Deep subtropical moisture continued to stream north into western and|central New Mexico, helping fuel thunderstorm development that produced heavy rain in many locations. The torrential downpours caused flash flooding in Albuquerque and on highway 117 near the El Malpais Ranger Station in Cibola county.
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Deep subtropical moisture continued to stream north into western and|central New Mexico, helping fuel thunderstorm development that produced heavy rain in many locations. The torrential downpours caused flash flooding in Albuquerque and on highway 117 near the El Malpais Ranger Station in Cibola county.
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 Jul 19, 1:57 PM MST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 257 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND WILL DRIFT INTO CO TONIGHT AND SUN...THEN MOVE SE EARLY NEXT WEEK INTO TX. THE HIGH MAY TRY AND INCH BACK TOWARD NM LATER NEXT WEEK. STORMS FIRING OVER THE CNTRL AND WRN MOUNTAINS THIS PM WITH A GENERAL DRIFT TO THE W OR SW. STORMS WILL IMPACT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATER THIS PM AND EVE. SEVERAL HEAVY RAINERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EVE WITH AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SE ZONES SHOULD REMAIN DRY AS AN ERLY WAVE OVER W TX BRINGS SUBSIDENCE AHEAD OF IT TO SE NM. SHOWERS AND STORMS ON SUN AND MON SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE CNTRL AND W WITH STEERING FLOW ALOFT FROM THE E TO W. BEYOND THAT...THE PLACEMENT AND EXTENT OF CONVECTION WILL BE TOUGH TO PINPOINT. THE MOISTURE OVER THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO RECYCLE EACH DAY. ANY SHORT WAVES OR EASTERLY WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE HIGH COULD IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA. IN GENERAL...FAVORED AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO THE W AND CNTRL MOUNTAIN CHAINS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. CHJ && .AVIATION... FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTN/EVE TS/SHRA WILL FAVOR CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD AS STORMS DRIFT SLOWLY TOWARD W OR SW. THUS...BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS TODAY ARE AT SKX/SAF/ABQ/OUN/GNT/GUP. SMALLER PROBABILITY AT FMN AND LVS...SO ONLY PUT CB IN THOSE TAFS. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE THAT A TS OR TWO MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATE TONIGHT. REPEAT EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTN/EVE...WITH SOMEWHAT LESS COVERAGE EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THAN WE ARE SEEING TODAY. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 44 && .FIRE WEATHER... UPPER HIGH POSITION WILL FAVOR DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD THROUGH THE EXTENDED. WESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD STORM MOTION TODAY SHOULD TREND TOWARD W AND NW SUNDAY. MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE NE WILL SEE MORE STORMS AS THEY BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. 44 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 66 94 65 92 / 30 20 20 20 GALLUP.......................... 59 84 56 83 / 30 40 40 30 GRANTS.......................... 57 84 57 86 / 30 30 30 30 GLENWOOD........................ 62 87 62 87 / 50 40 40 30 CHAMA........................... 49 80 48 80 / 20 30 30 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 58 78 60 85 / 30 20 20 20 RED RIVER....................... 46 73 46 72 / 20 20 10 30 TAOS............................ 53 85 54 86 / 20 20 10 20 SANTA FE........................ 56 82 56 83 / 20 20 10 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 58 86 58 87 / 20 20 10 20 ESPANOLA........................ 57 89 58 89 / 20 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 68 88 66 89 / 30 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 64 91 65 90 / 30 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 62 87 60 88 / 30 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 64 90 62 90 / 30 20 20 20 SOCORRO......................... 65 91 66 91 / 40 20 20 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 85 55 81 / 30 20 10 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 80 55 86 / 30 20 10 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 60 88 60 90 / 30 20 10 20 RUIDOSO......................... 54 80 53 82 / 20 20 10 20 RATON........................... 55 91 55 90 / 5 5 5 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 55 85 56 85 / 20 10 5 10 ROY............................. 61 86 61 90 / 5 5 5 5 CLAYTON......................... 62 93 64 92 / 5 0 0 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 62 90 63 95 / 5 5 5 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 66 95 66 97 / 5 5 0 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 65 93 65 96 / 5 5 5 5 CLOVIS.......................... 65 93 64 95 / 5 5 0 5 PORTALES........................ 66 94 65 96 / 5 5 5 5 ROSWELL......................... 68 95 67 98 / 5 5 5 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 40/44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 540 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NMZ001>021-026-201200- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- HARDING 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-QUAY COUNTY- ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 540 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING... PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SUNDAY...BUT ALSO ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND IN NEARBY LOWLANDS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY ALSO BE RELAYED THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 436 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NMZ009-010-192330- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- 436 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER EAST SIDE OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA... AT 430 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIJERAS. MOVEMENT WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CARNUEL...CEDAR CREST AND CEDRO...AND THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. THE CHIEF THREAT WILL BE OVER THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST HEIGHTS. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. SHY
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
One person was rescued from the flooded Embudo Diversion Channel near Interstate 40 and Carlisle Avenue.
The sheriffs dispatch reported state road 117 was washed out near the El Malpais Ranger Station.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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