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Flash Flood Warning 212, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 9, 2024Harding County, Quay County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2024, 1:09 AM MDT for Harding County, Quay County, San Miguel 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 9, 2024, 1:09 AM MDT (07:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2024, 4:15 AM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 235 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2024-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 203 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2024-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
203 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 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 8, 11:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 11:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 7:11 PM MDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
711 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     Flash Flood      2 S Edgewood            35.04N 106.19W
08/08/2024                   Torrance           NM   Trained Spotter

            Driveway flooded and impassable.

&&

DPorter
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 7:29 PM MDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
729 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2024

NMZ222-223-090200-
Central Highlands-Estancia Valley-
729 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY THROUGH
800 PM MDT...

At 729 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles south of Clines Corners to 6 miles
northeast of Cedarvale. Movement was north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Torrance
County.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 285 between Mile Markers 226 and 246.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 234 and 251.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3496 10584 3439 10576 3440 10551 3497 10548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 175DEG 18KT 3485 10566 3446 10565

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 7:48 PM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
748 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2024

NMZ219-220-090245-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro
Area-
748 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2024

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL VALENCIA...NORTH CENTRAL SOCORRO
AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM MDT...

At 746 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along the
Sandia and Manzano Mountains producing strong easterly winds.

HAZARD...East wind gusts up to 57 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Albuquerque, Los Lunas, Belen, Valencia, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque,
Bosque Farms, Rio Communities North, Paradise Hills, Jarales, and Los
Trujillos-Gabaldon.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 144 and 166.
 Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 175 and 233.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 181.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Blowing dust can reduce visibilities below one quarter mile at times.

&&

LAT...LON 3520 10688 3520 10651 3443 10655 3441 10658
      3441 10693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 108DEG 8KT 3507 10652

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

CA
Local storm report, Aug 8, 8:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 6:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSan Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance3 hr
Aug 8, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance31 min
Aug 8, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Valencia57 min
Aug 8, 8:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQTorrance13 min
Aug 8, 8:08 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningABQBernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance, Valencia112 min
Aug 8, 9:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance2 hr
Aug 8, 9:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln35 min
Aug 8, 10:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln19 min
Aug 8, 10:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln3 hr
Aug 8, 10:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln25 min
Aug 9, 3:04 AM MDTFlood WatchABQBernalillo, Colfax, Harding, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba and 5 more21 hr
Aug 9, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax35 min
Aug 9, 3:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQColfax3 hr
Aug 9, 3:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola2 hr
Aug 9, 4:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Aug 9, 4:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe3 hr
Aug 9, 5:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Sandoval3 hr
Aug 9, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos37 min
Aug 9, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo36 min
Aug 9, 5:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQLos Alamos, Santa Fe118 min
Aug 9, 5:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion23 min
Aug 9, 5:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQBernalillo98 min

Nearby

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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.