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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 13, 2021Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2021, 5:47 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 118 min. 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 13, 2021, 5:47 PM MDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
118 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Mora County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 172 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 477 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
477 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

319 
WGUS55 KABQ 132347
FFWABQ
NMC033-140145-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0031.210713T2347Z-210714T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
547 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 547 PM MDT, The public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
  rain across the warned area. Between 1.25 and 2.5 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Luna Creek & Mora 
River. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and 
other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Public reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...Luna 
  Canyon Road, Forest Road 17, Mora County Road 121 and Chacon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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 3626 10526 3618 10526 3610 10532 3609 10538
      3619 10540 3622 10539 3624 10541 3624 10539
      3625 10539 3626 10534

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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1 follow-up statement
769 
WGUS75 KABQ 140120
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
720 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

NMC033-140145-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210714T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mora NM-
720 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MORA COUNTY...

At 720 PM MDT, The public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.25 and 2.5 inches of rain 
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Luna Creek & Mora 
River. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and 
other loose materials.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Public reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...Luna 
Creek Road B008, Forest Road 17, Luna Canyon Road and Chacon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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 3626 10526 3618 10526 3610 10532 3609 10538
      3619 10540 3622 10539 3624 10541 3624 10539
      3625 10539 3626 10534

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 6:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora26 min
Jul 12, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ37 min
Jul 12, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCatron50 min
Jul 12, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCatron33 min
Jul 12, 6:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 12, 7:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 12, 7:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe26 min
Jul 12, 7:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQUnion3 hr
Jul 12, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQBernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance63 min
Jul 12, 7:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora29 min
Jul 12, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Jul 12, 7:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion56 min
Jul 12, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance37 min
Jul 12, 9:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia42 min
Jul 12, 10:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan24 min
Jul 12, 10:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Valencia3 hr
Jul 12, 10:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan37 min
Jul 12, 10:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro37 min
Jul 13, 1:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ47 min
Jul 13, 1:19 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, San Juan3 hr
Jul 13, 1:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Taos2 hr
Jul 13, 1:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba2 hr
Jul 13, 1:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe114 min
Jul 13, 2:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, Taos109 min
Jul 13, 2:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMora3 hr
Jul 13, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley25 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.