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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood watch at May 31, 2021, 2:50 AM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 31, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2021, 2:50 AM MDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2021, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chaves County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Taos County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
442 WGUS65 KABQ 310850 FFAABQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 250 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 NMZ214-215-311800- /O.NEW.KABQ.FF.A.0002.210531T1800Z-210601T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains- 250 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of north central New Mexico, including the following areas, East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. * From Noon MDT today through this evening. * Wildfire burn scars in the Sangre de Cristo mountains will be especially susceptible to flash flooding today as a moist unstable atmosphere is expected to once again bring numerous showers and thunderstorms over the area. This includes the Ute Park, Sardinas Canyon, and Luna burn scars. Just one half to three quarters of an inch of rainfall can pose substantial impacts to these burn scars, as most of the rainfall will quickly turn to runoff with the potential for flash flooding and abrupt debris flows. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay away or be swept away. Drainage areas near wildfire burn scars can become unstable and unsafe. && $$ Shoemake
2 follow-up statements
608 WGUS65 KABQ 311702 FFAABQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1102 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 NMZ226-238>240-010400- /O.EXA.KABQ.FF.A.0002.210531T1800Z-210601T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ South Central Mountains-Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 1102 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of central and southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, in central New Mexico, Eastern Lincoln County and South Central Mountains. In southeast New Mexico, Chaves County Plains and Southwest Chaves County. * Until 10 PM MDT this evening. * Additional showers and storms will develop and move east across Lincoln and Chaves Counties this afternoon and evening, bringing heavy rain to already saturated grounds. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && $$ NMZ214-215-010400- /O.CON.KABQ.FF.A.0002.210531T1800Z-210601T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains- 1102 AM MDT Mon May 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of north central New Mexico, including the following areas, East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. * Until 10 PM MDT this evening. * Wildfire burn scars in the Sangre de Cristo mountains will be especially susceptible to flash flooding today as a moist unstable atmosphere is expected to once again bring numerous showers and thunderstorms over the area. This includes the Ute Park, Sardinas Canyon, and Luna burn scars. Just one half to three quarters of an inch of rainfall can pose substantial impacts to these burn scars, as most of the rainfall will quickly turn to runoff with the potential for flash flooding and abrupt debris flows. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && $$ 11
086 WGUS65 KABQ 010315 FFAABQ Flood Watch National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 915 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021 NMZ214-215-226-238>240-010415- /O.CAN.KABQ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210601T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-South Central Mountains-Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 915 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central, north central, and southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, in central New Mexico, Eastern Lincoln County and South Central Mountains. In north central New Mexico, East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. In southeast New Mexico, Chaves County Plains and Southwest Chaves County. has been cancelled. The Flash Flood Watch is cancelled. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 43 min |
| May 30, 6:17 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Torrance | 118 min |
| May 30, 6:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 25 min |
| May 30, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 24 min |
| May 30, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 30, 7:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| May 30, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 12 min |
| May 30, 8:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 2 hr |
| May 30, 11:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| May 31, 6:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 31 min |
| May 31, 7:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 31, 7:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 56 min |
| May 31, 7:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 37 min |
| May 31, 7:44 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 24 min |
| May 31, 8:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:04 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 26 min |
| May 31, 8:12 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 25 min |
| May 31, 9:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 34 min |
| May 31, 9:24 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 21 min | |
| May 31, 9:32 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 3 hr |
| May 31, 9:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Roosevelt | 44 min |
| May 31, 9:49 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| May 31, 10:31 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | De Baca | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:14 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:21 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry, Roosevelt | 24 min |
| May 31, 11:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 31 min |
| May 31, 12:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 42 min |
| May 31, 12:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 32 min | |
| May 31, 12:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 28 min | |
| May 31, 12:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 37 min |
| May 31, 12:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Sandoval | 27 min |
| May 31, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 37 min |
| May 31, 1:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 35 min |
| May 31, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 33 min |
| May 31, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 66 min |
| May 31, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 31, 1:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 26 min |
| May 31, 1:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval | 52 min |
| May 31, 1:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 27 min |
| May 31, 1:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Socorro | 38 min |
| May 31, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Valencia | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Socorro, Torrance | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Socorro | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 31, 2:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 2 hr |
| May 31, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 29 min |
| May 31, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 24 min |
| May 31, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 28 min |
| May 31, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 25 min |
| May 31, 2:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 33 min |
| May 31, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 29 min |
| May 31, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Valencia | 28 min |
| May 31, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 24 min |
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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.