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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 6, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 6, 2013, 3:44 PM MDT. It took effect at Aug 7, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2013, 3:44 PM MDT (21:44 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 7, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired: Aug 7, 2013, 11:30 PM MDT
In force: 15 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, 3:13 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:13 PM MDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 5:48 AM MDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:58 PM MDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:37 PM MDT, 7 minutes before

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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, 3:39 AM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	ABQ		19 hr
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, 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

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