Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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

Impact Summary

Location	Date	Summary
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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.

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Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

NWS ABQ - 2013 September Flooding-Los Alamos County