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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 16, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 16, 2014, 10:17 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2014, 10:17 AM MDT (16:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 17, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
In force
18 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 16, 5:54 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 5:54 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 6:03 AM MDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
603 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

NMZ501>540-171200-
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-
603 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM MID AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AREAS NEAR AND EAST OF A LINE FROM RATON
TO CLOVIS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING...WINDS.

IN ADDITION...RAINFALL FROM STRONGER STORMS MAY AGAIN BE HEAVY
ENOUGH TO CREATE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON AND BELOW BURN SCARS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY STILL BRING SOME RISK OF
ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRIMARILY NEAR AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND
ROUGHLY MIDNIGHT FOR AREAS NEAR AND EAST OF A LINE FROM RATON TO
CLOVIS DUE TO LARGE HAIL AND STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING...WINDS.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 8:30 AM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
830 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N ABIQUIU             36.22N 106.32W
07/16/2014                   RIO ARRIBA         NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CR 155 WASHED OUT

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1401106

JLP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax36 min
Jul 15, 6:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax112 min
Jul 15, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba24 min
Jul 15, 7:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron85 min
Jul 15, 8:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel118 min
Jul 15, 8:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos25 min
Jul 15, 9:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos79 min
Jul 15, 9:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba36 min
Jul 15, 9:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Harding, Quay, San Miguel112 min
Jul 15, 10:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos30 min
Jul 15, 10:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba29 min
Jul 15, 10:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe117 min
Jul 15, 10:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe37 min
Jul 15, 10:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval114 min
Jul 16, 12:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, Taos26 min
Jul 16, 12:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron24 min
Jul 16, 12:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron91 min
Jul 16, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos30 min
Jul 16, 1:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, Taos37 min
Jul 16, 1:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos96 min
Jul 16, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax31 min
Jul 16, 2:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos24 min
Jul 16, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, San Juan2 hr
Jul 16, 2:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 16, 2:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax2 hr
Jul 16, 2:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos90 min
Jul 16, 2:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley2 hr
Jul 16, 3:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola118 min
Jul 16, 3:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora39 min
Jul 16, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba48 min
Jul 16, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union25 min
Jul 16, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro36 min
Jul 16, 3:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe119 min
Jul 16, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe23 min
Jul 16, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora35 min
Jul 16, 4:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron90 min
Jul 16, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba24 min
Jul 16, 4:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley112 min
Jul 16, 4:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Union118 min
Jul 16, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion24 min
Jul 16, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion23 min
Jul 16, 4:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola92 min
Jul 16, 4:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro112 min
Jul 16, 5:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley116 min
Jul 16, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Jul 16, 5:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval113 min
Jul 16, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion35 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.