Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, San Miguel 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2021, 8:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Guadalupe County, NM, San Miguel County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
343
WGUS55 KABQ 062345
FFWABQ
NMC019-047-070245-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0017.210706T2345Z-210707T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
545 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico...
South Central San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 845 PM MDT.
* At 545 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public reported.
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...
Conchas Lake State Park, Conchas and Conchas Dam.
This includes the following highways...
State Road 104 between Mile Markers 53 and 75.
Interstate 40 near Mile Marker 294.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 10457 3544 10440 3543 10415 3530 10421
3521 10429 3505 10433 3503 10443 3501 10455
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
241 follow-up statement
099
WGUS75 KABQ 070124
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
724 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021
NMC019-047-070245-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210707T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Guadalupe NM-San Miguel NM-
724 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL
COUNTIES...
At 724 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Conchas Lake State Park, Conchas and Conchas Dam.
This includes the following highways...
State Road 104 between Mile Markers 53 and 75.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 293 and 296.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 10457 3544 10440 3543 10415 3530 10421
3521 10429 3505 10433 3503 10443 3501 10455
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 7:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance, Valencia | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:54 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Roosevelt and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:21 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:57 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 96 min |
| Jul 6, 12:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Taos | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 12:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 1:02 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 118 min |
| Jul 6, 1:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 1:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 1:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 2:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 2:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 115 min |
| Jul 6, 2:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 3:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 4:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 113 min |
| Jul 6, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 4:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 114 min |
| Jul 6, 4:56 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 5:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro, Torrance | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 5:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Union | 112 min |
| Jul 6, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, Quay | 35 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.