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Flash Flood Warning 228, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Aug 25, 2024, 1:46 PM MDT for 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 25, 2024, 1:46 PM MDT (19:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2024, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County San Miguel County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 25, 11:32 AM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 11:32 AM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 25, 1:20 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
120 PM MDT Sun Aug 25 2024
NMZ201-252000-
Northwest Plateau-
120 PM MDT Sun Aug 25 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY
THROUGH 200 PM MDT...
At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shiprock, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Shiprock, Nenahnezad, Red Valley, and Rattlesnake.
This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 1 and 38.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10824 3643 10864 3669 10904 3700 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 211DEG 40KT 3679 10861
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
33The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 6:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Curry | 23 min |
| Aug 25, 2:11 AM MDT | Flood Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos | 18 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 1:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Mora | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Juan | 36 min |
| Aug 25, 2:00 PM MDT | Flood Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 2:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 25 min |
| Aug 25, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Juan | 10 min |
| Aug 25, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 2:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 4:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Juan | 41 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.