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Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 10, 2023Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2023, 5:27 PM MDT for 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: Jun 10, 2023, 5:27 PM MDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2023, 8:30 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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: 534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 10, 5:25 PM MDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 5:25 PM MDT, 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:04 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
304 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023

NMZ230-102130-
Union County-
304 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL UNION
COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM MDT...

At 304 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clayton Lake State Park, or 15 miles northwest of Clayton, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Clayton, Clayton Lake State Park and Mount Dora.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 412 and 429.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm 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.

Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 10359 3671 10344 3655 10305 3632 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 309DEG 19KT 3659 10338

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MA

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
344 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023

NMZ230-102215-
Union County-
344 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL UNION
COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM MDT...

At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Des Moines, moving southeast 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...
Grenville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm 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.

Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area.

&&

LAT...LON 3678 10377 3691 10361 3677 10336 3658 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 312DEG 7KT 3680 10363

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

MA/CA

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:40 PM MDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:43 PM MDT, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:49 PM MDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:59 PM MDT, 28 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 10, 2:44 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Bernalillo, Lincoln, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Torrance and 1 more	38 hr
Jun 10, 2:44 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	ABQ	Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia	28 hr
Jun 10, 3:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	26 min
Jun 10, 3:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	46 min
Jun 10, 3:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Jun 10, 3:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	27 min
Jun 10, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	47 min
Jun 10, 4:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 min
Jun 10, 4:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Jun 10, 5:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	62 min

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Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico, 2023 Every flash flood warning in 2023

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.