Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WGUS55 KABQ 270437
FFWABQ
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BERNALILLO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TORRANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
  VALENCIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 1130 PM MDT

* AT 1030 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS HAD ENDED...BUT LIGHT
  TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED. RUNOFF AND FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO 
  PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINING EVENING HOURS...ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY FLASH
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 10688 3495 10633 3450 10666 3463 10701

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
552 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
ANOTHER VERY ACTIVE EVENING UNDERWAY FOR THE SANTA FE-ABQ
CORRIDOR. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME BETTER
ORGANIZED AS THEY SLOWLY TRACK TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST.
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS EXPECTED AT KSAF THROUGH AT LEAST 03Z WITH
GROWING CONFIDENCE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL AT KABQ
BETWEEN 02Z-07Z OWING TO OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS IN COVERAGE INTO
THE EVENING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO. MUCH LESS ACTIVE FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AS COMPARED TO 24
HOURS AGO...AND WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT VFR HIGH CLOUDINESS AT KTCC
AND KROW AS THUNDERSTORM DEBRIS DRIFTS EASTWARD. SHOWERS AND A FEW
STORMS EXPECTED TO PERSIST AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR CENTRAL...WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AREAS OF STATE WITH CLEARING FOR THE FAR NC
AND NW PORTIONS.  ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY AHEAD FOR SATURDAY. KJ

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...312 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013...
HEAVY RAIN ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
NM.  LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS IS GOING TO BE THE
WHITEWATER BALDY BURN SCAR WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH
OF THE LARGE BURN SCAR.  WILL KEEP FLASH FLOOD WATCH INTACT THROUGH
10 PM. STORMS A LITTLE SLOWER TO GET GOING ACROSS THE NORTH...THOUGH
ARE PICKING UP IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS OF THIS WRITING. THE
HRRR SHOWS THESE STORMS ROLLING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST OFF THE HIGH TERRAIN
THIS EVENING AND BECOMING MORE OF A CONTIGUOUS AREA OF STORMS AS
THEY MOVE INTO THE RIO GRANDE AND ESTANCIA VALLEYS AND POINT SOUTH.
OTHER MODELS ARE NOT QUITE AS ROBUST ON STORM COVERAGE IN THESE
AREAS...THOUGH THE LOCAL WRF DOES HAVE STORMS MOVING INTO THE ABQ
METRO.  CONTEMPLATED ADDING THE ABQ METRO TO THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH...BUT WITH SUCH DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS...CONFIDENCE WAS
NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO DO SO.

ON SATURDAY...LOOKS LIKE A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE NM
FROM THE WEST AS THE UPPER HIGH CENTER SINKS INTO OLD MEXICO. THIS
DISTURBANCE MAY BRING EVEN HIGHER PWATS INTO THE AREA...AND THOUGH
STORMS WILL MOVE A LITTLE BETTER FROM WEST TO EAST...THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST ACROSS AREAS ALONG/WEST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. ONE
CAVEAT WILL BE MORNING CLOUD COVER. MODELS ARE HINTING AT QUITE A
BIT OF MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER IN THE MORNING. IF THIS CLOUD COVER
DOES NOT BREAK...INSTABILITY WONT BE AS GREAT. IF THE INSTABILITY IS
REALIZED...IT APPEARS THAT THE NORTHWEST THIRD TO HALF OF THE CWA
WILL BE THE HARDEST HIT.

BY SUNDAY...THE WESTERLIES ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO REALLY TAKE
SHAPE...AND DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO NM FROM THE WEST. STORM
COVERAGE SHOULD BE NOTICEABLY LESS...AND STORM MOTIONS SHOULD
INCREASE. A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST NM MAY BE THE
FOCUS FOR THE STRONGEST CONVECTION.

CONVECTIVE COVERAGE CONTINUES ITS DOWN TREND FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AS DRY AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. A LINGERING BOUNDARY
IN THE NORTHEAST SHOULD BE THE FOCUS FOR STORMS BOTH DAYS.

THE UPPER HIGH CENTER CREEPS BACK UP INTO NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY
AND SOME MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE BROUGHT UP WITH IT.  THE UPPER HIGH
SHOULD LINGER OVER THE STATE THROUGH FRIDAY. NOT THE BEST PATTERN
FOR NM...BUT...STORM COVERAGE SHOULD TREND UPWARD. NOT LOOKING QUITE
AS WET AS TODAY AND TOMORROW HOWEVER.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
THE UPPER HIGH REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY
BUT WILL MOVE DURING THE WEEKEND AND CREATE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE PLUME AND WETTING RAIN CHANCES. A SIGNIFICANT
DRYING TREND IS ANTICIPATED STARTING SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER AND TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM AS A RESULT. POSSIBLE RETURN TO SOME SORT OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE
PLUME LATE NEXT WEEK.

WETTING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACTIVE THE REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE
EASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY DUE TO
STABILITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING. STEERING
FLOWS ARE ALSO NOT FAVORABLE FOR THAT AREA. SINCE THE MAIN UPPER
HIGH IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN
AZ...STEERING FLOWS WILL LARGELY BE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OR NORTHWEST
TO SOUTHEAST. STEERING FLOWS NEAR THE AZ STATE LINE WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH ABOVE NORMAL LOW
TEMPERATURES.

MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH REPOSITIONING THE PARENT UPPER HIGH
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE. MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL
TRANSITION FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SINCE AZ HAS
FAIRLY HIGH MOISTURE VALUES AT THIS TIME...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE TO PRODUCE QUITE A BIT OF WETTING THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. MORE
IMPORTANTLY...THE STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS WILL BE FROM WEST TO
EAST THUS ALLOWING STORMS TO EVENTUALLY OVERSPREAD THE EASTERN
PLAINS. THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF WETTING RAIN
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL TREND UP PRETTY
MUCH AREAWIDE BUT ESPECIALLY FAVOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS.
BASICALLY A MONSOON BURST SCENARIO BUT FROM THE WEST.

MODELS SHOW THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUING ON SUNDAY AS THE
UPPER HIGH WAFFLES OVER NORTHERN MEXICO. ARIZONA WILL HAVE TURNED
DRIER BY THIS POINT SO THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW DRIER MID LEVEL
AIR TO FLOW OVER THE STATE. RESIDUAL HIGHER MOISTURE WILL BE FOUND
AT THE SURFACE SO LOOK FOR A DEWPOINT DRYING TREND AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL AS A RESULT AND THE FOOTPRINT
OF WETTING RAIN WILL ALSO LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY.  MODELS WERE
CONSISTENT WITH THE UPPER LEVELS BUT WERE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH A
BACK DOOR WIND SHIFT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. STORM CHANCES AND WETTING
RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIRD WILL BE TIED TO THIS WIND SHIFT. THE
WIND FLOW WILL ALSO PICK UP OVER THE STATE AND ALLOW FOR SOME
GUSTIER SURFACE WINDS NOT TIED TO THUNDERSTORMS. DEFINITELY SOME
NOTICEABLE BREEZES ALTHOUGH CERTAINLY NOT RED FLAG SPEEDS AT THIS
TIME.

THE DRIER DAYS STILL APPEAR TO BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY FAVORING THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES. CURRENTLY HAVE HIGHER HUMIDITY IN THE
GRIDDED FORECAST BUT COULD SEE THOSE READINGS LOWER AS WE GET NEARED
TO THAT PERIOD. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
AND COULD PROJECT TO BE WARMER SINCE CLOUD COVER WILL BE LESS. THE
EASTERN PLAINS IS MORE SUBJECTIVE BECAUSE A BACK DOOR WIND SHIFT
COULD IMPACT THAT AREA AND COOL CONDITIONS SOME AND PROVIDE SOME
WETTING RAIN CHANCES.

MODELS STILL SHOW SOME MOISTENING THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK
UNDERNEATH THE UPPER HIGH AS IT TRIES TO BUILD NORTHWARD OUT OF
MEXICO. REAL SIMILAR PATTERN TO WHAT THE STATE EXPERIENCES DURING
THE LATTER HALF OF JUNE. WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE SURGE STORMS
WILL START OUT WITH A SMALL WETTING RAIN FOOTPRINT AND OUTFLOW WINDS
WOULD BE MORE WIDESPREAD AND STRONGER. THE ECMWF MODEL IS A BIT MORE
BULLISH THAN GFS ON DEVELOPING A MORE SIGNIFICANT MONSOON MOISTURE
PLUME LATE WEEK SO WILL BE MONITORING THAT TREND.

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.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
ANOTHER ACTIVE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORM DAY WITH IMPACTS TO THE
MAJORITY OF THE TERMINAL SITES EXPECTED. STEERING FLOW FOR THE
STORMS WILL BE MORE FROM THE NORTH/NORTHWEST TODAY.
THUS...GUP...SAF AND ABQ HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING IMPACTED.
DRIER AIR WORKING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE SHOULD
KEEP ACTIVITY ON THE ISOLD SIDE AROUND FMN SO WILL GO WITH A VCSH
THERE. LVS ALSO HAS A GOOD SHOT AT SOME IMPACTS BUT THE MODELS
VARY ON HOW MUCH SO WENT A LITTLE BULLISH THERE AT THIS TIME. WILL
PROBABLY HAVE TO UPDATE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES FOR LVS. TCC
AND ROW ARE LEAST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY SH/TS DUE TO A MORE
STABLE AIRMASS FOUND AROUND THOSE TERMINAL SITES. STRONGER STORMS
WILL REDUCE VIS/CIG AND CREATE ERRATIC/GUSTY WINDS FOR A SHORT
DURATION. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE TEMPO GROUPS. AN OVERALL UPTICK
IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH A WEST TO
EAST STEERING FLOW.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ505>509-520-524>526.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
547 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ501>540-271200-
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-
547 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF LINCOLN...SOCORRO...CATRON...
CIBOLA...AND MCKINLEY COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE FLASH FLOODING
THREAT...ESPECIALLY OVER RECENTLY BURNED FORESTS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY MOVE SOUTH AGAIN INTO THE SANTA
FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN PARTICULARLY SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY FOR RECENTLY BURNED
FORESTS. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL POTENTIALLY TAPER OFF
ACROSS THE REGION NEXT WEEK.

.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.

GUYER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ505-506-262215-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
328 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CATRON AND SOUTHWESTERN
CIBOLA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM MDT...

AT 324 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FENCE LAKE...OR ABOUT 33 MILES SOUTH OF ZUNI
PUEBLO...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SALT LAKE.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3439 10878 3468 10893 3470 10862 3453 10854
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 084DEG 16KT 3460 10872

CA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ512-518-523-262230-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS-
339 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME WESTERN SAN MIGUEL AND
EASTERN SANTA FE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

AT 336 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAMY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANTA
FE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LAMY AND GALISTEO.

HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 10584 3546 10601 3555 10579 3546 10569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 035DEG 7KT 3545 10582

CA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
537 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ511-512-517-518-270015-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-WEST
SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
537 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SANTA FE AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM MDT...

AT 530 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR POJOAQUE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF
ESPANOLA...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHUPADERO AROUND 545 PM MDT.
TESUQUE AROUND 555 PM MDT.
SANTA FE AROUND 615 PM MDT.

THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 278 AND 287...

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 3559 10583 3562 10624 3591 10623 3592 10590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 355DEG 13KT 3585 10605

CA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
603 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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

0520 PM     HAIL             JACONITA                35.89N 106.06W
07/26/2013  E0.88 INCH       SANTA FE           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301254

AAM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
724 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ519-270215-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
724 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BERNALILLO AND SOUTHERN
SANDOVAL COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM MDT...

AT 718 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SANDIA PUEBLO...OR ABOUT NEAR RIO RANCHO...
MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH OR NEARLY STATIONARY

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALBUQUERQUE...CORRALES...RIO
RANCHO INTEL AREA...CABEZON...PARADISE HILLS...NORTH VALLEY AND
ALAMEDA.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 3517 10652 3517 10671 3534 10666 3533 10653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 004DEG 6KT 3525 10660

CA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
732 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ519-270215-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
732 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BERNALILLO COUNTY THROUGH
815 PM MDT...

AT 724 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALBUQUERQUE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALBUQUERQUE...SOUTH VALLEY AND
PAJARITO.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING NEW MEXICO HIGHWAYS...
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 152 AND 166...
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 232...
  ISLETA AMPLITHEATER...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 3494 10652 3494 10682 3518 10671 3517 10652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 007DEG 9KT 3509 10665

CA