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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 23, 2018Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2018, 9:05 PM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2018, 9:05 PM MDT (03:05 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2018, 11:30 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

995 
WGUS55 KABQ 240305
FFWABQ
NMC021-037-240530-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0013.180524T0305Z-180524T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
905 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Central Quay County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 1130 PM MDT.

* At 904 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Logan and Ute Lake State Park, along NM 39 northeast of Logan, and 
  Ute Creek. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flash flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 10364 3542 10364 3542 10368 3559 10383
      3574 10338 3534 10338

$$

24

2 follow-up statements

027 
WGUS75 KABQ 240355
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
955 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018

NMC021-037-240530-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180524T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harding-Quay-
955 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND CENTRAL QUAY COUNTIES...

At 953 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms diminishing 
across the warned area, with little additional rainfall expected. 
However, runoff from earlier heavy rains will continue to inundate 
creeks, washes and other low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Logan and Ute Lake State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flash flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 10364 3542 10364 3542 10368 3559 10383
      3574 10338 3534 10338

$$

CA

223 
WGUS75 KABQ 240526
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1126 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018

NMC021-037-240535-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180524T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harding-Quay-
1126 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDING AND CENTRAL QUAY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM MDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3538 10364 3542 10364 3542 10368 3559 10383
      3574 10338 3534 10338

$$

CA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 6:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel	59 min
May 23, 6:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	59 min
May 23, 6:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	50 min
May 23, 6:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		29 min
May 23, 6:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	27 min
May 23, 6:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	31 min
May 23, 6:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	57 min
May 23, 6:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	25 min
May 23, 6:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	37 min
May 23, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	35 min
May 23, 7:10 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	111 min
May 23, 7:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay, Union	42 min
May 23, 7:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	60 min
May 23, 7:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	26 min
May 23, 7:53 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Mora	4 hr
May 23, 7:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	33 min
May 23, 8:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding	44 min
May 23, 8:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	37 min
May 23, 8:26 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Quay	3 hr
May 23, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, Quay, San Miguel	46 min
May 23, 8:55 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr
May 23, 9:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	31 min
May 23, 9:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	43 min
May 24, 2:27 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more	36 hr

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.