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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 6, 2013

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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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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 6:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel112 min
Aug 5, 6:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe2 hr
Aug 5, 6:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro113 min
Aug 5, 6:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro, Torrance2 hr
Aug 5, 6:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe93 min
Aug 5, 7:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron116 min
Aug 6, 1:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax86 min
Aug 6, 1:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe119 min
Aug 6, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola32 min
Aug 6, 3:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Aug 6, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola38 min
Aug 6, 3:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQ32 hr
Aug 6, 5:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe2 hr
Aug 6, 5:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe113 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.