Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2021, 3:44 PM MDT for Rio Arriba County, Sandoval 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 11, 2021, 3:44 PM MDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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 11, 3:44 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cuba, NM |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 1032 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
238
WGUS55 KABQ 112144
FFWABQ
NMC039-043-120045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0025.210711T2144Z-210712T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
344 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico...
North Central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 344 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain between Regina, La Jara and Cuba. Between 1 and 2.5
inches of rain have fallen so far. 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...
Cuba, Regina and La Jara.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 550 between Mile Markers 62 and 69.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
&&
LAT...LON 3600 10691 3600 10694 3599 10697 3599 10699
3600 10699 3601 10699 3602 10698 3603 10698
3606 10699 3612 10699 3618 10697 3621 10692
3620 10686 3617 10684 3612 10684 3609 10685
3608 10685 3600 10688
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
111 follow-up statement
716
WGUS75 KABQ 112228
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
428 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
NMC039-043-120045-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210712T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rio Arriba NM-Sandoval NM-
428 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA AND NORTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL
COUNTIES...
At 428 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the threat for heavy rain
diminishing as storms move south away from the warned area. Between
1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen from earlier heavy rains. Flash
flooding is likely ongoing, but will gradually diminish through 645
PM.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cuba, Regina and La Jara.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 550 between Mile Markers 62 and 69.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.
Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
&&
LAT...LON 3600 10691 3600 10694 3599 10697 3599 10699
3600 10699 3601 10699 3602 10698 3603 10698
3606 10699 3612 10699 3618 10697 3621 10692
3620 10686 3617 10684 3612 10684 3609 10685
3608 10685 3600 10688
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
11The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 25 min | |
| Jul 10, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Catron | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 6:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| Jul 10, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 7:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 7:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 8:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 8:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, Socorro, Valencia | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 8:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 8:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Taos | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 22 min |
| Jul 10, 9:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 9:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 12:05 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | De Baca | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 12:11 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 12:39 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:13 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, San Juan | 18 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 10:20 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 11:23 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 49 min |
| Jul 11, 12:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 22 min |
| Jul 11, 1:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 1:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 2:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Rio Arriba | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 2:23 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 2:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 2:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Mora, Taos | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 2:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 2:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 3:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min | |
| Jul 11, 3:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 3:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Sandoval | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 4:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | McKinley, Sandoval | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min | |
| Jul 11, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 4:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 34 min | |
| Jul 11, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 5:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 3 hr |
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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.