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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 5, 2023Guadalupe County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2023, 8:53 PM MDT for Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It was in force for 2 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 5, 2023, 8:53 PM MDT (02:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2023, 11:00 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Guadalupe 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 5, 6:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 6:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:31 PM MDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
331 PM MDT Mon Jun 5 2023

NMZ224-225-052200-
Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Highlands-
331 PM MDT Mon Jun 5 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LINCOLN AND EAST CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM MDT...

At 331 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Claunch, or 26 miles southwest of Corona, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Claunch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3392 10597 3406 10611 3426 10591 3405 10570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 230DEG 10KT 3404 10598

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:08 PM MDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
508 PM MDT Mon Jun 5 2023

NMZ211-219-221-052330-
Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Jemez Mountains-Middle
Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
508 PM MDT Mon Jun 5 2023

...STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
VALENCIA, SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL, BERNALILLO AND NORTHWESTERN
TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM MDT...

At 507 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow boundary
along a line extending from Rio Rancho to near Bosque Farms.
Movement was east at 45 mph. Thunderstorms will develop over the
metro area in the wake of these strong winds.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Valencia, Los Lunas, Corrales, Bernalillo,
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, Bosque Farms, Peralta and Mariposa.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 141 and 173.
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 201 and 252.
 Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10642 3542 10640 3479 10639 3477 10694
      3541 10694 3544 10643
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 251DEG 38KT 3527 10671 3488 10673

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Guyer

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:29 PM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:40 PM MDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 6:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 6:31 PM MDT, 2 hours 22 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 5, 6:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	30 min
Jun 5, 6:02 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	58 min
Jun 5, 6:17 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel, Taos	4 hr
Jun 5, 6:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Torrance	29 min
Jun 5, 8:48 PM MDT	Flood Watch	ABQ	Colfax, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more	27 hr
Jun 6, 12:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Catron	36 min
Jun 6, 1:29 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel, Taos	3 hr
Jun 6, 1:40 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jun 6, 1:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Catron	40 min
Jun 6, 2:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	38 min
Jun 6, 2:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	44 min
Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	32 min
Jun 6, 2:38 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	2 hr
Jun 6, 2:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		42 min
Jun 6, 2:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Cibola, McKinley	65 min
Jun 6, 3:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Catron	26 min
Jun 6, 3:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	37 min
Jun 6, 3:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Catron	47 min
Jun 6, 3:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	35 min
Jun 6, 3:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	39 min
Jun 6, 3:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	3 hr
Jun 6, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Cibola	28 min
Jun 6, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		37 min
Jun 6, 4:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	32 min
Jun 6, 4:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	McKinley	38 min
Jun 6, 4:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	McKinley	33 min
Jun 6, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	44 min
Jun 6, 4:34 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	4 hr
Jun 6, 4:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		29 min
Jun 6, 4:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Valencia	26 min
Jun 6, 5:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Colfax, Mora	117 min
Jun 6, 5:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Socorro	49 min
Jun 6, 5:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	47 min
Jun 6, 5:14 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Chaves	61 min
Jun 6, 5:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Juan	37 min
Jun 6, 5:25 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Catron, Socorro	3 hr
Jun 6, 5:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	41 min
Jun 6, 5:38 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Santa Fe	3 hr
Jun 6, 5:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval	2 hr
Jun 6, 5:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	34 min
Jun 6, 5:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Socorro	22 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.