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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 26, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 26, 2013, 5:00 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 26, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2013, 5:00 AM MDT (11:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 26, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 26, 2013, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
11 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 26, 4:55 AM MDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 4:55 AM MDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 3:41 PM MDT, 13 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
341 PM MDT THU JUL 25 2013

NMZ501>540-262145-
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-
341 PM MDT THU JUL 25 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE EVENING FOR AREAS
GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ESPECIALLY HIGH OVER THE UPPER GILA REGION
AND MUCH OF SOCORRO AND LINCOLN COUNTIES WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL THE
PAST 24 HOURS HAS RESULTED IN FAVORABLE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED
OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. LOCALIZED AREAS OF
FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY....ESPECIALLY FOR RECENTLY
BURNED FORESTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 26, 1:18 AM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
118 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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

0115 AM     HAIL             3 NE ALBUQUERQUE        35.15N 106.59W
07/26/2013  E0.75 INCH       BERNALILLO         NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SAN PEDRO AND MONTGOMERY

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301247

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:23 AM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
123 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

NMZ519-260745-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
123 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BERNALILLO COUNTY THROUGH
145 AM MDT...

AT 118 AM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

AT 115 AM A SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL THE DIAMETER OF PENNIES PILING UP
AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAN PEDRO AND MONTGOMERY.  AROUND A FOOT AND
A HALF OF WATER WAS ALSO OBSERVED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MONTGOMERY
AND WYOMING WITH MINOR FLOODING OVERTOPPING STREET CURBS. THE STORM
HAS ALREADY PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN NORTHEST ALBUQUERQUE
WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS ALSO
EXPECTED.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALBUQUERQUE.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING NEW MEXICO HIGHWAYS...
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 160 AND 169...
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 221 AND 230...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3504 10646 3500 10656 3502 10666 3515 10662
      3516 10652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 354DEG 9KT 3511 10658

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Local storm report, Jul 26, 1:53 AM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
153 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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

0147 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BERNALILLO              35.32N 106.56W
07/26/2013                   SANDOVAL           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE RESIDENCE FLOODED IN BERNALILLO.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301248

SHOEMAKE
Local storm report, Jul 26, 1:55 AM MDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
155 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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

0147 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N BERNALILLO          35.33N 106.56W
07/26/2013                   SANDOVAL           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THREE RESIDENCES FLOODED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301249

SHOEMAKE
Local storm report, Jul 26, 3:15 AM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 26, 3:50 AM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 6:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel2 hr
Jul 25, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe23 min
Jul 25, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe27 min
Jul 25, 8:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance117 min
Jul 25, 10:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Harding, Quay, San Miguel119 min
Jul 25, 10:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos116 min
Jul 25, 11:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay, San Miguel2 hr
Jul 25, 11:37 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval113 min
Jul 26, 12:01 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe119 min
Jul 26, 12:16 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo119 min
Jul 26, 12:31 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 26, 1:19 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval116 min
Jul 26, 1:23 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 26, 1:23 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo22 min
Jul 26, 1:49 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia116 min
Jul 26, 2:14 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval2 hr
Jul 26, 2:17 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo118 min
Jul 26, 11:23 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln112 min
Jul 26, 12:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Jul 26, 12:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron118 min
Jul 26, 1:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCatron3 hr
Jul 26, 2:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, McKinley118 min
Jul 26, 2:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe2 hr
Jul 26, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron26 min
Jul 26, 3:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ47 min
Jul 26, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe51 min
Jul 26, 4:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley119 min
Jul 26, 4:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron5 hr
Jul 26, 4:51 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Jul 26, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe38 min

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