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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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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</html>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. 41
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
44Special 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
44Local 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
SHOEMAKELocal 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
SHOEMAKELocal storm report, Jul 26, 3:15 AM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 6:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 7:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 27 min |
| Jul 25, 8:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 117 min |
| Jul 25, 10:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 119 min |
| Jul 25, 10:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos | 116 min |
| Jul 25, 11:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Quay, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 113 min |
| Jul 26, 12:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 119 min |
| Jul 26, 12:16 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 119 min |
| Jul 26, 12:31 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:19 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 116 min |
| Jul 26, 1:23 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 22 min |
| Jul 26, 1:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Torrance, Valencia | 116 min |
| Jul 26, 2:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:17 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 11:23 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 112 min |
| Jul 26, 12:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 12:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 1:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 2:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 47 min | |
| Jul 26, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 4:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 119 min |
| Jul 26, 4:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:51 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 38 min |
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