Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2019
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2019, 3:11 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2019, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2019, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Colfax County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 225 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 3:23 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ese Ute Park, NM | LOTS OF SILT IMPACTING U.S. HIGHWAY 64 NEAR MILE MARKER 302. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 219 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
132
WGUS55 KABQ 302111
FFWABQ
NMC007-302345-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0013.190730T2111Z-190730T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
311 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 545 PM MDT.
* At 308 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
moderate to heavy rain across the warned area. One half an inch of
rain has already fallen on the northeast quadrant of the burn scar
and additional thunderstorms are likely through 400 PM MDT. Flash
flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cimarron, Ute Park and Philmont Scout Ranch.
This will impact the Ute Park fire burn scar including but not
limited to Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron
River and the Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park
including Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted include State
Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and Turkey Creek. Some
areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted include Webster and
Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek, Vaca Pond, Deer Lake,
Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where water covers the roadway.
The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3653 10488 3659 10495 3659 10504 3655 10513
3651 10512 3647 10506 3647 10494
$$
DPorter3 follow-up statements
253
WGUS75 KABQ 302135
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
335 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
NMC007-302345-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190730T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax-
335 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR
WESTERN COLFAX COUNTY...
At 331 PM MDT, New Mexico Department of Transportation reported
flood impacts along U.S. Highway 64. Persons traveling through the
area should exercise extreme caution and should not drive through
flooded roads.
Up to one inch of rain has already fallen across the northeast
quadrant of the burn scar. Additional thunderstorms are developing
across the southern part of the burn scar, including the Philmont
Scout Ranch backcountry.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cimarron, Ute Park and Philmont Scout Ranch.
This will impact the Ute Park fire burn scar including but not
limited to Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron
River and the Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park
including Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted include State
Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and Turkey Creek. Some
areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted include Webster and
Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek, Vaca Pond, Deer Lake,
Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where water covers the roadway.
The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3653 10488 3659 10495 3659 10504 3655 10513
3651 10512 3647 10506 3647 10494
$$
DPorter987
WGUS75 KABQ 302244
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
444 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
NMC007-302345-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190730T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax-
444 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTY...
At 442 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the moderate to heavy rain
has moved out of the impacted area; however, significant runoff is
still likely through 530 PM MDT.
Some locations that will experience flood-related impacts include...
Portions of U.S. Highway 64 and Philmont Scout Ranch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where water covers the roadway.
The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 10495 3653 10488 3647 10494 3647 10506
3648 10507 3654 10506 3659 10504
$$
DPorter066
WGUS75 KABQ 302339
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
539 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
NMC007-302348-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190730T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax-
539 PM MDT Tue Jul 30 2019
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 545 PM MDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3659 10495 3653 10488 3647 10494 3647 10506
3648 10507 3654 10506 3659 10504
$$
DPorterThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 1:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 26 min |
| Jul 30, 1:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 22 min |
| Jul 30, 2:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 26 min |
| Jul 30, 2:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 85 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.