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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 4, 2016Santa Fe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2016, 7:45 PM MDT for Santa Fe 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
Jun 4, 2016, 7:45 PM MDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2016, 9:15 PM MDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Santa Fe County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 261 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
261 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2698 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

400 
WGUS55 KABQ 050145
FFWABQ
NMC049-050315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0002.160605T0145Z-160605T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
745 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
    
* AT 744 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM
  THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING
  IS OCCURRING AROUND LA PUEBLA AND ARROYO SECO.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SANTA CRUZ...CUARTELEZ...LA PUEBLA AND SOMBRILLO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 10597 3594 10605 3600 10605 3600 10593

$$

GUYER
2 follow-up statements
772 
WGUS75 KABQ 050215
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
815 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2016

NMC049-050315-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160605T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA FE-
815 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY...

AT 811 PM MDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARE RESPONDING TO FLASH
FLOODING AROUND LA PUEBLA. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED AND WATER
RESCUES CONTINUE IN THE AREA. NEVER DRIVE AROUND A ROAD CLOSURE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANTA CRUZ...CUARTELEZ...LA PUEBLA AND SOMBRILLO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 10597 3594 10605 3600 10605 3600 10593

$$

GUYER
697 
WGUS75 KABQ 050313
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
913 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2016

NMC049-050321-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160605T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA FE-
913 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 915 PM MDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA. FLOOD WATERS ARE STILL
RECEDING. NOW THAT IT IS DARK OUTSIDE...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE
WATER OVER THE ROADWAY AND WITHIN LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

LAT...LON 3594 10597 3594 10605 3600 10605 3600 10593

$$

GUYER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos36 min
Jun 4, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe27 min
Jun 4, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSanta Fe46 min
Jun 4, 7:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Santa Fe95 min
Jun 4, 7:20 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSanta Fe85 min
Jun 5, 1:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora29 min
Jun 5, 2:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel2 hr
Jun 5, 2:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos36 min
Jun 5, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel28 min
Jun 5, 3:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
Jun 5, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
Jun 5, 3:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora119 min
Jun 5, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ36 min
Jun 5, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion33 min
Jun 5, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax32 min
Jun 5, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln29 min
Jun 5, 4:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance26 min
Jun 5, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax33 min
Jun 5, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos31 min
Jun 5, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax41 min
Jun 5, 4:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTaos52 min
Jun 5, 4:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax50 min
Jun 5, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln30 min
Jun 5, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos29 min
Jun 5, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln37 min
Jun 5, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
Jun 5, 5:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos114 min
Jun 5, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln32 min
Jun 5, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe29 min
Jun 5, 5:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia32 min
Jun 5, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe30 min
Jun 5, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia37 min
Jun 5, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax35 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.