Alert archive / New Mexico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2021, 6:05 PM MDT for Catron County, Cibola County, Socorro County, New Mexico. It was in force for 4 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 23, 2021, 6:05 PM MDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2021, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Socorro County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
293
WGUS55 KABQ 240005
FFWABQ
NMC003-006-053-240415-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0049.210724T0005Z-210724T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
605 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Socorro County in central New Mexico...
Northeastern Catron County in west central New Mexico...
South Central Cibola County in west central New Mexico...
* Until 1015 PM MDT.
* At 605 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated strong and slow moving
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain are estimated to have fallen in some
locations and heavy rain fell in the area yesterday, so soils are
saturated. 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, arroyos, streams,
streets as well as other poor drainage and low-lying
areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Datil, Magdalena, National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Alamo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 10782 3478 10755 3457 10753 3457 10720
3431 10722 3404 10718 3396 10758 3381 10771
3380 10773 3375 10783 3411 10803
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Shoemake2 follow-up statements
669
WGUS75 KABQ 240210
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
810 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
NMC003-006-053-240415-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210724T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Catron NM-Cibola NM-Socorro NM-
810 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO, NORTHEASTERN CATRON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL CIBOLA COUNTIES...
At 810 PM MDT, Many of the thunderstorms have exited the warned
area, however moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall is continuing,
especially along and south of U.S. Highway 60. Excessive runoff will
persist with a flash flooding threat continuing into the late
evening.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Datil, Magdalena, National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Alamo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 10782 3478 10755 3457 10753 3457 10720
3431 10722 3404 10718 3396 10758 3381 10771
3380 10773 3375 10783 3411 10803
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Shoemake357
WGUS75 KABQ 240411
FFSABQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1011 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
NMC003-006-053-240421-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210724T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Catron NM-Cibola NM-Socorro NM-
1011 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO, NORTHEASTERN CATRON AND SOUTH CENTRAL CIBOLA
COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 AM MDT Saturday for
portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central New
Mexico.
LAT...LON 3458 10789 3480 10782 3478 10755 3457 10753
3457 10720 3431 10722 3404 10718 3396 10758
3381 10771 3375 10783 3411 10803
$$
OverpeckThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 119 min |
| Jul 23, 6:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro | 111 min |
| Jul 23, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min | |
| Jul 23, 6:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | McKinley | 26 min |
| Jul 23, 6:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 119 min |
| Jul 23, 8:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 23 min | |
| Jul 23, 8:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Juan | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 1:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Juan | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 1:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| Jul 24, 3:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 29 min | |
| Jul 24, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Catron, Cibola | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 4:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Cibola | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.