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Flash Flood Warning 132, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 29, 2022Colfax County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2022, 2:59 PM MDT for Colfax County, Union 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
Jul 29, 2022, 2:59 PM MDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2022, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Colfax County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 29, 12:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 12:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:53 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
253 PM MDT Fri Jul 29 2022

NMZ228-292130-
Far Northeast Highlands-
253 PM MDT Fri Jul 29 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN MORA COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wagon Mound, moving northeast 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...
Wagon Mound.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 378 and 394.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 10441 3584 10478 3594 10487 3595 10485
      3598 10483 3600 10483 3618 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 239DEG 13KT 3596 10472

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

40

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 6:03 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSandoval3 hr
Jul 28, 6:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Jul 28, 6:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Harding, Mora, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 28, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
Jul 28, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding27 min
Jul 28, 7:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro3 hr
Jul 28, 7:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 28, 8:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron3 hr
Jul 28, 8:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 28, 8:53 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay3 hr
Jul 28, 11:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel3 hr
Jul 29, 2:19 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel4 hr
Jul 29, 2:22 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora, San Miguel, Taos4 hr
Jul 29, 12:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora3 hr
Jul 29, 12:54 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSocorro4 hr
Jul 29, 1:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMcKinley, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 29, 1:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Jul 29, 1:23 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQCatron4 hr
Jul 29, 1:30 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora, San Miguel, Taos8 hr
Jul 29, 1:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQRio Arriba3 hr
Jul 29, 2:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro3 hr
Jul 29, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora37 min
Jul 29, 3:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMcKinley23 min
Jul 29, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ34 min
Jul 29, 3:27 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQColfax, Mora3 hr
Jul 29, 3:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Guadalupe, Quay118 min
Jul 29, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval24 min
Jul 29, 3:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Jul 29, 3:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, McKinley, Socorro, Valencia3 hr
Jul 29, 3:54 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Jul 29, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora27 min
Jul 29, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora34 min
Jul 29, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
Jul 29, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay27 min
Jul 29, 4:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Roosevelt3 hr
Jul 29, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay36 min
Jul 29, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax32 min
Jul 29, 4:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel28 min
Jul 29, 4:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora26 min
Jul 29, 4:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Socorro, Torrance, Valencia3 hr
Jul 29, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
Jul 29, 4:47 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSandoval4 hr
Jul 29, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay37 min
Jul 29, 4:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCurry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 29, 5:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 29, 5:21 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel4 hr
Jul 29, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union15 min
Jul 29, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding31 min
Jul 29, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion26 min
Jul 29, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe33 min
Jul 29, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding25 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.