1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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, 1:51 PM MST, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 251 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM INTERSTATE 40 NORTH BECOMING NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE MEASURED IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA...WITH SIMILAR RATES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE ONCE CONVECTION FILLS IN THE GAPS. STORMS ARE GENERALLY SLOW MOVERS TO THE NORTH WITH SOME STORMS NOW STARTING TO FIRE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE. EXPECTING MANY ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORIES TO FOLLOW AS RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION BECOMES MORE GENERAL AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. CURRENTLY...RIDGE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WITH STATIONARY HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH OFFSHORE THE U.S. WEST COAST. BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO OVERSPREAD THE STATE WITH EMBEDDED WEAK SHORTWAVES AND PULSES OF MOISTURE. SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH THERMAL LOW OVER THE LOWER COLORADO VALLEY PROVIDING LOW LEVEL SUPPORT FOR PATTERN ALOFT. THETA E RIDGE AXIS LIES BROADLY FROM SILVER CITY NORTHEAST TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THIS WILL BE A WEAK FOCUS FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. MODELS...CONSENSUS SOLUTION EXPANDING RIDGE ALOFT WESTWARD TOWARD ARIZONA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH GRADUAL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR NM AS DYNAMIC TRIGGERS MOVE WEST WITH RIDGE MARGINS. WRF DEEPENING A WEAK LOW IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY TUESDAY NIGHT TO PULL A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE NORTH OVER THE STATE BY MIDWEEK...AND EXPECTING MARGINAL INCREASE IN SHOWER COVERAGE FOR WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ADVECTION OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. SHY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 64 90 65 88 / 20 30 50 20 GALLUP.......................... 57 85 58 83 / 40 20 30 30 GRANTS.......................... 57 82 57 83 / 40 20 30 30 GLENWOOD........................ 60 89 60 90 / 50 20 30 30 CHAMA........................... 48 79 47 79 / 60 50 50 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 53 78 53 82 / 40 20 20 20 RED RIVER....................... 43 72 43 73 / 50 40 30 40 TAOS............................ 54 81 52 83 / 50 30 30 20 SANTA FE........................ 58 82 56 84 / 30 20 20 30 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 59 84 60 85 / 30 10 20 20 ESPANOLA........................ 55 89 55 89 / 30 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 68 85 68 86 / 30 10 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 65 87 66 88 / 30 10 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 67 85 63 87 / 30 10 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 66 86 64 90 / 30 10 20 20 SOCORRO......................... 61 88 61 89 / 20 20 20 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 46 74 49 77 / 30 10 20 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 83 54 84 / 30 10 20 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 58 88 57 86 / 20 20 30 20 RUIDOSO......................... 51 79 52 77 / 20 30 50 40 RATON........................... 55 84 54 86 / 30 20 20 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 55 80 53 82 / 30 20 30 30 ROY............................. 60 85 60 85 / 20 10 20 10 CLAYTON......................... 64 89 63 90 / 20 10 20 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 59 91 59 89 / 10 10 20 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 66 93 66 93 / 10 10 20 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 65 89 65 88 / 10 10 20 10 CLOVIS.......................... 66 92 65 89 / 20 20 20 10 PORTALES........................ 66 90 66 89 / 20 20 20 10 ROSWELL......................... 67 95 67 91 / 10 20 20 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 25
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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 110 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ001>005-008>012-014>017-062115- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 110 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON... LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND BURSTS OF SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. ACTIVE STORMS WILL STRETCH FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA NORTH TOWARDS SANTA FE...TAOS..RED RIVER...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. OTHER STORMS WILL BE LOCATED FROM ALBUQUERQUE NORTHWEST AND WEST TOWARDS FARMINGTON...GRANTS AND GALLUP. WATCH FOR HEAVY RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND BURSTS OF ONE QUARTER INCH TO ONE HALF INCH HAIL AS STORMS MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. STAY ALERT FOR QUICK WATER RISES NEAR SMALL ARROYOS AND IN ROAD DITCHES WHEN TRAVELLING TOWARDS STORMS. SOME WATER PONDING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE INTERSTATES AND MAJOR STATE HIGHWAYS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS REGARDING THE TREND AND MOVEMENT OF DEVELOPING STORMS. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 305 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ001-062200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 305 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN INCREASING ACROSS SAN JUAN COUNTY... LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN INCREASING ACROSS CENTRAL SAN JUAN COUNTY. NORTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS MAY BRING HEAVY RAINS OF ONE INCH IN 30 TO 45 MINUTES TO THE FARMINGTON...BLOOMFIELD AND AZTEC AREAS BETWEEN 345 PM AND 430 PM. AT 300 PM HEAVIEST RAINS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF FARMINGTON ALONG HIGHWAY 371. OTHER STRONG SHOWERS EXTEND EAST TO HIGHWAY 550 ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMFIELD. WATCH FOR HEAVY RAIN DURING LATE AFTERNOON TO BRING A QUICK WATER RISE INTO SMALL ARROYOS AND SHALLOW ROAD DITCHES. CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 318 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ002>005-008>011-014>017-062300- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 318 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ..HEAVY RAIN THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON... A PEAK PERIOD FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND BURSTS OF SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED THROUGH 530 PM ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. STORMS WILL BE MOST ACTIVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF ALBUQUERQUE STRETCHING FROM NEAR SANTA FE AND ESPANOLA TO TAOS AND ALSO BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON. OTHER STORMS WILL BE APPROACHING FARMINGTON AND BLOOMFIELD FROM THE SOUTH. THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GRANTS...GALLUP AND WINSLOW ARIZONA WILL ALSO SEE BURSTS OF HEAVY RAIN. SMALLER AND LESS INTENSE RAIN STORMS WILL BE INCREASING SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW STORMS NEAR SOCORRO AND FROM NEAR MOUNTAINAIR NORTH OVER THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS TO INTERSTATE 25 AT TIJERAS. ISOLATED HEAVY RAINS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF GRANTS INTO WESTERN SOCORRO COUNTY NEAR ALAMO NAVAJO RESERVATIONS AND EASTERN CATRON COUNTY NORTH OF GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT. WATCH FOR HEAVY RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND BURSTS OF ONE QUARTER INCH TO ONE HALF INCH HAIL AS STORMS MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. STAY ALERT FOR QUICK WATER RISES NEAR SMALL ARROYOS AND IN ROAD DITCHES WHEN TRAVELLING TOWARDS STORMS. SOME WATER PONDING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE INTERSTATES AND MAJOR STATE HIGHWAYS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS REGARDING THE TREND AND MOVEMENT OF DEVELOPING STORMS. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 430 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ009-010-062315- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- 430 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ...NEW STORMS MOVING NORTH ALONG MANZANO MOUNTAINS INTO EAST ALBUQUERQUE... NEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE BUILDING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF ALBUQUERQUE AND WILL BRING ADDITIONAL BRIEF HEAVY RAIN TO EAST ALBUQUERQUE AS THEY MOVE NORTH THROUGH 6 PM. EXPECT INCREASING RAIN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE BEFORE 5 PM. ADDITIONAL OR NEW FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 530 PM AS THESE FRESH RAINS SPREAD INTO EASTERN ALBUQUERQUE AND EASTERN BERNALILLO COUNTY. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 515 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 NMZ009-010-070015- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- 515 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ...NEW STORMS MOVING NORTH ALONG MANZANO MOUNTAINS INTO EAST ALBUQUERQUE... NEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE BUILDING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF ALBUQUERQUE AND WILL BRING ADDITIONAL BRIEF HEAVY RAIN TO EAST ALBUQUERQUE AS THEY MOVE NORTH THROUGH 6 PM. EXPECT INCREASING RAIN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE BEFORE 5 PM. ADDITIONAL OR NEW FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 530 PM AS THESE FRESH RAINS SPREAD INTO EASTERN ALBUQUERQUE AND EASTERN BERNALILLO COUNTY. NMZ001>005-008-011-014>017-070015- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 515 PM MDT SUN AUG 6 2006 ..HEAVY RAIN THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... A PEAK PERIOD FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND BURSTS OF SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. STORMS WILL BE MOST ACTIVE FROM ALBUQUERQUE NORTHEAST TO LAS VEGAS AND RATON ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND ALSO WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE ALONG INTERSTATE 40 TO GRANTS. A NUMBER OF FLOOD ADVISORIES OR WARNING ARE IN EFFECT DURING LATE AFTERNOON SO REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN WHICH BRINGS ARROYO FLOODING AND FILLS ROAD DITCHES...CITY STREETS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WITH HEAVY AND FAST MOVING RUNOFF THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS REGARDING THE TREND AND MOVEMENT OF DEVELOPING STORMS. 03
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain of one inch in 35 minutes wiped out the road repairs along Rio Oso Road in eastern Rio Rancho leaving 6 to 10 foot gullies and again exposing water and electric lines buried in the road which runs in an old arroyo channel.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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