1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 20, 2:05 PM MST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 305 PM MDT SAT JUL 20 2002 NOW THAT THE DEEP AND RATHER ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS AVBL ACROSS MUCH OF THE WRN 2/3 OF THE STATE...THE DEVIL IS IN THE SUB SYNOPTIC DETAILS. NO CLEAR EVIDENCE OF WEAK LOW ALOFT BUT MODELS WISH ONE UP NR ELP BY THIS EVE. WEAK SOUTHERLY STEERING FLOW FOR STORMS FAVORS HEAVY RAINERS. ANY KIND OF DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL ALLOW SHWRS/TSTMS TO PERSIST OR EVEN RE-DEVELOP OVERNIGHT FOR WRN 2/3. ERN PLAINS TSTMS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. SOUTHERLY STEERING FLOW WEAKENS SUNDAY AS SRN UTAH HIGH ALOFT BEGINS TO BUILD. NO ADDITIONAL MOISTURE BUT NONE NEEDED FOR SCT SHWRS/TSTMS SUN AND SUN NITE. WEAK COLDFRONT/WIND SHIFT INTO NE NM SUN EVE COULD ENHANCE SHWRS/TSTMS NE SUN NITE...THEN FURTHER S AND W MONDAY. MIGHT BE LESS ACTIVITY 4 CORNERS MONDAY NEAR THE SRN UTAH UPPER HIGH. SRN UTAH HIGH RESULTS IN WEAK NE STEERING FLOW ACROSS NRN NM MON WHILE CNTRL TX HIGH ALOFT PUSHES W INTO SE NM. RESULT IS THAT BEST MOISTURE WILL BE ORIENTED SW TO NE ACROSS NM MON THRU TUE. 4 CORNERS HIGH ALOFT FROM MIDWEEK ON LIKELY TO EITHER SUPRESS MEXICAN MOISTURE TO OUR S OR STEER PLUME IN AZ. RESIDUAL MOISTURE ENSURES SOME DAYTIME TSTM FORMATION...MAINLY MTNS...FOR NM WED THRU SAT...BUT GENLY DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL. ABQ BB 063/085 063/085 062 07544 SAF TT 057/083 057/083 057 07544 TCC BB 067/092 068/085 066 07233 .ABQ...NONE. EAP
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:29 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain with swift water into arroyos and through low water crossings was reported in the foothills neighborhoods of northeast Albuquerque.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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