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Flash Flood Watch 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 16, 2018

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at Jul 16, 2018, 3:34 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 16, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2018, 3:34 AM MDT (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 16, 2018, 11:42 PM MDT
In force
12 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 Jul 16, 3:28 AM MDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:28 AM MDT, 6 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 10:19 PM MDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1019 PM MDT SUN JUL 15 2018

NMZ508-520-160445-
Southwest Mountains-Lower Rio Grande Valley-
1019 PM MDT SUN JUL 15 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY UNTIL 1045
PM MDT...

At 1019 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Socorro, moving south at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Heavy rain will also be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bosque Del Apache Refuge.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 127 and 138.

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 10718 3402 10694 3377 10682 3374 10725
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 347DEG 11KT 3394 10703

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 1:59 AM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 16, 2:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 6:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro87 min
Jul 15, 6:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQQuay83 min
Jul 15, 6:41 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax2 hr
Jul 15, 6:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola119 min
Jul 15, 6:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQValencia94 min
Jul 15, 7:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola86 min
Jul 15, 7:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro91 min
Jul 15, 8:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe91 min
Jul 15, 8:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax89 min
Jul 15, 9:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSanta Fe2 hr
Jul 15, 10:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro26 min
Jul 15, 10:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro113 min
Jul 15, 11:17 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro118 min
Jul 15, 11:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Jul 16, 1:16 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia119 min
Jul 16, 2:23 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Valencia112 min
Jul 16, 11:39 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTaos2 hr
Jul 16, 12:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax83 min
Jul 16, 2:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax3 hr
Jul 16, 3:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro113 min
Jul 16, 3:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax3 hr
Jul 16, 4:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Valencia86 min
Jul 16, 5:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo25 min

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Sources

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