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Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 25, 2021Bernalillo County, Valencia County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 25, 2021, 4:21 PM MDT for Bernalillo County, Valencia 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 25, 2021, 4:21 PM MDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 16 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: 220 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1377 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

732 
WGUS55 KABQ 252221
FFWABQ
NMC001-061-260130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0052.210725T2221Z-210726T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
421 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Valencia County in central New Mexico...

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 421 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain east of Isleta Pueblo. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have 
  fallen in 30 minutes time. Additional rainfall amounts up 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...
  Southern Albuquerque.

Flash flooding is likely along Hells Canyon Road and Hells Canyon 
Wash.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where water covers the roadway. 
The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3491 10664 3492 10663 3495 10659 3496 10656
      3496 10652 3496 10647 3496 10645 3494 10644
      3491 10645 3490 10646 3488 10648 3488 10651
      3489 10657 3489 10660 3488 10663 3488 10664
      3488 10665

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement

739 
WGUS75 KABQ 252255
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
455 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

NMC001-061-260130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210726T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bernalillo NM-Valencia NM-
455 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR BERNALILLO AND NORTHEASTERN VALENCIA COUNTIES...

At 455 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced up to 
2.5 inches of rain east of Isleta Pueblo over Hells Canyon Wash. 
Though rainfall has ended, runoff will continue into the evening 
hours. 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.

Flash flooding is likely along Hells Canyon Road and Hells Canyon 
Wash.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where water covers the roadway. 
The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3491 10664 3492 10663 3495 10659 3496 10656
      3496 10652 3496 10647 3496 10645 3494 10644
      3491 10645 3490 10646 3488 10648 3488 10651
      3489 10657 3489 10660 3488 10663 3488 10664
      3488 10665

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 11:56 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Jul 25, 12:45 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe	3 hr
Jul 25, 1:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
Jul 25, 1:09 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 25, 1:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	22 min
Jul 25, 1:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	32 min
Jul 25, 1:49 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jul 25, 1:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	33 min
Jul 25, 2:02 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe	3 hr
Jul 25, 2:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	37 min
Jul 25, 2:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Torrance	3 hr
Jul 25, 2:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln, Torrance	41 min
Jul 25, 3:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Sandoval	3 hr
Jul 25, 3:47 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Torrance	3 hr
Jul 25, 4:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	34 min
Jul 25, 4:51 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Torrance	3 hr
Jul 25, 4:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		33 min
Jul 25, 5:21 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Valencia	3 hr
Jul 25, 5:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	McKinley, Sandoval	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.