1 flash flood, 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 6, 9:36 AM MST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1036 AM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 .UPDATE...FORECASTS ON TRACK AS WRITTEN WITH MINOR TOUCH UP AND TIMING ADJUSTMENTS FOR UPDATE AT 11 A.M. MDT. STILL EXPECTING HEAVIEST RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THETA E RIDGE AXIS FROM SOUTHWEST CATRON COUNTY NORTHEAST TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. WILL HOLD OFF ON FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS DYNAMIC TRIGGERS TO RELEASE INCH PLUS PRECIPITABLE WATERS ARE NOT WELL DEFINED SPATIALLY AND TIMING OF NORTHWESTBOUND SHORTWAVES INTERSECTING NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED MOISTURE PLUME ACROSS THE STATE IS NOT WELL DETERMINED. WILL BE BRACING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF ADVISORY LEVEL FLOODING EVENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL WATCH CAREFULLY TO SEE IF UPGRADE IS NEEDED. SHY/DPORTER. && .PREV UPDATE...748 AM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006...ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY OF CONVECTION TODAY...BEFORE A DOWNTICK IN CONVECTION ON MONDAY. THE MOISTURE PLUME WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN COOL ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...BUT THEY/LL WARM A FEW DEGREES IN THE EAST...WHERE ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS A SUBSIDENCE REGION OVER BIG BEND AND WEST TEXAS THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EAST TODAY...INHIBIT MOST CLOUD COVER AND CONVECTION...AND ALLOW THE WARMING. THIS SUBSIDENT AREA IS LOCATED AHEAD OF AN EASTERLY WAVE APPROACHING FROM THE EAST TEXAS GULF COAST. SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS SHORTWAVE...BUT GFS AND WRF GENERALLY AGREE THAT IT MAY MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MONDAY...THE SUBSIDENT REGION AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING WAVE WILL PROVIDE A DOWNTICK IN CONVECTION CENTRAL AND EAST...WHICH MODELS HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW RUNS. IF GFS IS RIGHT...AND IT TENDS TO BE MORE ACCURATE WITH SYSTEMS OUT OF THE SOUTH THAN THE WRF...THEN TUESDAY SHOULD BRING AN UPTICK IN CONVECTION. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY AGAIN PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PERHAPS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40 AND POSSIBLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...MODELS DEPICT THE PERSISTENCE OF THE MOISTURE PLUME OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM. && .PREV DISCUSSION...251 AM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006...THROUGH MID MORNING...THE FAVORED LOCATIONS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING WILL BE TAOS...RIO ARRIBA...LOS ALAMOS...SANTA FE...SANDOVAL...BERNALILLO...EASTERN CIBOLA AND EASTERN MCKINLEY COUNTIES. EXPECT HIGH RUNOFF IN ALBUQUERQUE...RIO RANCHO AND THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE. NO CHANGES TO THE GRIDS YET THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING HAS TAKEN PRIORITY. WILL REVIEW THE FIRST 72 HOURS OF THE FORECAST AFTER FLOODING SUBSIDES...THEN UPDATE IF NEEDED. && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 25/46
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ001>021-026-071200- 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- 600 AM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40...AS WELL AS IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
809 AM MDT SUN AUG 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM FLASH FLOOD RIO RANCHO 35.27N 106.66W
08/06/2006 SANDOVAL NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL HOUSES FLOODED. DITCH OVERFLOWING IN NEARBY
CORRALES. CARS FLOODED TO STEERING WHEEL IN CITY
INTERSECTIONS.
0200 AM FLASH FLOOD ALBUQUERQUE 35.12N 106.62W
08/06/2006 BERNALILLO NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO FEET OF WATER IN THE INTERSECTION OF COORS AND PASEO
DEL NORTE. CARS FLOATING. INTERSECTION CLOSED.
&&
44SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1204 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ009-010-061830- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- 1204 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS OF ALBUQUERQUE... AT NOON MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER OVER THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS OF ALBUQUERQUE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM...WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ALAMEDA...CARNUEL...LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE...NORTH VALLEY AND SANDIA HEIGHTS. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES OR WARNINGS. DPORTER
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:05 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Sudden runoff from heavy three quarter inch rain overtopped a holding pond at a construction site causing the flooding of several homes in northeast Albuquerque.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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