Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Watches in 2013

Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 24, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 24, 2013, 3:38 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 24, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2013, 3:38 AM MDT (09:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 24, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 25, 2013, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
35 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 24, 3:08 AM MDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 3:08 AM MDT, 30 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 5:44 AM MDT, 21 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

NMZ501>540-241200-
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-
544 AM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WHERE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANY DAY FROM WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THIS COMING WEEKEND...WHERE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING MAY OCCUR. THE DAYS WITH THE BIGGEST THREAT OF HEAVY
RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS.

.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.

40

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 6:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro51 min
Jul 23, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia25 min
Jul 23, 7:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro28 min
Jul 23, 9:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro30 min
Jul 24, 11:38 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
Jul 24, 12:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln116 min
Jul 24, 12:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro112 min
Jul 24, 12:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Jul 24, 12:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves118 min
Jul 24, 12:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln118 min
Jul 24, 1:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Jul 24, 1:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves87 min
Jul 24, 1:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro82 min
Jul 24, 1:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro2 hr
Jul 24, 1:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln, Socorro85 min
Jul 24, 1:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro81 min
Jul 24, 1:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia32 min
Jul 24, 1:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Valencia109 min
Jul 24, 2:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, De Baca81 min
Jul 24, 2:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro87 min
Jul 24, 2:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola78 min
Jul 24, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro26 min
Jul 24, 2:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro, Valencia3 hr
Jul 24, 2:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro119 min
Jul 24, 3:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro60 min
Jul 24, 3:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval119 min
Jul 24, 3:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe2 hr
Jul 24, 3:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance112 min
Jul 24, 3:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola112 min
Jul 24, 3:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro113 min
Jul 24, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe32 min
Jul 24, 4:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Sandoval115 min
Jul 24, 4:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro50 min
Jul 24, 4:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt25 min
Jul 24, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry30 min
Jul 24, 5:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance112 min
Jul 24, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel35 min
Jul 24, 5:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Roosevelt115 min
Jul 24, 5:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in New Mexico, 2013Every flash flood watch 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.