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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 6, 2021Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2021, 1:55 PM MDT for Lincoln 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 6, 2021, 1:55 PM MDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Lincoln County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-195 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1360 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

181 
WGUS55 KABQ 061955
FFWABQ
NMC027-062200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0015.210706T1955Z-210706T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
155 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Three Rivers burn scar in...
  South Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* Until 400 PM MDT.

* At 155 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain over the Three Rivers Burn Scar. Flash flooding is 
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Three Rivers 
burn area. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and 
other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
           the Three Rivers Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Three Rivers Burn
           Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of South Central Lincoln County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within 
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Three Rivers fire burn 
area.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10595 3344 10592 3346 10578 3339 10575

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
560 
WGUS75 KABQ 062103
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
303 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

NMC027-062200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210706T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln NM-
303 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE THREE RIVERS BURN SCAR REMAINS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN 
COUNTY...

At 303 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain over the Three Rivers Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Three Rivers. The 
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose 
materials.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the
         Three Rivers Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Three Rivers Burn
         Scar.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of South Central Lincoln County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within 
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Three Rivers fire burn 
area.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10595 3344 10592 3346 10578 3339 10575

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 6:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Sandoval2 hr
Jul 5, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance35 min
Jul 5, 7:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQTorrance2 hr
Jul 5, 9:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance, Valencia3 hr
Jul 5, 10:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Jul 6, 2:54 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Roosevelt and 2 more3 hr
Jul 6, 5:21 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe3 hr
Jul 6, 7:57 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln96 min
Jul 6, 12:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Taos2 hr
Jul 6, 12:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax24 min
Jul 6, 12:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion35 min
Jul 6, 1:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln118 min
Jul 6, 1:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel3 hr
Jul 6, 1:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax37 min
Jul 6, 1:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Jul 6, 2:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Harding, Mora31 min
Jul 6, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion29 min
Jul 6, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos33 min
Jul 6, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding31 min
Jul 6, 2:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora115 min
Jul 6, 2:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln3 hr
Jul 6, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Jul 6, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel50 min
Jul 6, 3:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance32 min
Jul 6, 3:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion38 min
Jul 6, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel31 min
Jul 6, 4:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves29 min
Jul 6, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance33 min
Jul 6, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion46 min
Jul 6, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves28 min
Jul 6, 4:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel113 min
Jul 6, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves45 min
Jul 6, 4:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion114 min
Jul 6, 4:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves2 hr
Jul 6, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel28 min
Jul 6, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding48 min
Jul 6, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca26 min
Jul 6, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro, Torrance26 min
Jul 6, 5:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Union112 min
Jul 6, 5:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 6, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, Quay35 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.