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Flash Flood Watch 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 39 min |
| Oct 19, 6:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 113 min |
| Oct 19, 6:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 6:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 49 min | |
| Oct 19, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, San Juan | 55 min |
| Oct 19, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 28 min |
| Oct 19, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, San Juan | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 8:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 27 min |
| Oct 19, 8:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 50 min |
| Oct 20, 4:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Juan | 36 min |
| Oct 20, 11:02 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron | 43 min |
| Oct 20, 11:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| Oct 20, 11:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 26 min |
| Oct 20, 11:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 49 min |
| Oct 20, 12:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 27 min |
| Oct 20, 12:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 44 min |
| Oct 20, 12:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola | 48 min |
| Oct 20, 1:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 23 min |
| Oct 20, 1:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Socorro | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 1:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 28 min |
| Oct 20, 1:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron, Socorro | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 1:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 1:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Cibola | 18 min |
| Oct 20, 1:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 29 min |
| Oct 20, 1:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Oct 20, 2:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 40 min |
| Oct 20, 2:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Cibola | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Santa Fe | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 35 min |
| Oct 20, 2:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 32 min |
| Oct 20, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval | 45 min |
| Oct 20, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 27 min |
| Oct 20, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 11 min |
| Oct 20, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 27 min |
| Oct 20, 3:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 3:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 26 min |
| Oct 20, 3:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 33 min |
| Oct 20, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 30 min |
| Oct 20, 3:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Oct 20, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 29 min |
| Oct 20, 3:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 26 min |
| Oct 20, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 51 min |
| Oct 20, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 48 min |
| Oct 20, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance, Valencia | 23 min |
| Oct 20, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Oct 20, 4:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 25 min |
| Oct 20, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 43 min |
| Oct 20, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Oct 20, 5:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 2 hr |
| Oct 20, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 39 min |
| Oct 20, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 45 min |
| Oct 20, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 47 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.