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Flood Watch 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flood watch at Jul 27, 2026, 11:34 AM MDT for 17 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jul 28, 2026, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2026, 11:34 AM MDT (17:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 28, 2026, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2026, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Taos County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 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 flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jul 27, 5:25 AM MDT, 6 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 5:25 AM MDT, 6 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 6:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | McKinley | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Juan | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:43 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Chaves, Cibola, Curry, De Baca, McKinley and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 1:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 3:10 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Santa Fe | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:06 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Sandoval | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 5:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Mora | 113 min |
| Jul 27, 5:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 35 min |
Nearby
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.