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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 1, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Aug 1, 2014, 4:26 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 1, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 58 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2014, 4:26 AM MDT (10:26 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 1, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 3, 2014, 10:28 PM MDT
In force
58 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 1, 3:38 AM MDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:38 AM MDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 6:00 AM MDT, 22 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU JUL 31 2014

NMZ501>540-011200-
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-
600 AM MDT THU JUL 31 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLASH FLOODING TODAY. MODELS PAINT SOME OF THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WEST CENTRAL AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. THE
FOCUS SHOULD THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL MOVE
SLOWLY AND GENERALLY TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS SOUTHEASTWARD OVER
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO FRIDAY BRINGING THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT EAST
SLOPES. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING SHOULD THEN SHIFT
WESTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND AS A SLOW MOVING SUBTROPICAL WAVE
MIGRATES NORTHWARD WEST OF NEW MEXICO STEERING A ROBUST MONSOON
MOISTURE PLUME OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION.

.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 31, 6:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe115 min
Jul 31, 6:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance2 hr
Jul 31, 6:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro2 hr
Jul 31, 6:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe117 min
Jul 31, 7:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance23 min
Jul 31, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe36 min
Jul 31, 7:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance2 hr
Jul 31, 8:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro115 min
Jul 31, 8:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro, Torrance2 hr
Jul 31, 8:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba3 hr
Jul 31, 9:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro115 min
Jul 31, 10:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance4 hr
Jul 31, 11:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Aug 1, 12:46 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln4 hr
Aug 1, 1:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Aug 1, 2:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Aug 1, 2:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance112 min
Aug 1, 2:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola112 min
Aug 1, 2:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe2 hr
Aug 1, 2:53 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSanta Fe112 min
Aug 1, 3:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSandoval111 min
Aug 1, 3:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe2 hr
Aug 1, 4:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro118 min
Aug 1, 4:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, San Juan112 min
Aug 1, 4:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Sandoval, San Juan2 hr
Aug 1, 5:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 1, 5:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba117 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.