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Flash Flood Watch 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 23, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Sep 23, 2015, 11:25 AM MDT. It took effect at Sep 23, 2015, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 23, 2015, 11:25 AM MDT (17:25 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 23, 2015, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 24, 2015, 3:41 AM MDT
In force
13 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 Sep 23, 11:05 AM MDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 11:05 AM MDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 4:28 AM MDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
428 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2015

NMZ501>540-241200-
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-
428 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
FAVORING AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN
PLAINS. STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. MEANWHILE...HEAVY
RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ALL STORMS WHICH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF
FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN
CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND
WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...HAIL...STRONG
WINDS AND ANY FLOODING THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT STORM REPORTS AND PHOTOS ON
OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG N M W X.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
Sep 22, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 min
Sep 22, 6:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Roosevelt2 hr
Sep 22, 6:38 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay112 min
Sep 22, 10:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt2 hr
Sep 23, 1:01 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel, Union119 min
Sep 23, 1:07 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Quay113 min
Sep 23, 12:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves36 min
Sep 23, 1:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves22 min
Sep 23, 3:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca2 hr
Sep 23, 3:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca35 min
Sep 23, 3:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay28 min
Sep 23, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay35 min
Sep 23, 4:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Roosevelt112 min
Sep 23, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay47 min
Sep 23, 5:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay2 hr

Nearby

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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.