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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 6, 2013, 3:39 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 6, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2013, 3:39 AM MDT (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 6, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2013, 10:22 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 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 Aug 6, 3:26 AM MDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:26 AM MDT, 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 5:35 AM MDT, 22 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 535 AM MDT MON AUG 5 2013 NMZ501>540-061200- 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- 535 AM MDT MON AUG 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SOME THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. ON WEDNESDAY...A BACKDOOR FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND BACK UP TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ACT AS A TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO GOING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS LATE WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 112 min |
| Aug 5, 6:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 113 min |
| Aug 5, 6:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 93 min |
| Aug 5, 7:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 116 min |
| Aug 6, 1:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 86 min |
| Aug 6, 1:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 119 min |
| Aug 6, 2:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 3:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 3:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 32 hr | |
| Aug 6, 5:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 113 min |
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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.