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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 19, 2013Sandoval County, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2013, 2:52 PM MDT for Sandoval County, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 83 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2013, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2013, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
83 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 12:00Z on 2013-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 156 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2013-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

869 
WGUS55 KABQ 192052
FFWABQ
NMC043-049-192215-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0021.130719T2052Z-130719T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
252 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
  WEST CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT

* AT 243 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR MADRID...OR ABOUT 22 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SANTA FE. THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS
  MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ARROYOS...STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BECOME RAGING CURRENTS
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE HOURS TO REACH YOUR
LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 10621 3540 10638 3549 10619 3541 10601

$$
50
3 follow-up statements
634 
WGUS75 KABQ 192102
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
302 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

NMC043-049-192215-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130719T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDOVAL-SANTA FE-
302 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SANTA FE AND SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES...

AT 256 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH OF MADRID...OR ABOUT 22 MILES EAST OF BERNALILLO...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GOLDEN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WAS CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.

WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE HOURS TO REACH YOUR
LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS. REMAIN ALERT TO FLOODED ROAD
CROSSINGS EVEN HOURS LATER.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 10621 3540 10638 3549 10619 3541 10601

$$
50
033 
WGUS75 KABQ 192152
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
352 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

NMC043-049-192215-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130719T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDOVAL-SANTA FE-
352 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SANTA FE AND SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES...

AT 348 PM MDT...THE THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD PRODUCED THE VERY HEAVY 
RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...FLOWS WILL STILL
REMAIN HIGH WITHIN THE ARROYOS AND ACROSS LOWER WATER CROSSINGS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE HOURS TO REACH YOUR
LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS. REMAIN ALERT TO FLOODED ROAD
CROSSINGS EVEN HOURS LATER.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 10621 3540 10638 3549 10619 3541 10601

$$
50
675 
WGUS75 KABQ 192211
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
411 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

NMC043-049-192221-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130719T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDOVAL-SANTA FE-
411 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
SANTA FE AND SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES...

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 3522 10621 3540 10638 3549 10619 3541 10601

$$
50

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 12:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Jul 19, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe37 min
Jul 19, 1:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe2 hr
Jul 19, 2:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSanta Fe89 min
Jul 19, 2:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Jul 19, 2:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe114 min
Jul 19, 2:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos118 min
Jul 19, 2:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe2 hr
Jul 19, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo51 min
Jul 19, 3:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval2 hr
Jul 19, 3:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval119 min
Jul 19, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo34 min
Jul 19, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos39 min
Jul 19, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding50 min
Jul 19, 4:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia2 hr
Jul 19, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo42 min
Jul 19, 4:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia41 min
Jul 19, 4:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Jul 19, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos48 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos118 min
Jul 19, 5:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley116 min
Jul 19, 5:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, San Juan113 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.