1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 5, 1:42 PM MST, 6 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 242 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WELL UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM SILVER CITY TO RATON WITH MOST STORMS CREEPING NORTHWARD VERY SLOWLY AS THEY BROADEN IN AREAL COVERAGE. WILL ALLOW FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AT 6 P.M. MDT AS PRECIPITATION BECOMES LESS FOCUSSED AND MORE LOCALIZED...AND WILL WATCH SITUATION CAREFULLY THIS EVENING FOR ANY NEEDED LOCAL ADVISORIES OR STATEMENTS. BROAD MOISTURE PLUME IN EVIDENCE ON WATER VAPOR LOOP ADVECTING NORTHWARD FROM WEST TEXAS ACROSS HEART OF NEW MEXICO...AND LINING UP WELL WITH CLOUD COVER AND CONVECTION ON VISIBLE SHOT AS WELL. CONVECTION MOST INTENSE ON EAST SIDE OF PLUME WHERE MOISTURE MEETS DESTABILIZING SOLAR PENETRATION TO THE SURFACE AND RECEIVES SOME SHORTWAVE ENHANCEMENT...WHILE LIFTING DYNAMICS ALOFT WEAKER TO THE WEST. CURRENTLY...BROAD STATIONARY RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WITH CLOSED LOW SITTING OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND MAINTAINS CONTINUED DEEP SOUTHERLY MOIST FLOW ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO. SURFACE HIGH SETTING UP OVER WESTERN COLORADO WITH DOWNSTREAM SURFACE TROUGH FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA SOUTHWEST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO TO EL PASO. PATTERN EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH SOME SHIFTING OF RIDGE WESTWARD EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK TO DISPLACE MOISTURE AND BEST DYNAMICS TO THE NM AZ BORDER. MODELS...CONSENSUS SOLUTION BETWEEN WET GFS AND DRYER WRF CONTINUES TO DEVELOP PRECIPITATION AXIS FROM RATON SOUTHWEST TO LORDSBURG FOR THE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY IN PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PLACES AS TODAY. WITH RIDGE ALOFT EXPANDING WESTWARD AND PUSHING BEST DYNAMICS TOWARD THE ARIZONA BORDER...AM EXPECTING A GRADUAL CLEARING AND DRYING TREND FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY AND THIS WILL WORK ITS WAY WEST ON TUESDAY. MORE ORGANIZED RAIN WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE ARIZONA BORDER...BUT WILL ANTICIPATE A RETURN TO MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR REMAINDER OF THE STATE AFTER START OF THE WORK WEEK. SHY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 64 87 65 89 / 20 20 50 40 GALLUP.......................... 57 82 58 82 / 20 20 30 30 GRANTS.......................... 57 80 57 83 / 20 50 30 30 GLENWOOD........................ 62 85 61 88 / 50 50 40 20 CHAMA........................... 49 76 48 79 / 30 50 50 60 LOS ALAMOS...................... 54 76 52 79 / 30 50 20 20 RED RIVER....................... 46 69 43 74 / 60 50 50 30 TAOS............................ 53 80 52 83 / 40 50 30 20 SANTA FE........................ 56 80 56 84 / 30 40 20 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 59 82 57 86 / 30 40 20 20 ESPANOLA........................ 57 86 55 88 / 30 40 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 67 83 68 87 / 30 30 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 64 86 65 89 / 20 30 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 64 82 67 87 / 30 40 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 65 85 66 88 / 20 40 10 20 SOCORRO......................... 63 87 62 88 / 40 30 10 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 50 74 47 76 / 40 40 20 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 81 56 83 / 40 40 20 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 59 85 56 87 / 50 30 10 20 RUIDOSO......................... 56 77 51 79 / 60 30 10 30 RATON........................... 56 81 54 87 / 50 40 20 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 56 79 53 83 / 50 40 20 10 ROY............................. 62 83 60 86 / 30 10 10 10 CLAYTON......................... 64 88 64 92 / 20 10 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 61 87 59 90 / 20 10 10 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 66 93 65 94 / 20 10 10 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 66 87 65 89 / 20 10 10 10 CLOVIS.......................... 66 91 65 92 / 20 10 10 10 PORTALES........................ 66 89 65 91 / 20 10 10 10 ROSWELL......................... 68 93 68 94 / 20 10 10 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 542 AM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NMZ001>021-026-061200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- 542 AM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40...EXCEPT FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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. REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...RISING WATER LEVELS AND/OR FLOODING THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 603 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NMZ009-060045- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 603 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING CENTRAL BERNALILLO COUNTY... AT 600 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PARADISE HILLS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM OVER THE WESTERN ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA INCLUDE LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE...NORTH VALLEY...PAJARITO AND SOUTH VALLEY. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ARROYOS AND DITCHES MAY HAVE STRONG FLOWS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. 23
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 625 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NMZ005-006-060115- HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 625 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN MORA...SOUTHEAST COLFAX AND NORTHWEST HARDING COUNTIES... AT 622 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CENTERED ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF WAGON MOUND. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS GENERALLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MILLS...SPRINGER...TAYLOR SPRINGS AND ABBOTT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 654 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 NMZ003-009-010-060145- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 654 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTY... AT 648 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO SANDIA HEIGHTS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALAMEDA...CARNUEL...LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE...NORTH VALLEY...PAJARITO...PLACITAS AND PARADISE HILLS. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG FLOWS CAN BE EXPECTED IN NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS AND DITCHES. 23
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains during mid evening resulted in a partial roof collapse at the Espanola City Hall allowing water to flood into the police station and detention center.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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