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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 14, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 14, 2013, 4:03 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 14, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2013, 4:03 AM MDT (10:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 14, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 15, 2013, 7:42 PM MDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jul 14, 3:42 AM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:42 AM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:36 AM MDT, 22 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
536 AM MDT SAT JUL 13 2013

NMZ501>540-141200-
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-
536 AM MDT SAT JUL 13 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WITH AN INCREASED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. BEST
CHANCES WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THIS
INCLUDES BURN SCAR AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
JEMEZ RANGES..AND IN SOUTHERN CATRON COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHES WEST INTO THE STATE AND
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE SURGES. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL
BE HIGHEST OVER THE BURN SCARS ON MONDAY. A WET WEATHER PATTERN
WILL UNFOLD NEXT WEEK AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING MAY
PERSIST WELL BEYOND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
RAINFALL IMPACTS...AND OBSERVED HAIL SIZES THROUGH THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY
CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 6:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron119 min
Jul 13, 6:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval87 min
Jul 13, 6:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval81 min
Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSandoval2 hr
Jul 13, 7:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe117 min
Jul 13, 7:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Jul 13, 8:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQValencia92 min
Jul 14, 1:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe115 min
Jul 14, 1:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 14, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel92 min
Jul 14, 2:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora109 min
Jul 14, 2:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding23 min
Jul 14, 2:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCatron2 hr
Jul 14, 3:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt24 min
Jul 14, 3:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Jul 14, 3:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding85 min
Jul 14, 3:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe2 hr
Jul 14, 3:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax3 hr
Jul 14, 4:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Union3 hr
Jul 14, 5:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Jul 14, 5:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe84 min
Jul 14, 5:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan2 hr
Jul 14, 5:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCibola2 hr
Jul 14, 5:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley116 min
Jul 14, 5:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance80 min

Nearby

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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.