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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 30, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 30, 2014, 4:20 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 30, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2014, 4:20 AM MDT (10:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 30, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 30, 2014, 9:00 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 Jul 30, 4:06 AM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 4:06 AM MDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 6:37 AM MDT, 21 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
637 AM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

NMZ501>540-301230-
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-
637 AM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY MID-MORNING.
THIS WILL GIVE WAY TO A NEW ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING. STORMS MAY ALSO
PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTIVE PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THEN
ANOTHER BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL BOOST STORM COVERAGE FOR THE
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PERIOD WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW AND RAINFALL
COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF
FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN
SCARS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

.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
Jul 29, 6:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe4 hr
Jul 29, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia26 min
Jul 29, 6:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, Socorro, Valencia116 min
Jul 29, 7:14 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningABQGuadalupe17 hr
Jul 29, 7:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 29, 8:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos84 min
Jul 29, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo30 min
Jul 29, 9:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval23 min
Jul 29, 9:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion35 min
Jul 29, 9:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval2 hr
Jul 29, 10:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo29 min
Jul 29, 10:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Valencia93 min
Jul 29, 10:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 29, 10:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe116 min
Jul 29, 10:59 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQUnion2 hr
Jul 29, 11:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay, San Miguel6 hr
Jul 30, 1:04 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQUnion3 hr
Jul 30, 1:54 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLos Alamos, Sandoval96 min
Jul 30, 4:14 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion2 hr
Jul 30, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ22 min
Jul 30, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe34 min
Jul 30, 2:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel36 min
Jul 30, 2:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves112 min
Jul 30, 2:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora2 hr
Jul 30, 3:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel118 min
Jul 30, 3:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos113 min
Jul 30, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos26 min
Jul 30, 3:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Taos110 min
Jul 30, 4:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Lincoln115 min
Jul 30, 4:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel2 hr
Jul 30, 4:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves36 min
Jul 30, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel27 min
Jul 30, 5:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel110 min
Jul 30, 5:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel39 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.