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Dangerous Surf and Rip Currents for most of the Atlantic Shoreline; Record Heat for the West

Hurricane Erin continues to track northward. Tropical storm force winds, storm surge conditions will increase for the Outer Banks today and portions of coastal Virginia. Life-threatening surf and rip currents along much of the east coast of the U.S. this week. Major to extreme HeatRisk with new record high temperatures are expected for many areas of the western U.S. this week. Read More >

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Rainfall Summary: September 10-18, 2013

The table below is a comprehensive list of the more significant precipitation reports that were received for the 9-day event period.

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 Location (source) Precipitation Total (in)
 Bandelier National Monument (HCN) 7.93
 Los Alamos 2.6 W (CoCoRaHS) 7.67
 LANL (Mesonet) 7.56
 Los Alamos 6.1 SE (CoCoRaHS) 7.27
 White Rock 1.5 NNE (CoCoRaHS) 6.71
 Los Alamos 0.9 SW (CoCoRaHS) 6.68
 Los Alamos Airport (AWOS) 7.05
 Los Alamos (COOP) 5.34
 ABQ Valley (COOP) 3.00

 

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Hydrologic Summary

There are no reporting locations in the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service database within Los Alamos County therefore no hydrographs are available for review.

Photos 

 Heavy rain and flooding created landslides in portions of Los Alamos and Sandoval counties. A large boulder is seen here that slid down the hillside adjacent to NM Highway 4. Image by Phil Taylor.

 Heavy rain and flooding created landslides in portions of Los Alamos and Sandoval counties. A large boulder is seen here that was dislodged and slid down the hillside adjacent to NM Highway 4. Image by Phil Taylor.