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Flash Flood Warning 188, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 6, 2022Sandoval County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 2022, 3:14 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
Aug 6, 2022, 3:14 PM MDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2022, 6:15 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

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 409 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2022-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2022-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2535 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 6, 12:11 PM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 12:11 PM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:25 PM MDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
225 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

NMZ211-219-062100-
Jemez Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
225 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
SANDOVAL COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 225 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Zia Pueblo, or 14 miles north of Bernalillo, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Zia Pueblo.

This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 10 and 18.

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 3540 10671 3558 10676 3564 10651 3542 10645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 258DEG 6KT 3551 10665

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:34 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
234 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

NMZ228-229-062115-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
234 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SAN
MIGUEL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MORA COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT...

At 234 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Valmora, or 17 miles southwest of Wagon Mound. This storm was nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Watrous, Valmora and Shoemaker.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 367 and 379.

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 10476 3567 10472 3569 10497 3587 10499
      3589 10492 3589 10488 3590 10488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 262DEG 3KT 3580 10490

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:51 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
251 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

NMZ203-211-217-062115-
Far Northwest Highlands-Espanola Valley-Jemez Mountains-
251 PM MDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL RIO
ARRIBA COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM MDT...

At 251 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Youngsville, or 25 miles northwest of Los Alamos, moving northeast at
10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Youngsville, Ghost Ranch and Coyote.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast
running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches.

&&

LAT...LON 3638 10643 3637 10644 3637 10643 3635 10642
      3634 10643 3633 10641 3613 10630 3609 10658
      3625 10667 3639 10644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 246DEG 7KT 3620 10655

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 6:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron117 min
Aug 6, 12:57 AM MDTFlood WatchABQCatron, Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 4 more23 hr
Aug 6, 11:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Torrance, Valencia3 hr
Aug 6, 12:16 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQColfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos4 hr
Aug 6, 12:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola3 hr
Aug 6, 1:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 6, 1:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Aug 6, 1:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Aug 6, 1:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 6, 2:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley2 hr
Aug 6, 2:16 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel4 hr
Aug 6, 2:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 min
Aug 6, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora41 min
Aug 6, 2:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, Socorro3 hr
Aug 6, 2:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Valencia3 hr
Aug 6, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba24 min
Aug 6, 3:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba3 hr
Aug 6, 3:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 6, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia33 min
Aug 6, 4:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba36 min
Aug 6, 4:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQMora, San Miguel112 min
Aug 6, 4:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron2 hr
Aug 6, 4:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval2 hr
Aug 6, 5:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQRio Arriba, Sandoval3 hr
Aug 6, 5:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola, McKinley3 hr
Aug 6, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval35 min
Aug 6, 5:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQBernalillo74 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.