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 Sep 6, 7:45 PM MST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 845 PM MDT SAT SEP 6 2003 ZFP UPDATED FOR CURRENT TRENDS...CLOUDS AND TSTMS DECREASING OVER NW THIRD OF CWA...BUT STILL EXPECT AT LEAST ISOLATED ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. UPPED POPS ALONG EASTERN BORDER COUNTIES AS CURRENT LINES OF CONVECTION PASS OVER TO THE EAST NEXT 2-3 HRS. .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...A SMALL UPPER LVL JET MAX OVER EAST CENTRAL AZ AND WEST CENTRAL NM EXITS INTO A DIVERGENT FLOW PATTERN TODAY. SFC DWPTS REMAIN IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S. POPS LOOK ON TRACK WITH THE THE UPPER LVL SUPPORT AND INSTABILITY COULD SEE MORE AND STRONGER ACTIVITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONTINUED THE TREND TOWARD COOLER TEMPS TONIGHT DUE TO THE SH/TS ACTIVITY. SLIGHT DRYING TREND FOR A SHORT TIME SUN AND MON BEFORE A PLUME OF MID LVL MOISTURE IS DRAWN OVER NM ON TUE AND WED. BOTH ETA AND GFS SHOW THIS FEATURE. AGREE WITH PREVIOUS FORECASTER THAT POPS MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED BUT WILL WAIT ONE MORE CYCLE BEFORE DOING SO. UPPER LVLS WILL TURN FORM NORTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY BRINGING A DRYER AIRMASS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT PAC TROF DEEPENS OVER THE ROCKIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SFC FRONT INCREASING CLOUDS AND POPS OVER THE NE CORNER FOR NEXT WEEKEND.AS .ABQ...NONE.
NMZ001>021-026-071200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SAT SEP 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER... THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ARROYOS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN SUNDAY IN THE NORTHEAST AND A COUPLE OF THE STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. BEYOND SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain of near 3 inches in 90 minutes produced a deluge near Melrose with numerous ditches overflowing into state and county roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, September 2003
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