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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 17, 2022Sandoval County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2022, 6:24 PM MDT for Sandoval 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2022, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2022, 9:30 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

County Sandoval County, NM

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 17, 5:42 PM MDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 5:42 PM MDT, 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 1:14 PM MDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
114 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW EL PRADO          36.45N 105.61W
06/16/2022  M70 MPH          TAOS               NM   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PEAK GUST 70 MPH FROM ESE AT 1110 PM JUN 16.
            SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40-50 MPH FROM 1105 TO
            1125 PM, WITH SEVERAL OTHER GUSTS TO 60 TO
            66 MPH. IT WAS A CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED
            CANYON WIND EVENT, WITH THE SHOWERS
            PRODUCING THE WINDS JUST OFF TO THE E/SE OF
            ME.

&&

BTS

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:29 PM MDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
129 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022

NMZ221>223-172000-
Central Highlands-Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including
Edgewood-
129 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN SAN
MIGUEL, SOUTHERN SANTA FE AND NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH
200 PM MDT...

At 128 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McIntosh, or 9 miles southeast of Moriarty, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Edgewood, Moriarty, Estancia, McIntosh, Stanley, Cedar Grove and
Clines Corners.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 188 and 217.
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 250 and 263.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 10559 3473 10577 3476 10613 3520 10621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 185DEG 15KT 3489 10596

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:01 PM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
201 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022

NMZ221>223-172030-
Central Highlands-Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including
Edgewood-
201 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERNALILLO AND NORTH
CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

At 201 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Estancia, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Moriarty, Estancia, Willard and McIntosh.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 191 and 216.
 Highway 285 near Mile Marker 251.
 Highway 60 near Mile Marker 216, and between Mile Markers 226 and
231.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 10586 3460 10620 3504 10622 3504 10567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 173DEG 8KT 3480 10597

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

12

Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
405 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0838 PM     TSTM WND GST     19 SSE OLD HORSE SPRING 33.69N 108.06W
06/16/2022  M64 MPH          CATRON             NM   MESONET

            MESONET STATION DPRN5 OLD HORSE SPRINGS 19
            SSE (PELONA MOUNTAIN).

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:21 PM MDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 6:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Jun 17, 9:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro, Valencia	3 hr
Jun 17, 10:03 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Sandoval	6 hr
Jun 18, 12:53 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Socorro	3 hr
Jun 18, 1:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		27 min
Jun 18, 1:33 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora	3 hr
Jun 18, 1:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Cibola	31 min
Jun 18, 2:31 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Catron	3 hr
Jun 18, 2:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	26 min
Jun 18, 2:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		35 min
Jun 18, 3:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	35 min
Jun 18, 3:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	23 min
Jun 18, 4:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		30 min
Jun 18, 4:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	26 min
Jun 18, 4:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance, Valencia	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	25 min
Jun 18, 4:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	28 min
Jun 18, 4:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	26 min
Jun 18, 4:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	27 min
Jun 18, 4:54 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	2 hr
Jun 18, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	27 min
Jun 18, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	26 min
Jun 18, 5:08 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Taos	4 hr
Jun 18, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	29 min
Jun 18, 5:23 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval	67 min
Jun 18, 5:29 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Valencia	91 min
Jun 18, 5:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.