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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 31, 2019Colfax County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2019, 1:23 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 31, 2019, 1:23 PM MDT (19:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 31, 2019, 4:15 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 Pueblo radar (KPUX), 210 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 warning went out at Jul 31, 11:32 AM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 11:32 AM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 3:14 AM MDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
314 AM MDT Wed Jul 31 2019

NMZ501>540-011130-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands-
Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-
San Francisco River Valley-San Juan Mountains-Jemez Mountains-
West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
Northern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet/Red River-
Southern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-
Lower Chama River Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area-
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains-Estancia Valley-
Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-Upper Tularosa Valley-
South Central Mountains-Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-
Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-
Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-
Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County-
314 AM MDT Wed Jul 31 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing
heavy rainfall later today, mainly over western New Mexico where
localized areas of flash flooding may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will favor western New Mexico
Thursday where localized heavy rainfall is possible. The focus will
spread farther east into a larger area of New Mexico Friday through
the weekend, where localized areas of flash flooding are likely

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and any flooding
through the National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at
weather.gov/abq or by calling 1.888.386.7637.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 31, 12:59 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax	91 min
Jul 31, 2:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	29 min
Jul 31, 4:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos	2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.