1 heavy rain, 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 8, 1:37 AM MST, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 237 AM MDT MON JUL 8 2002 THINGS STILL RUNNING PRETTY MUCH AS PREDICTED BY MODELS...WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT LOW WAS SUPPOSE TO TRACK TO THE SE. LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE NEAR ELP. SO IF ANYTHING IS MAKING ITS WESTWARD PROGRESSION A LITTLE SOONER THAN MODELS PREDICTED. UPPER LEVEL RDG WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS INTO THE STATE FROM THE NORTHWEST WHICH WILL BEGIN TO PUT A DAMPER ON PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE STATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...WITH LOW STILL VERY NEAR THE AREA...AND WITH DWPTS RELATIVELY HIGH...WILL PROBABLY SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER TONIGHT...WILL FORECAST A GENERAL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE LATE IN THE EXTENDED...AVN BRINGING IN A W/SHIFT AND AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE TO THE AREA...AT THIS POINT DO NOT HAVE GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THEM AS THEY HAVE NOT DONE TOO WELL WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION. WILL STICK WITH WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST FOR NOW. ABQ EB 088/065 091/065 092 16322 SAF EB 083/057 086/058 087 16322 TCC BB 085/064 091/065 092 16322= .ABQ...NONE. MARTIN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain filled low water crossings along Walnut Creek in far southern Chaves County. State Road 2 had water topping the ditches and into travel lanes near the Chaves-Eddy County line.
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