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Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 31, 20235 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 2023, 7:28 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 5 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: May 31, 2023, 7:28 PM MDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2023, 12:30 AM MDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Chaves County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1334 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.6

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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 May 31, 6:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 6:33 PM MDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 6:37 PM MDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 6:52 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 7:00 PM MDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 7:02 PM MDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 7:19 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
719 PM MDT Wed May 31 2023

NMZ237-010145-
De Baca County-
719 PM MDT Wed May 31 2023

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL DE BACA
COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM MDT...

At 719 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Yeso to 13 miles northeast
of Mesa. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Fort Sumner and Sumner Lake.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 308 and 330.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred
media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and
possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
east central New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3400 10453 3422 10465 3461 10453 3461 10429
      3439 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 205DEG 35KT 3435 10450 3414 10453

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 6:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	25 min
May 31, 6:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	35 min
May 31, 6:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	23 min
May 31, 6:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Roosevelt	37 min
May 31, 6:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	27 min
May 31, 6:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	46 min
May 31, 6:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	42 min
May 31, 6:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance	51 min
May 31, 7:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	26 min
May 31, 7:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	50 min
May 31, 7:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Roosevelt	34 min
May 31, 7:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		36 min
May 31, 7:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	34 min
May 31, 8:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	50 min
May 31, 8:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	33 min
May 31, 8:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	29 min
May 31, 8:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Roosevelt	24 min
May 31, 9:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt	62 min
May 31, 11:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	45 min
May 31, 11:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	52 min
May 31, 11:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Curry, Roosevelt	46 min
May 31, 11:51 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel, Taos	4 hr
Jun 1, 12:28 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt	4 hr
Jun 1, 12:30 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	De Baca	30 min
Jun 1, 1:16 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	34 min
Jun 1, 4:32 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt	3 hr
Jun 1, 9:11 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	2 hr
Jun 1, 12:05 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Sandoval	54 min
Jun 1, 12:08 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	8 min
Jun 1, 12:16 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Curry, Quay, Roosevelt	3 hr
Jun 1, 12:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Sandoval, Santa Fe	52 min
Jun 1, 1:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	60 min
Jun 1, 1:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Santa Fe	39 min
Jun 1, 1:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	52 min
Jun 1, 2:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Torrance	45 min
Jun 1, 2:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry	48 min
Jun 1, 2:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Guadalupe	46 min
Jun 1, 3:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	49 min
Jun 1, 4:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	46 min
Jun 1, 4:20 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	5 hr
Jun 1, 5:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	59 min
Jun 1, 5:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Harding, San Miguel	35 min
Jun 1, 5:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	De Baca, Guadalupe	32 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.