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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 1, 2015Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2015, 5:30 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 90 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2015, 5:30 PM MDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2015, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Guadalupe County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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 nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 211 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2015-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2015-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1278 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

705 
WGUS55 KABQ 012330
FFWABQ
NMC019-020100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0049.150801T2330Z-150802T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
530 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

* UNTIL 700 PM MDT
    
* AT 527 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN 8 TO 10 MILES NORTH 
  OF NEWKIRK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY.  RAINFALL UP TO 3 INCHES CAN 
  BE EXPECTED AS THE SLOW-MOVING STORM DRIFT TOWARD THE EAST OR 
  SOUTHEAST.  IMPACTS TO STATE ROAD 129 BETWEEN NEWKIRK AND CONCHAS 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...INCLUDING WATER OVER THE ROAD IN AREAS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEWKIRK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 10414 3505 10450 3513 10453 3522 10441
      3521 10412 3509 10413

$$

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2 follow-up statements
561 
WGUS75 KABQ 020047
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
647 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2015

NMC019-020100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150802T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUADALUPE-
647 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY...

AT 646 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS STILL PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST GUADALUPE 
COUNTY. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST FOR A SHORT 
TIME.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWKIRK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3507 10414 3505 10450 3513 10453 3522 10441
      3521 10412 3509 10413

$$

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697 
WGUS75 KABQ 020056
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
656 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2015

NMC019-020106-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150802T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUADALUPE-
656 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 PM MDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3507 10414 3505 10450 3513 10453 3522 10441
      3521 10412 3509 10413

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 6:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Jul 31, 6:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, De Baca, Roosevelt2 hr
Jul 31, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo30 min
Jul 31, 6:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley2 hr
Jul 31, 7:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe117 min
Jul 31, 7:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSandoval, Santa Fe116 min
Jul 31, 7:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance2 hr
Jul 31, 8:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry2 hr
Jul 31, 9:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro116 min
Aug 1, 5:24 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQ16 hr
Aug 1, 11:55 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba95 min
Aug 1, 11:59 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba2 hr
Aug 1, 12:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos112 min
Aug 1, 12:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel111 min
Aug 1, 1:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 1, 1:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba118 min
Aug 1, 1:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln80 min
Aug 1, 2:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Juan88 min
Aug 1, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel2 hr
Aug 1, 2:31 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyABQSanta Fe119 min
Aug 1, 2:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln2 hr
Aug 1, 3:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos2 hr
Aug 1, 3:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Taos2 hr
Aug 1, 3:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 1, 4:05 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel115 min
Aug 1, 4:15 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSandoval90 min
Aug 1, 4:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel89 min
Aug 1, 4:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel2 hr
Aug 1, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel26 min
Aug 1, 5:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan2 hr
Aug 1, 5:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro, Valencia119 min
Aug 1, 5:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, Valencia115 min
Aug 1, 5:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Aug 1, 5:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe118 min
Aug 1, 5:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQGuadalupe2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.