Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Jul 8, 2016, 4:57 PM MDT (22:57 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Catron County, NM

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 199 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

958 
WGUS55 KABQ 082257
FFWABQ
NMC003-090300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0007.160708T2257Z-160709T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
457 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CATRON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

* UNTIL 900 PM MDT
    
* AT 453 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO
  OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN JUST WEST OF BEAVER
  CREEK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY IN BEAVER CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES
  TO THE WEST.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BEAVERHEAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10840 3366 10824 3348 10808 3326 10808
      3320 10814 3320 10817

$$

CL

651 
WGUS75 KABQ 082358
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
558 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

NMC003-090300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160709T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATRON-
558 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL CATRON COUNTY...

AT 554 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE WARNED AREA WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN PERSISTING AROUND BEAVER CREEK. RADAR ESTIMATED OVER 3
INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SOME AREAS JUST WEST OF BEAVER CREEK.
DANGEROUS RUNOFF WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID EVENING IN O BAR O
CANYON...HOUGHTON CANYON AND BEAVER CREEK.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEAVERHEAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10840 3366 10824 3348 10808 3326 10808
      3320 10814 3320 10817

$$

44

591 
WGUS75 KABQ 090241
FFSABQ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
841 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

NMC003-090247-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160709T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATRON-
841 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CATRON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE DISSIPATED OVER THE AREA.
HOWEVER...WATER FROM EARLIER UPSTREAM RAINS MAY STILL BE FLOWING IN
NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS AND STREAMBEDS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.  
USE CAUTION AS THESE FLOWS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.

LAT...LON 3357 10840 3366 10824 3348 10808 3326 10808
      3320 10814 3320 10817

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.