Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Watches in 2015

Flash Flood Watch 17, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 7, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Oct 7, 2015, 3:40 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 7, 2015, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 7, 2015, 3:40 AM MDT (09:40 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 7, 2015, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 8, 2015, 4:26 PM MDT
In force
22 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 Oct 7, 3:28 AM MDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 3:28 AM MDT, 12 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 5:01 AM MDT, 22 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
501 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2015

NMZ501>540-071200-
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-
501 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY. LARGE HAIL WILL
BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE
LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...THE THREAT
FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TREND UP LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BECOME
NECESSARY.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR AREAS BETWEEN GLENWOOD...
SOCORRO AND CARRIZOZO.

11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ30 min
Oct 6, 6:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln29 min
Oct 6, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves31 min
Oct 6, 7:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance26 min
Oct 6, 7:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance25 min
Oct 6, 7:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln23 min
Oct 6, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln27 min
Oct 7, 10:42 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Oct 7, 11:05 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln25 min
Oct 7, 1:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca38 min
Oct 7, 2:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt40 min
Oct 7, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt43 min
Oct 7, 2:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Roosevelt47 min
Oct 7, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt28 min
Oct 7, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry41 min
Oct 7, 4:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Roosevelt111 min
Oct 7, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry44 min
Oct 7, 5:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt91 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in New Mexico, 2015Every flash flood watch 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.