15, 5:43 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley6 hr
Sep 15, 5:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, San Juan107 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013

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.