For the second day in a row, slow moving thunderstorms dropped copious amounts of rainfall over northern Union County. Around 2 inches of rain fell during the afternoon of the 26th.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
For the second day in a row, slow moving thunderstorms dropped copious amounts of rainfall over northern Union County. Around 2 inches of rain fell during the afternoon of the 26th. The previous day between 3.5 and 5.5 inches of rain fell over the same area. The area was primed for rapid runoff to occur with additional heavy rainfall. The heavy rains produced good rises in the normally dry Cimarron River.
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 26, 2:05 PM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 305 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .DISCUSSION... ACTIVE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN STORE FOR THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CLEARLY VISIBLE NOW ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER EASTERN UTAH/WESTERN CO...AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO LIKELY DEVELOPING DUE TO ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM THE FRONTAL PUSH LAST NIGHT AND HEATING/OROGRAPHICS. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE/REDEVELOP INTO THE EVENING AS THE DISTURBANCE NEARS. MEANWHILE...STORMS OVER THE SANGRES DEVELOPED AS EXPECTED AND ARE SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHEAST. THIS INITIAL WAVE OF STORMS IS LIKELY DUE TO WEAK...MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW AND HEATING RATHER THAN FROM THE LARGER SCALE LIFT PROVIDED FROM THE UPPER DISTURBANCE. THEREFORE EXPECT A SECOND ROUND THIS EVENING. SEVERAL STORMS ALREADY PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES ON THE ORDER OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING CLOUD TOPS COOLING TO -70C. STORMS SHOULD ORGANIZE INTO AN MCS AGAIN THIS EVENING...AND GIVEN ABOVE NORMAL PWAT ENVIRONMENT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN...A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AS WELL. AS THE MCS ROLLS DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT. THUS...THE ABQ METRO AREA CAN EXPECT AN EAST CANYON WIND AROUND MIDNIGHT. MONDAY SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LESS ACTIVE AS UPPER JET IS PLACED OVER CENTRAL CO...THUS BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS REMAINS TO OUR NORTH. NONETHELESS...THE MOISTURE WILL NOT BE SCOURED OUT ANYTIME SOON...SO CAN STILL EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ROLL ONTO THE PLAINS DURING THE EVENING UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW. BACK DOOR COLD FRONT STILL ON TAP FOR TUESDAY AS SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THAT MORNING. EXPECT ACTIVITY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TO RAMP BACK UP AS THE FRONT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR TSTM DEVELOPMENT. YET ANOTHER FRONT IS ON TAP FOR LATE WEDNESDAY/EARLY THURSDAY. WITH CONTINUED CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WATCHES BE ISSUED LATER THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT...STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY AS WELL. BY THE WEEKEND...LONG RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE THE RIDGE BUILDING BACK OVERHEAD...THOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. IMPORTANT NOTE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS TRANSITIONED TO NEW PUBLIC ZONE BOUNDARIES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS... PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABQ/ZONE/2009PUBLICZONES.PHP /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/. 34 && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL...EXCEPT FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING MVFR CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS WITH MOUNTAINS TOPS OBSCURED BY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL TRACK E/SE AND EXPAND TO INCLUDE EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF MVFR TO BRIEF IFR VIS/CIGS AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40KTS. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WHERE LARGE HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE AFOREMENTIONED HAZARDS. STORMS WILL LINGER THRU A GOOD PORTION OF SUNDAY EVENING AND POSSIBLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY CANYON BREEZES ARE LIKELY SUNDAY EVENING WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...WHERE GUSTS UP TO 25-30KTS ARE POSSIBLE. AVIATORS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO A DEVELOPING WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THIS AREA. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 01 && .FIRE WEATHER... PRINCIPAL FIRE WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE CENTER OF THE UPPER HIGH HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL ALLOW PERTURBATIONS WITHIN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW BEHIND A SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT ARRIVED IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING FROM THE EASTERN PLAINS HAS INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE. MANY LOCALES ARE EXPERIENCING DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MIDDLE 60S. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FIRST THEN EXPAND SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO INCLUDE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE NORTH WHERE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED COVERAGE ELSEWHERE. STORMS WILL BE OF THE WETTING NATURE WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS LIKELY. HAINES VALUES WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW COMPLIMENTS OF THE ADDED MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN. THE UPPER HIGH WILL MIGRATE TO SRN CA/SW AZ TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY EVEN FURTHER SOUTH INTO OLD MEXICO AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH TAKES RESIDENCE IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. THIS WILL KEEP STRONG NORTH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION...ALLOWING FOR DECENT PRECIPITATION CHANCES. ANOTHER SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL RECHARGE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TUE/TUE NIGHT AS IT SLIDES SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. CANYON BREEZES ARE EXPECTED EACH EVENING...HOWEVER STRONGEST PUSH MAY OCCUR TUE NIGHT AS FRONT SQUEEZES THROUGH THE CENTRAL MTS. TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS WEEK WILL BE NEAR NORMAL IN WRN/CENTRAL NM WITH BELOW NORMAL CONDITIONS IN THE NE/EC PLAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ABOVE 15 PCT COUPLED WITH MODERATE/EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 64 94 62 95 / 20 10 10 10 DULCE........................... 55 85 52 88 / 40 30 20 20 CUBA............................ 54 84 53 87 / 30 30 20 20 GALLUP.......................... 60 91 58 91 / 30 10 10 10 EL MORRO........................ 55 85 55 86 / 30 20 20 20 GRANTS.......................... 56 90 55 91 / 30 20 20 20 QUEMADO......................... 57 87 56 89 / 30 20 20 20 GLENWOOD........................ 63 94 62 95 / 20 10 10 10 CHAMA........................... 48 78 46 81 / 50 50 30 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 56 84 55 86 / 40 30 20 20 PECOS........................... 54 83 54 85 / 50 40 30 30 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 50 79 49 82 / 50 40 30 40 RED RIVER....................... 45 72 44 74 / 70 50 30 60 ANGEL FIRE...................... 47 77 43 78 / 60 50 30 50 TAOS............................ 54 82 52 85 / 60 30 30 30 ESPANOLA........................ 60 90 58 93 / 40 30 20 20 SANTA FE........................ 56 85 57 88 / 50 40 20 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 59 88 59 91 / 40 30 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 65 88 66 91 / 30 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 68 91 69 94 / 30 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 66 92 67 95 / 30 20 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 67 91 67 94 / 30 30 20 20 LOS LUNAS....................... 67 93 67 96 / 30 20 20 10 RIO RANCHO...................... 66 91 67 96 / 30 20 20 20 SOCORRO......................... 67 93 67 96 / 30 10 20 10 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 84 55 86 / 40 30 20 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 58 86 57 86 / 40 20 20 20 CLINES CORNERS.................. 57 83 58 83 / 50 30 30 20 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 59 86 59 88 / 40 10 30 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 62 89 64 91 / 30 20 20 20 RUIDOSO......................... 58 81 58 83 / 30 30 30 20 CAPULIN......................... 53 79 51 76 / 70 40 30 50 RATON........................... 55 82 54 83 / 60 40 30 50 LAS VEGAS....................... 54 81 54 80 / 70 40 40 30 CLAYTON......................... 61 86 60 81 / 70 30 30 30 ROY............................. 60 82 59 81 / 60 30 30 30 CONCHAS......................... 63 87 65 89 / 60 30 30 30 SANTA ROSA...................... 62 89 62 90 / 50 30 30 30 TUCUMCARI....................... 64 86 65 88 / 60 30 30 30 CLOVIS.......................... 64 87 64 88 / 50 30 30 30 PORTALES........................ 64 88 64 89 / 50 30 30 30 FORT SUMNER..................... 65 89 65 92 / 50 20 30 30 ROSWELL......................... 69 93 69 97 / 30 20 20 20 PICACHO......................... 64 90 65 92 / 30 20 20 20 ELK............................. 62 86 63 88 / 30 30 20 20 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-527>534. && 34/01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1106 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ501>540-271200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1106 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 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 FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW MOVING STORMS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE...OR BY CALLING 1-888-386-7637. 34
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 212 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ515-528-529-262100- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 212 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING THE INTERSTATE 25 AREA BETWEEN WAGON MOUND AND WATROUS... AT 210 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR VALMORA OR 2 MILES NORTH/NORTHEAST OF WATROUS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST/SOUTH AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SHOEMAKER AND WATROUS. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 307 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ529-262145- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 307 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS... AT 305 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR TECOLOTE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LOS MONTOYAS AND SAN AUGUSTIN. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 328 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ523-533-262215- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 328 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING SOUTHEAST OVER THE MILAGRO AREA... AT 326 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANTON CHICO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MILAGRO. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 330 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ519-262200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 330 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER THE GREATER LOS LUNAS AREA... AT 329 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL NEAR VALENCIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ADELINO...BOSQUE FARMS... LOS CHAVEZ...MEADOW LAKE...PERALTA AND TOME. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 348 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ528-531-262230- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY- 348 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING TOWARDS CHICOSA STATE PARK WEST OF MLLS... AT 347 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR MILLS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CHICOSA LAKE STATE PARK. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 435 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 NMZ523-529-532-533-537-262330- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 435 PM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SAN MIGUEL...WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GUADALUPE AND FAR EASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY... AT 432 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HAIL BETWEEN PEA SIZED TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRUJILLO TO JUST EAST OF ENCINO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COLONIAS...DILIA... MILAGRO...PASTURA...PINTADA...SAN IGNACIO...COLONIAS AND SANTA ROSA. PERSONS TRAVELLING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND MILAGRO WILL BE AFFECTED. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 50
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Eight to 10 inches of water was running over State Highway 456 between mile markers 16 and 30. Cars were submerged in the water and mud and had to be pulled out near mile marker 25.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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