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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 11, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 11, 2014, 3:58 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 11, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2014, 3:58 AM MDT (09:58 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 11, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jul 11, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 8 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 10, 5:33 PM MDT, 10 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 5:33 PM MDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 5:37 AM MDT, 22 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
537 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2014

NMZ501>540-111200-
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-
537 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW TO THE NORTHEAST AND
RAINFALL COULD BECOME HEAVY. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF
FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN
SCARS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY ACROSS
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...THEN OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW AND RAINFALL COULD BECOME
HEAVY. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN SCARS. ISOLATED
LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS
MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BOTH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT SLIDES SOUTHWEST
ACROSS THE STATE.

.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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 12:21 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Juan	84 min
Jul 11, 2:07 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	113 min
Jul 11, 3:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	114 min
Jul 11, 3:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	33 min
Jul 11, 3:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Santa Fe	118 min
Jul 11, 4:11 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Taos	109 min
Jul 11, 4:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	31 min
Jul 11, 4:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron, Cibola	2 hr
Jul 11, 4:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe, Torrance	2 hr
Jul 11, 4:39 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Santa Fe	111 min
Jul 11, 4:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	2 hr
Jul 11, 4:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	117 min
Jul 11, 5:13 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	2 hr
Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Valencia	113 min
Jul 11, 5:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	117 min
Jul 11, 5:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, Taos	113 min
Jul 11, 5:58 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	2 hr

Nearby

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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.