Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at May 22, 2021, 2:52 PM MDT for Colfax County, New Mexico. It was in force for 6 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
- May 22, 2021, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Colfax County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 223 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
749
WGUS55 KABQ 222052
FFWABQ
NMC007-230000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0003.210522T2052Z-210523T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
252 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Ute Park Burn Scar in...
Southwestern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 252 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Ute Park Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Highway 64 from
Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the Philmont Scout
Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including Hummingbird Lane and
Cimarron. Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include State Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and
Turkey Creek. Some areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include Webster and Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek,
Vaca Pond, Deer Lake, Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
the Ute Park Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Ute Park Burn
Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cimarron, Philmont Scout Ranch and Ute Park.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 295 and 311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This will impact the Ute Park burn scar including but not limited to
Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the
Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including
Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 10494 3654 10489 3652 10489 3646 10494
3646 10502 3647 10506 3649 10507 3649 10508
3650 10510 3651 10511 3653 10513 3654 10514
3656 10513 3657 10511 3659 10502 3659 10500
3659 10499
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
314 follow-up statements
919
WGUS75 KABQ 222057
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
257 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
NMC007-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210523T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax NM-
257 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE UTE PARK BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTY...
At 257 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain over the Ute Park Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Highway 64 from
Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the Philmont Scout
Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including Hummingbird Lane and
Cimarron. Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include State Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and
Turkey Creek. Some areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include Webster and Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek,
Vaca Pond, Deer Lake, Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Ute Park Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Ute Park Burn Scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cimarron, Philmont Scout Ranch and Ute Park.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 295 and 311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This will impact the Ute Park burn scar including but not limited to
Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the
Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including
Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Ute Park fire burn
area.
Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in
steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and
drainages.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 10494 3654 10489 3652 10489 3646 10494
3646 10502 3647 10506 3649 10507 3649 10508
3650 10510 3651 10511 3653 10513 3654 10514
3656 10513 3657 10511 3659 10502 3659 10500
3659 10499
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
31828
WGUS75 KABQ 222236
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
436 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
NMC007-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210523T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax NM-
436 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE UTE PARK BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTY...
At 436 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain over the Ute Park Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Highway 64 from
Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the Philmont Scout
Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including Hummingbird Lane and
Cimarron. Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include State Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and
Turkey Creek. Some areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include Webster and Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek,
Vaca Pond, Deer Lake, Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Ute Park Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Ute Park Burn Scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cimarron, Philmont Scout Ranch and Ute Park.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 295 and 311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This will impact the Ute Park burn scar including but not limited to
Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the
Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including
Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Ute Park fire burn
area.
Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in
steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and
drainages.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 10494 3654 10489 3652 10489 3646 10494
3646 10502 3647 10506 3649 10507 3649 10508
3650 10510 3651 10511 3653 10513 3654 10514
3656 10513 3657 10511 3659 10502 3659 10500
3659 10499
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
31626
WGUS55 KABQ 222347
FFWABQ
NMC007-230200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210523T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
547 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Ute Park Burn Scar in...
Southwestern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 800 PM MDT.
* At 547 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Ute Park Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Highway 64 from
Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the Philmont Scout
Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including Hummingbird Lane and
Cimarron. Some areas north of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include State Road 204, Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and
Turkey Creek. Some areas south of Highway 64 that will be impacted
include Webster and Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek,
Vaca Pond, Deer Lake, Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Ute Park
Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Ute Park Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cimarron, Philmont Scout Ranch and Ute Park.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 295 and 311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This will impact the Ute Park burn scar including but not limited to
Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the
Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including
Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Ute Park fire burn
area.
Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in
steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and
drainages.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 10494 3654 10489 3652 10489 3646 10494
3646 10502 3647 10506 3649 10507 3649 10508
3650 10510 3651 10511 3653 10513 3654 10514
3656 10513 3657 10511 3659 10502 3659 10500
3659 10499
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
31079
WGUS55 KABQ 230132
FFWABQ
NMC007-230300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210523T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
732 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Ute Park Burn Scar in...
Southwestern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 900 PM MDT.
* At 732 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated that thunderstorms should
be coming to an end over the Ute Park Burn Scar, but recent
rainfall will continue to cause fast flows and excessive runoff.
This will continue to impact Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron,
the Cimarron River and the Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well
as Ute Park including Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron. Some areas
north of Highway 64 that will be impacted include State Road 204,
Bear and Dean Canyons, Ponil Creek, and Turkey Creek. Some areas
south of Highway 64 that will be impacted include Webster and
Cimarroncito Reservoirs, Cimarroncito Creek, Vaca Pond, Deer Lake,
Ute Gulch and Grouse and Sawmill Canyons. The debris flow can
consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Ute Park
Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Ute Park Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cimarron, Philmont Scout Ranch and Ute Park.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 295 and 311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This will impact the Ute Park burn scar including but not limited to
Highway 64 from Ute Park to Cimarron, the Cimarron River and the
Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry as well as Ute Park including
Hummingbird Lane and Cimarron.
Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in
steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and
drainages.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 10494 3654 10489 3652 10489 3646 10494
3646 10502 3647 10506 3649 10507 3649 10508
3650 10510 3651 10511 3653 10513 3654 10514
3656 10513 3657 10511 3659 10502 3659 10500
3659 10499
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
ShoemakeThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 25 min |
| May 21, 7:11 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 7 more | 29 hr |
| May 21, 7:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 30 min |
| May 21, 7:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 36 min |
| May 21, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 28 min |
| May 21, 8:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Curry, Quay | 46 min |
| May 21, 9:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 52 min |
| May 21, 9:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 53 min |
| May 21, 10:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Union | 15 min |
| May 22, 12:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 26 min |
| May 22, 12:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe | 45 min |
| May 22, 1:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe | 51 min |
| May 22, 1:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 22, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 25 min |
| May 22, 1:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 49 min |
| May 22, 1:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe | 51 min |
| May 22, 1:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 33 min |
| May 22, 2:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 26 min |
| May 22, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 65 min |
| May 22, 2:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos | 45 min |
| May 22, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 35 min |
| May 22, 3:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| May 22, 3:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 22, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 37 min |
| May 22, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 67 min |
| May 22, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 47 min |
| May 22, 3:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 13 hr | |
| May 22, 3:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 27 hr | |
| May 22, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 28 min |
| May 22, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 41 min |
| May 22, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 24 min |
| May 22, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 22, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Taos | 43 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos | 41 min |
| May 22, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| May 22, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 45 min |
| May 22, 4:33 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 22, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 30 min |
| May 22, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 22, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 30 min |
| May 22, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 43 min |
| May 22, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 33 min |
| May 22, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 45 min |
| May 22, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 29 min |
| May 22, 5:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min | |
| May 22, 5:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 38 min | |
| May 22, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 22, 5:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 67 min |
| May 22, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 38 min |
| May 22, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 37 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.