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Flash Flood Warning 268, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 20, 2024Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Oct 20, 2024, 6:07 PM MDT for Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 6 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
Oct 20, 2024, 6:07 PM MDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2024-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 275 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2024-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 164 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
275 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2364 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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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 Oct 20, 6:00 PM MDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 6:00 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 20, 3:58 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
358 PM MDT Sun Oct 20 2024

NMZ227-228-202230-
Far Northeast Highlands NM-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including
Raton Pass NM-
358 PM MDT Sun Oct 20 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN COLFAX COUNTY UNTIL 430
PM MDT...

At 358 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maxwell, or 8 miles north of Springer, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
  Raton, Maxwell and Raton Crews Airport.

This includes the following highways...
	Highway 64 between Mile Markers 328 and 344.
	Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 416 and 448.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3670 10463 3689 10456 3671 10412 3637 10451
      3645 10471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 205DEG 32KT 3647 10457

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Oct 20, 4:35 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
435 PM MDT Sun Oct 20 2024

NMZ203-210-202315-
Tusas Mountains Including Chama NM-Far Northwest Highlands NM-
435 PM MDT Sun Oct 20 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM MDT...

At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tierra Amarilla, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Chama, Tierra Amarilla, Brazos, Ensenada, El Vado Lake State Park,
  Los Ojos, Rutheron and La Puente.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 149 and 180.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10679 3699 10620 3699 10614 3653 10658
      3663 10678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 214DEG 34KT 3667 10662

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

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Special weather statement, Oct 20, 4:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 20, 5:25 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 20, 5:30 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 20, 6:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel41 min
Oct 20, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax51 min
Oct 20, 6:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry35 min
Oct 20, 6:31 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax, Mora5 hr
Oct 20, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos, Taos24 min
Oct 20, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union49 min
Oct 20, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora46 min
Oct 20, 6:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQChaves, De Baca, Lincoln27 min
Oct 20, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry23 min
Oct 20, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca44 min
Oct 20, 7:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQColfax, Union5 hr
Oct 20, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe24 min
Oct 20, 7:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora31 min
Oct 20, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry30 min
Oct 20, 7:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora25 min
Oct 20, 7:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca34 min
Oct 20, 7:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax31 min
Oct 20, 8:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe28 min
Oct 20, 8:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel34 min
Oct 20, 8:22 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora, San Miguel4 hr
Oct 20, 8:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora35 min
Oct 20, 8:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca33 min
Oct 20, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Union46 min
Oct 20, 8:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Roosevelt39 min
Oct 20, 8:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora35 min
Oct 20, 8:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQDe Baca3 hr
Oct 20, 9:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe23 min
Oct 20, 9:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax48 min
Oct 20, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt30 min
Oct 20, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax33 min
Oct 20, 9:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Quay44 min
Oct 20, 9:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax22 min
Oct 20, 9:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMora3 hr
Oct 20, 10:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay46 min
Oct 20, 10:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ34 min
Oct 20, 10:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQQuay3 hr
Oct 20, 10:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay46 min
Oct 20, 11:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay31 min
Oct 21, 1:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, Union29 min
Oct 21, 6:25 AM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryABQChaves8 hr

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.