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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 28, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 28, 2013, 7:15 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 28, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2013, 7:15 AM MDT (13:15 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 28, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 28, 2013, 8:53 PM MDT
In force
10 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 28, 5:55 AM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 5:55 AM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:51 AM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
551 AM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

NMZ501>540-291200-
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-
551 AM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY IN THE DAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THEN
SPREAD EAST ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY
BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR RECENTLY BURNED FORESTS ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY
OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SOME HIGHLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 12:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe115 min
Jul 28, 1:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro115 min
Jul 28, 1:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln118 min
Jul 28, 2:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe116 min
Jul 28, 2:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora, San Miguel109 min
Jul 28, 2:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion117 min
Jul 28, 3:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Jul 28, 3:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel116 min
Jul 28, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley31 min
Jul 28, 4:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln109 min
Jul 28, 4:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Valencia118 min
Jul 28, 5:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Jul 28, 5:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia2 hr

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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.