Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM

652 
WGUS75 KABQ 282237
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
437 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

NMC043-290045-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150629T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDOVAL-
437 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR
CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY...

AT 432 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A 
CONTINUED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IN NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY. 
WHILE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CURRENTLY DIMINISHED OVER THE WARNING 
AREA...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWNSTREAM 
INTO THE RIO CEBOLLA...THE RIO GUADALUPE...AND THE JEMEZ RIVER. 
SMALLER CREEKS AND NEARBY ARROYOS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE FLOODED AND 
ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JEMEZ SPRINGS...FENTON LAKE STATE PARK AND JEMEZ STATE MONUMENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 10660 3572 10665 3564 10673 3570 10687
      3594 10689 3592 10667

$$

SHOEMAKE

692 
WGUS75 KABQ 290040
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
640 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

NMC043-290049-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150629T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANDOVAL-
640 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM MDT...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A 
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY 
ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3586 10660 3572 10665 3564 10673 3570 10687
      3594 10689 3592 10667

$$

CA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1149 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON...AND SPREADING TO LOWER ELEVATIONS IN SLOW S TO SW
STEERING FLOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STEERING FLOW MAY
ACTUALLY BE MORE WESTERLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS. BRIEF MVFR CIGS
AND OCCASIONAL MTN OBSCURATIONS DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS
LIKELY. THOUGH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY
MIDNIGHT...A DISTURBANCE ROUNDING THE UPPER HIGH INTO THE NE
PLAINS MAY KEEP ACTIVITY GOING A BIT LONGER.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...1015 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015...
.UPDATE...
AFTER REVIEWING THE LATEST DATA INCLUDING ANTECEDENT RAINFALL THE
PAST 3 DAYS DECIDED TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NORTH CENTRAL MTNS/NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GLENWOOD ZONE. PWATS ARE LESS COMPARED TO THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT IT WONT TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE FLOODING
BASED ON RECENT RAINFALL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE ACROSS SOME
OF THE BURN SCARS. THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY ALSO BE
WORKED OVER SOME DUE TO COLD POOLING/OUTFLOWS. MONDAY SHOULD SEE
ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY AND MAY NEED ANOTHER WATCH. TIS THE SEASON.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...355 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015...
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT VERY LIKELY TO REMAIN CENTERED NORTHWEST OF
THE FOUR CORNERS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MOISTURE TO REMAIN
IN PRETTY GOOD SUPPLY...A MORE OR LESS RECYCLE MODE THROUGH MID
WEEK WHICH WILL TEND TO CREATE...AFTER THE EXPECTED GOOD CROP OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY AND PROBABLY AGAIN MONDAY...A BIT OF A
DOWNTURN IN THE NUMBER OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. STORMS WILL CONTINUE
THAT DRIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SPOTTY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO REMAIN.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF SEASONAL NORMS
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
SOME GFE GLITCHES SLOWED THINGS DOWN BY A FEW MINUTES. LOOKING AT
ANOTHER PRETTY ACTIVE CONVECTION DAY TODAY. HEALTHY PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES...GENERALLY HIGHEST ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF FCST
AREA...WILL LINGER AND PRETTY MODEST LOW LVL ROUGHLY SOUTHERLY
FLOW ALSO TO LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE FCST
AREA THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS AT LEAST...BUT LOW LVL FLOW DIRECTION A
LITTLE MORE VARIABLE FARTHER NORTH. CAPE VALUES GENERALLY 1000 TO
2500 ACROSS N AND CENTRAL NM...BUT A LITTLE LOWER FAR NW AND NE
TODAY AND MON AND LOWERING SIGNIFICANTLY MUCH OF EAST TUE. MID LVL
THETA E VALUES REMAIN MAXIMIZED ACROSS NORTH...WEST AND
OCCASIONALLY CENTRAL NM THROUGH MON AND EVEN MID WEEK...BUT TUE
THEY FOLLOW THE LEAD OF CAPE VALUES EAST TUE BY DROPPING THERE
SIGNIFICANTLY. AT LEAST ISOLATED STORMS MAY BE A BIT MORE POSSIBLE
NE TO EAST CENTRAL PLAINS INTO MON.

LOW LVL FLOW BECOMES A LITTLE MORE SOUTHERLY FOR MOST LOCALES TUE.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UP A FEW DEGREES MUCH OF THE FCST AREA AND
MOISTURE WILL AGAIN BE RECYCLED...ALTHOUGH MODEL QPF IS REDUCED
SOME. STILL MAY SEE SOME INCREASE IN LOWER LVL MOISTURE LATTER HALF
OF THIS NEW WEEK...WHILE THE HIGH IS EXPECTED TO STAY WEST
NORTHWEST OF NM...SO WE MAY SEE A MODEST OR MORE SIGNIFICANT
UPTICK IN CONVECTION STARTING WED BUT MORE LIKELY THU AND FRI.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE WET...ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH A SHORT LIVED DOWNTREND IN COVERAGE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES TO BE MAINLY GOOD TO EXCELLENT THROUGH PERIOD...WITH
DAILY AREAS OF POOR TO FAIR VENTILATION.

UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS CENTERED OVER EXTREME WESTERN UTAH...RESULTING
IN A NORTH TO SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW OVER NEW MEXICO.
EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS INITIALLY
DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN
EXPANDING IN COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF
ABOVE AVERAGE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL
SUPPORT LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH BURN SCARS ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
PLASH FLOODING. EXTREME EASTERN AND NORTHWEST ZONES TO BE LEAST
FAVORED FOR ANY WETTING PRECIPITATION. VENTILATION TO BE POOR TO
FAIR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL ZONES.

MONDAY WILL BE AN ACTIVE DAY AS WELL WITH THE UPPER HIGH SHIFTING A
BIT TO THE EAST AND A SURFACE WIND SHIFT INTO THE EAST RESULTING IN
AN UPTICK IN ACTIVITY ACROSS THE EAST.

HEIGHTS INCREASE A BIT ON TUESDAY WHILE DRIER MID LEVEL AIR WORKS
AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGH...WITH A REDUCTION IN CONVECTION
ACTIVITY ALL AREAS BUT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST.

COVERAGE IN THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND
EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE
WORK WEEK AND THE WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF AN ACTIVE
PATTERN. THE UPPER HIGH REMAINS WEST OF NEW MEXICO AND WIND SHIFTS
INTO THE EAST LOOK TO REINFORCE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON WEDNESDAY...
THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ508>515-527>529.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
629 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

NMZ501>540-291200-
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 CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/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-
629 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT...MAINLY FROM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST INTO
CATRON COUNTY AND LOCALES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT. STORM MOTIONS
WILL BE STILL BE FAIRLY SLOW AND RAINFALL COULD BECOME HEAVY IN
STRONGER STORMS...LEADING TO A FEW LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN SCARS.
ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AND TO A LITTLE LESSER DEGREE MONDAY. STORM
MOTIONS WILL BE FAIRLY SLOW AGAIN AND RAINFALL COULD BECOME
HEAVY IN THE STRONGER STORMS. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF
FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN
SCARS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO 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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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1001 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2015

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

0239 PM     HAIL             15 ENE JEMEZ SPRINGS    35.86N 106.44W
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       SANDOVAL           NM   TWITTER FEED

0430 PM     HAIL             4 NNW JEMEZ SPRINGS     35.83N 106.72W
06/27/2015  E1.25 INCH       SANDOVAL           NM   MESONET

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL NEAR CEBOLLITA SPRING.

0442 PM     HAIL             4 ESE SANDIA PARK       35.16N 106.30W
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       BERNALILLO         NM   COCORAHS

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S JEMEZ SPRINGS       35.72N 106.69W
06/27/2015                   SANDOVAL           NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODING ALONG LOW WATER CROSSING ON
            STATE ROAD 4. FOREST SERVICE ROAD 585 CLOSED BECAUSE OF
            FLASH FLOODING.

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EVENT NUMBER ABQ1502301
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1502302
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1502303
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1502304

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