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Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 11, 2021San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2021, 6:41 PM MDT for San Miguel 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
Aug 11, 2021, 6:41 PM MDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 155 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
155 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

599 
WGUS55 KABQ 120041
FFWABQ
NMC047-120330-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0067.210812T0041Z-210812T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
641 PM MDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 930 PM MDT.

* At 641 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms moving slowly 
  to the northwest producing heavy rain across the warned area. 
  Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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...
  Mosquero, Variadero, Trujillo, Trementina and Bell Ranch.

This includes the following highways...
	State Road 104 between Mile Markers 30 and 54.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3564 10387 3545 10416 3536 10432 3536 10449
      3533 10466 3545 10481 3571 10452 3578 10397
      3571 10392 3570 10391

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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2 follow-up statements
290 
WGUS75 KABQ 120146
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
746 PM MDT Wed Aug 11 2021

NMC047-120330-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-210812T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Miguel NM-
746 PM MDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...

At 746 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain have moved out of the the warned area. Between 1.5 and 
2.5 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...
  Mosquero, Variadero, Trujillo, Trementina and Bell Ranch.

This includes the following highways...
	State Road 104 between Mile Markers 30 and 54.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3564 10387 3545 10416 3536 10432 3536 10449
      3533 10466 3545 10481 3571 10452 3578 10397
      3571 10392 3570 10391

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

15
909 
WGUS75 KABQ 120322
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
922 PM MDT Wed Aug 11 2021

NMC047-120332-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-210812T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Miguel NM-
922 PM MDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3564 10387 3545 10416 3536 10432 3536 10449
      3533 10466 3545 10481 3571 10452 3578 10397
      3571 10392 3570 10391

$$

Guyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel34 min
Aug 11, 6:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel17 min
Aug 11, 6:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel30 min
Aug 11, 6:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro, Torrance3 hr
Aug 11, 7:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel3 hr
Aug 11, 7:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel, Union3 hr
Aug 12, 12:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ35 min
Aug 12, 1:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ27 min
Aug 12, 1:11 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchABQCatron, Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding and 8 more38 hr
Aug 12, 1:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, Union2 hr
Aug 12, 1:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt35 min
Aug 12, 2:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe114 min
Aug 12, 2:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia112 min
Aug 12, 2:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos113 min
Aug 12, 2:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, Curry, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel2 hr
Aug 12, 3:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe116 min
Aug 12, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
Aug 12, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding33 min
Aug 12, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora31 min
Aug 12, 3:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Mora3 hr
Aug 12, 3:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance2 hr
Aug 12, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca, Roosevelt29 min
Aug 12, 3:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQChaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel115 min
Aug 12, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding34 min
Aug 12, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora32 min
Aug 12, 4:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding3 hr
Aug 12, 4:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval113 min
Aug 12, 4:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval, Santa Fe2 hr
Aug 12, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca29 min
Aug 12, 4:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLincoln, Socorro2 hr
Aug 12, 4:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola2 hr
Aug 12, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding30 min
Aug 12, 4:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance116 min
Aug 12, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca26 min
Aug 12, 4:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel35 min
Aug 12, 4:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion33 min
Aug 12, 5:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance3 hr
Aug 12, 5:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, San Miguel118 min
Aug 12, 5:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel116 min
Aug 12, 5:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSandoval2 hr
Aug 12, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding31 min
Aug 12, 5:43 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQDe Baca, Roosevelt3 hr
Aug 12, 5:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe114 min

Nearby

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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.