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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 13, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 13, 2014, 9:35 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 13, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2014, 9:35 AM MDT (15:35 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 13, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 14, 2014, 9:56 PM MDT
In force
34 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 13, 5:33 AM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 5:33 AM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 5:02 AM MDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
502 AM MDT WED AUG 13 2014

NMZ501>540-141130-
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-
502 AM MDT WED AUG 13 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL RAMP UP TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ACROSS WESTERN AREAS. RAINFALL COULD BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES...LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY
OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURNS SCARES. ISOLATED LOCATION MAY
RECEIVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL AND WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY IS IN STORE THURSDAY AS DEEP MONSOON MOISTURE
REMAINS OVER THE REGION. RAINFALL COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ONCE
AGAIN WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN.
LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR
RECENT AND OLDER BURN SCARS...IS POSSIBLE. A DECREASE IN STORM
COVERAGE IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 11:26 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, Valencia3 hr
Aug 13, 11:36 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola3 hr
Aug 13, 11:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro3 hr
Aug 13, 12:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln2 hr
Aug 13, 12:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Aug 13, 12:51 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln84 min
Aug 13, 1:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley118 min
Aug 13, 1:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Sandoval114 min
Aug 13, 1:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance115 min
Aug 13, 1:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval119 min
Aug 13, 1:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley2 hr
Aug 13, 1:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, San Juan113 min
Aug 13, 1:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley, Sandoval96 min
Aug 13, 2:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro2 hr
Aug 13, 2:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQValencia115 min
Aug 13, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 13, 2:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln116 min
Aug 13, 2:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Aug 13, 2:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Valencia2 hr
Aug 13, 2:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan116 min
Aug 13, 2:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance119 min
Aug 13, 2:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro114 min
Aug 13, 2:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Aug 13, 3:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo119 min
Aug 13, 3:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley2 hr
Aug 13, 3:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance114 min
Aug 13, 3:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia2 hr
Aug 13, 3:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe116 min
Aug 13, 4:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, San Juan115 min
Aug 13, 4:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos2 hr
Aug 13, 4:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola117 min
Aug 13, 4:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro113 min
Aug 13, 4:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance2 hr
Aug 13, 4:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Aug 13, 5:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel2 hr
Aug 13, 5:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan2 hr
Aug 13, 5:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro116 min
Aug 13, 5:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax112 min
Aug 13, 5:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley117 min
Aug 13, 5:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance113 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.