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Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 23, 2021Catron County, Cibola County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2021, 6:59 PM MDT for Catron County, Cibola County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 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, 6:59 PM MDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2021, 10:00 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 170 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

026 
WGUS55 KABQ 240059
FFWABQ
NMC003-006-240400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0050.210724T0059Z-210724T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
659 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Catron County in west central New Mexico...
  Southwestern Cibola County in west central New Mexico...

* Until 1000 PM MDT.

* At 659 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving strong 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area in 
  Catron and south central Cibola counties. Between 1 and 2 inches 
  of rain are estimated to have already fallen, and additional 
  rainfall amounts of 0.25 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.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Pietown, Omega, Old Horse Springs and Aragon. New Mexico State 
  Highway 12 and portions of U.S. Highway 60 will also be impacted.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3480 10865 3474 10825 3473 10816 3443 10793
      3411 10803 3381 10785 3377 10858 3434 10843

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Shoemake

2 follow-up statements

500 
WGUS75 KABQ 240213
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
813 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NMC003-006-240400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210724T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Catron NM-Cibola NM-
813 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN CATRON AND SOUTHWESTERN CIBOLA COUNTIES...

At 813 PM MDT, Doppler radar continues to indicate a threat for 
flash flooding. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain are estimated to 
have already fallen with additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 
inches possible in the warned area. Excessive runoff will persist 
into arroyos, creeks, washes and low water crossings.

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...
  Pietown, Omega, Old Horse Springs and Aragon and portions of New 
  Mexico State Highway 169.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3480 10865 3474 10825 3473 10816 3443 10793
      3411 10803 3381 10785 3377 10858 3434 10843

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Shoemake

973 
WGUS75 KABQ 240356
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
956 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NMC003-006-240406-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210724T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Catron NM-Cibola NM-
956 PM MDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHEASTERN CATRON AND SOUTHWESTERN 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 3480 10865 3474 10825 3473 10816 3443 10793
      3411 10803 3381 10785 3377 10858 3434 10843

$$

Overpeck

The 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, 6:05 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Catron, Cibola, Socorro	4 hr
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, 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.