Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2021, 2:19 PM MDT for Lincoln County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports 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
- May 30, 2021, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
County Lincoln County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:45 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Tinnie, NM | *** 1 FATAL *** WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. ONE PERSON STUCK IN LOW WATER CROSSING AT ALAMO CANYON ROAD DROWNED WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THEIR TRUCK THROUGH FLOODED WATERS. THE INDIVIDUAL TRIED TO ESCAPE OR FLOOD WATERS PULLED THEM FROM T |
| May 30, 3:45 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Glencoe, NM | WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 2866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS55 KABQ 302019
FFWABQ
NMC027-302315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0004.210530T2019Z-210530T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
219 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
* Until 515 PM MDT.
* At 219 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across south central Lincoln County. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen. 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...
Ruidoso Downs, San Patricio, Hondo, Tinnie, Glencoe and Sunset.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between Mile Markers 103 and 107, or from near Lincoln
to Picacho.
Highway 70 from near Ruidoso to Highway 380.
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 3332 10560 3342 10560 3345 10549 3345 10533
3345 10524 3343 10512 3337 10507 3330 10508
3325 10514 3324 10532 3325 10532 3329 10532
3331 10532 3331 10561
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
343 follow-up statements
865
WGUS75 KABQ 302133
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
333 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
NMC027-302315-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln NM-
333 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
At 333 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across south central Lincoln County. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen near Glencoe and San Patricio, with up to 2 inches
in surrounding communities. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas. High and fast water flows
are also likely in the Rio Bonito and Rio Hondo.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ruidoso Downs, San Patricio, Hondo, Tinnie, Glencoe and Sunset.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between Mile Markers 103 and 107, or from near Lincoln
to Picacho.
Highway 70 from near Ruidoso to Highway 380.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.
Do not underestimate the power of flood waters. Only a few inches of
rapidly flowing water can quickly carry away your vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3332 10560 3342 10560 3345 10549 3345 10533
3345 10524 3343 10512 3337 10507 3330 10508
3325 10514 3324 10532 3325 10532 3329 10532
3331 10532 3331 10561
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
34619
WGUS75 KABQ 302150
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
350 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
NMC027-302315-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln NM-
350 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY BETWEEN
GLENCOE AND HONDO ...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
At 350 PM MDT, Emergency Management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain and flash flooding across south central Lincoln County.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen near Glencoe and San
Patricio, with up to 2 inches in surrounding communities. Additional
rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is occurring now!
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for South Central Lincoln County
between Glencoe and Hondo . This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses. High and fast water
flows are also likely in the Rio Bonito and Rio Hondo.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ruidoso Downs, San Patricio, Hondo, Tinnie, Glencoe and Sunset.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between from near Lincoln to Picacho.
Highway 70 from near Ruidoso to Highway 380.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.
Do not underestimate the power of flood waters. Only a few inches of
rapidly flowing water can quickly carry away your vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3332 10560 3342 10560 3345 10549 3345 10533
3345 10524 3343 10512 3337 10507 3330 10508
3325 10514 3324 10532 3325 10532 3329 10532
3331 10532 3331 10561
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
$$
34918
WGUS75 KABQ 302314
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
514 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
NMC027-302324-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln NM-
514 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
Flood waters are receding and the heavy rain has ended. Additional
flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3332 10560 3342 10560 3345 10549 3345 10533
3345 10524 3343 10512 3337 10507 3330 10508
3325 10514 3324 10532 3325 10532 3329 10532
3331 10532 3331 10561
$$
34The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 6:43 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Union | 47 min |
| May 29, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 28 min |
| May 29, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 25 min |
| May 29, 7:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Union | 24 min |
| May 29, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 30 min |
| May 29, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora | 33 min |
| May 29, 7:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 32 min |
| May 29, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding | 15 min |
| May 29, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 25 min |
| May 29, 8:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 62 min |
| May 29, 8:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 108 min |
| May 29, 9:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 33 min |
| May 29, 10:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 39 min |
| May 29, 10:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 32 min |
| May 29, 10:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 3 hr |
| May 29, 10:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel | 62 min |
| May 29, 11:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 29 min |
| May 29, 11:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 49 min |
| May 30, 12:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Quay, Union | 20 min |
| May 30, 3:29 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos | 19 hr |
| May 30, 5:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 26 min |
| May 30, 6:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 26 min |
| May 30, 6:52 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 23 min |
| May 30, 7:47 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 28 min |
| May 30, 7:52 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| May 30, 8:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 44 min |
| May 30, 8:50 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| May 30, 8:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 46 min |
| May 30, 10:24 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 36 min |
| May 30, 11:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 30 min |
| May 30, 11:38 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 30, 11:52 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 30, 12:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 30, 12:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 30, 12:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 32 min |
| May 30, 12:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 23 min |
| May 30, 12:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Taos | 59 min |
| May 30, 12:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 36 min |
| May 30, 1:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 3 hr |
| May 30, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 30 min |
| May 30, 1:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 30, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 24 min |
| May 30, 1:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt | 16 min |
| May 30, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 29 min |
| May 30, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Torrance | 58 min |
| May 30, 1:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 24 min |
| May 30, 1:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 30, 1:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 3 hr |
| May 30, 1:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Taos | 3 hr |
| May 30, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 56 min |
| May 30, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Santa Fe | 25 min |
| May 30, 2:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 25 min |
| May 30, 2:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 64 min |
| May 30, 2:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 30 min |
| May 30, 2:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 43 min |
| May 30, 2:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 30 min | |
| May 30, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 24 min |
| May 30, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Mora, San Miguel | 21 min |
| May 30, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 28 min |
| May 30, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 39 min |
| May 30, 3:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 23 min |
| May 30, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 30, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora | 23 min |
| May 30, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 52 min |
| May 30, 3:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Union | 44 min |
| May 30, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 30, 3:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 112 min |
| May 30, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 46 min |
| May 30, 4:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 40 min |
| May 30, 4:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 24 min |
| May 30, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Guadalupe | 28 min |
| May 30, 4:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 34 min |
| May 30, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 60 min |
| May 30, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 26 min |
| May 30, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 26 min |
| May 30, 5:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| May 30, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 60 min |
| May 30, 5:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 30, 5:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 117 min |
| May 30, 5:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Union | 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.