Alert archive / New Mexico / River Flood Warnings in 2014
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this river flood warning at Jul 29, 2014, 7:14 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2014, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2014, 12:40 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Guadalupe County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Pecos River below Puerto De Luna (PUEN5).
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08383500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Jul 29, 5:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 5:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 6:37 AM MDT, 12 hours 37 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. 41
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 29, 1:21 PM MDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
121 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 PM FLASH FLOOD 16 NW FORT SUMNER 34.64N 104.44W
07/29/2014 DE BACA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER FROM ALAMOGORDO DRAINAGE BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET DEEP
OVER HWY 84. AROUND 300 YARDS WIDE. HIGHWAY SHUT DOWN BY
STATE POLICE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1401130
50Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:31 PM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
331 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014
NMZ511-518-519-292200-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANTA
FE METRO AREA-
331 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM MDT...
AT 328 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAN FELIPE PUEBLO...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH
OF BERNALILLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SANTA ANA PUEBLO...SAN FELIPE
PUEBLO AND ALGODONES.
MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3543 10626 3529 10641 3528 10647 3528 10648
3541 10661 3551 10650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 301DEG 11KT 3541 10650
SHOEMAKESpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 3:33 PM MDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
333 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014
NMZ528-292200-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
333 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MORA COUNTY THROUGH 400
PM MDT...
AT 330 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAGON MOUND...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
MORA COUNTY.
THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 376 AND 386...
MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND
PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3591 10454 3577 10475 3578 10477 3592 10489
3601 10477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 310DEG 12KT 3591 10479
SHOEMAKESpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 4:22 PM MDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 422 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014 NMZ529-292245- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 422 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM MDT... AT 420 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAS VEGAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LAS VEGAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...MCALLISTER LAKE WILDLIFE AREA AND SAN AUGUSTIN. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 338 AND 350... MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. && LAT...LON 3563 10494 3537 10506 3552 10533 3567 10525 TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 296DEG 15KT 3557 10521 SHOEMAKE
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 550 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014 NMZ519-300015- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 550 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL VALENCIA COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM MDT... AT 547 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LOS CHAVEZ...OR ABOUT NEAR BELEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TOME...LOS TRUJILLOS-GABALDON...VALENCIA...TOME-ADELINO...JARALES...RIO COMMUNITIES...MEADOW LAKE AND ADELINO. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 189 AND 204... HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3481 10653 3457 10663 3464 10692 3483 10683 TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 288DEG 11KT 3472 10675 SHOEMAKE
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 6:19 PM MDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 619 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014 NMZ519-520-300045- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 619 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL VALENCIA AND EXTREME NORTHERN SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM MDT... AT 617 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BELEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BELEN...LOS TRUJILLOS-GABALDON...JARALES...RIO COMMUNITIES...VEGUITA AND ADELINO. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 196... MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. && LAT...LON 3470 10656 3443 10669 3459 10694 3474 10689 TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 289DEG 14KT 3462 10682 SHOEMAKE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 6:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 6:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 116 min |
| Jul 29, 7:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Taos | 84 min |
| Jul 29, 9:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 9:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 9:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 9:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 10:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 93 min |
| Jul 29, 10:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval, Santa Fe | 116 min |
| Jul 29, 10:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Quay, San Miguel | 6 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:04 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:54 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval | 96 min |
| Jul 30, 4:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:20 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Jul 30, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 22 min | |
| Jul 30, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 2:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 112 min |
| Jul 30, 2:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 118 min |
| Jul 30, 3:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 113 min |
| Jul 30, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 26 min |
| Jul 30, 3:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 110 min |
| Jul 30, 4:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 115 min |
| Jul 30, 4:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 27 min |
| Jul 30, 5:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 110 min |
| Jul 30, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 39 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2014Every river flood warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.