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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, Sandoval 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
- Jul 3, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT (01:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2021, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 340 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
239
WGUS55 KABQ 040115
FFWABQ
NMC001-043-040315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0014.210704T0115Z-210704T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
715 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
South Central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
* Until 915 PM MDT.
* At 715 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Bernalillo and South Central Sandoval
Counties
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 10699 3548 10681 3545 10681 3523 10678
3522 10682 3518 10699
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
332 follow-up statements
772
WGUS75 KABQ 040227
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
827 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
NMC001-043-040315-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210704T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bernalillo NM-Sandoval NM-
827 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR BERNALILLO AND SOUTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTIES...
At 827 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Bernalillo and South Central Sandoval
Counties
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 10699 3548 10681 3545 10681 3523 10678
3522 10682 3522 10683 3518 10699
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CHJ381
WGUS75 KABQ 040308
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
908 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
NMC001-043-040318-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210704T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bernalillo NM-Sandoval NM-
908 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
BERNALILLO AND SOUTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3546 10699 3548 10681 3545 10681 3523 10678
3522 10682 3522 10683 3518 10699
$$
CHJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 7:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 7:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 119 min |
| Jul 3, 7:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 7:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 8:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 12:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 2:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min | |
| Jul 4, 2:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 3:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 3:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 4:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 5:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 5:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.