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Flash Flood Watch 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 20, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Oct 20, 2015, 4:36 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 20, 2015, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 2015, 4:36 AM MDT (10:36 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 20, 2015, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 22, 2015, 5:14 AM MDT
In force
47 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 20, 3:45 AM MDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 3:45 AM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 19, 5:27 AM MDT, 23 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
527 AM MDT MON OCT 19 2015

NMZ501>540-201200-
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-
527 AM MDT MON OCT 19 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME LOCALLY STRONG WITH GUSTY
WINDS...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALLY STRONG STORMS ARE LIKELY FOR
THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY THEN AGAIN OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
THURSDAY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO MAY LEAD TO
AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN DRAINAGES AND
LOW LYING AREAS. ELEVATED FLOWS AND SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE PECOS AND CANADIAN RIVER BASINS.

TEMPERATURES MAY BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ABOVE 11000 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOWEVER IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MINOR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GUYER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 19, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding39 min
Oct 19, 6:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel113 min
Oct 19, 6:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe3 hr
Oct 19, 6:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ49 min
Oct 19, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, San Juan55 min
Oct 19, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos28 min
Oct 19, 7:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRio Arriba, San Juan31 min
Oct 19, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos27 min
Oct 19, 8:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba50 min
Oct 20, 4:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Juan36 min
Oct 20, 11:02 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCatron43 min
Oct 20, 11:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ32 min
Oct 20, 11:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron26 min
Oct 20, 11:56 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro49 min
Oct 20, 12:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro27 min
Oct 20, 12:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCibola, McKinley44 min
Oct 20, 12:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCibola48 min
Oct 20, 1:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro23 min
Oct 20, 1:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro30 min
Oct 20, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron28 min
Oct 20, 1:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCatron, Socorro35 min
Oct 20, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance38 min
Oct 20, 1:42 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCibola18 min
Oct 20, 1:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola29 min
Oct 20, 1:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax35 min
Oct 20, 1:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo, Cibola35 min
Oct 20, 1:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro47 min
Oct 20, 2:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo30 min
Oct 20, 2:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln42 min
Oct 20, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance40 min
Oct 20, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe38 min
Oct 20, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCibola25 min
Oct 20, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLos Alamos, Santa Fe25 min
Oct 20, 2:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe35 min
Oct 20, 2:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo32 min
Oct 20, 2:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval45 min
Oct 20, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel27 min
Oct 20, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln47 min
Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance11 min
Oct 20, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo27 min
Oct 20, 3:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel30 min
Oct 20, 3:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel26 min
Oct 20, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo33 min
Oct 20, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe30 min
Oct 20, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax38 min
Oct 20, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln47 min
Oct 20, 3:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia29 min
Oct 20, 3:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora26 min
Oct 20, 3:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo25 min
Oct 20, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro51 min
Oct 20, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance48 min
Oct 20, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance, Valencia23 min
Oct 20, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln49 min
Oct 20, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro25 min
Oct 20, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt43 min
Oct 20, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln51 min
Oct 20, 5:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Torrance2 hr
Oct 20, 5:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln, Torrance39 min
Oct 20, 5:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQRoosevelt45 min
Oct 20, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Lincoln47 min

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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.